Democratic Primaries

highplainsdem

(49,060 posts) Sat Jan 18, 2020, 11:51 PM Jan 2020

Sanders runs into resistance as he looks beyond Warren dispute

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/18/bernie-sanders-women-voters-100826

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — When the head of New Hampshire’s leading foundation for women arrived at a local Women’s March to find she would be sharing the stage with Sen. Bernie Sanders, she backed out.

At the same event, a prominent former state senator turned her back when he spoke.

After a week-long flare-up with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sanders sought to bolster his support among women on Saturday. But for a number of New Hampshire activists, he only made it worse

“In the context of the last week's events, it was especially ironic it was Sen. Sanders speaking,” said former state Sen. Iris Estabrook, who has endorsed Sen. Amy Klobuchar.

She was at the event with a sign reading, “When women vote, women win.”

“That was the spirit of this thing, and it was unfortunate that the senator — and whoever gave him the platform — didn't respect the original purpose of the gathering,” she said. “I was disturbed enough that when the senator spoke I took a break from the rally and went elsewhere.”

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Sanders runs into resistance as he looks beyond Warren dispute (Original Post) highplainsdem Jan 2020 OP

A similar thing happened at a women's event last year. When they saw that Sanders was... George II Jan 2020 #1

Those women, the heads of the movement sheshe2 Jan 2020 #4

Good, I'm glad women are standing up Cha Jan 2020 #2

Let's see what kind of spin Nina Turner and Jeff Weaver put on this. oasis Jan 2020 #3

George II

(67,782 posts)

1. A similar thing happened at a women's event last year. When they saw that Sanders was...

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Jan 18, 2020, 11:58 PM

Jan 2020

....going to be the "keynote" speaker they all balked and threatened to back out. So, he announced that he couldn't attend because he had to go to Puerto Rico at the last minute.

Funny how that happened, eh?

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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

sheshe2

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4. Those women, the heads of the movement

Reply to George II (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 19, 2020, 01:17 AM

Jan 2020

Women’s March replaces three original leaders, after anti-Semitism accusations, with 16 board members

Co-Chairs Bob Bland, Tamika Mallory and Linda Sarsour stepped down from the board July 15, though the organization has been slow to announce their departures. The Women’s March website continued to host their photos and titles as co-chairs through this week, when the group announced the board turnover.

Co-Chairs Bob Bland, Tamika Mallory and Linda Sarsour stepped down from the board July 15, though the organization has been slow to announce their departures. The Women’s March website continued to host their photos and titles as co-chairs through this week, when the group announced the board turnover.

A diverse cast of 16 new board members that includes three Jewish women, a transgender woman, a former legislator, two religious leaders and a member of the Oglala tribe of the Lakota nation will inherit an organization recovering from a failed attempt to trademark the Women’s March name and fractured relationships with local activist groups and the Jewish community.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2019/09/16/womens-march-cutting-ties-with-three-original-board-members-accused-anti-semitism/

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden