Democrats reject proposal to force Bernie Sanders to join the party
By David Weigel October 20 at 11:58 AM
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The resolution, introduced by three DNC members from California, attracted attention this week as one more skirmish between supporters of Hillary Clinton during the 2016 Democratic Primary and supporters of Sanders. Bob Mulholland, the DNC member who pitched the resolution to the committee, argued that Democrats were losing potential votes by letting progressive voters work outside the party.
But the negative attention on the resolution helped sink it. Terry Anderson, a DNC member from Vermont, told the committee that the language had been sprung on them without warning and didnt reflect Sanderss alliance with his states Democrats.
Its really troubling when you get your resolution package and you find out your states been named in it without any prior consultation, said Anderson. Weve come to a solution that works for us, and we dont need external voices telling us how to solve our primaries. Next year, Bernie will run for and win the Democratic primary, and he will win reelection as an independent.
The resolution died with a quick voice vote.
Earlier in the day, Sanders supporters scored another win by passing language officially rejecting corporate donors that conflict with our DNC platform.
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