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Related: About this forumSuper Delegate Bob Mulholland writes a blistering open letter to Bernie Sanders
Senator Sanders - Stop the Harassing Phone Calls
April 6, 2016
Dear Senator Bernie Sanders
I have heard many complaints from other unbound Delegates to our National Convention in Philadelphia (my hometown), about getting harassing emails, Facebook postings and phone calls, even to one woman at 10:30 at night, from some of your supporters demanding that we support you. We would expect this type of bullying tactics from Trump supporters. Roger Stone threatened on April 5th- he will send angry Trump supporters to the hotel rooms (Cleveland) of any delegates who betrays Donald. Do you have a similar Plan?
I have seen you on TV stating (demanding to many of your supporters) that Superdelegates should vote for the candidate that won their state. Really? Where is that in the National Delegate Plan that former Vermont Governor Howard Dean must vote for you? Congressman Raul Grijalva, a supporter of yours, who represents the 3rd district in Arizona, a state that voted 58% for Clinton and Grijalva's own district voted 61.7% for Clinton has not switched. Where is your letter to Congressman Grijalva, instructing him to shift his support to Clinton? Look in the mirror- you'll see a political hypocrite! From what I hear, Congressman Grijalva, when asked if he is shifting his support to Clinton, his response- drop dead. That is his right- he is a Congressman, thus a delegate.
Society has been trying to deal with High School bullies and the same Rule should apply to your campaign and your supporters. Us active Democrats enjoy healthy discussions and debates at meetings, Caucuses and Conventions but it is unacceptable for us to get harassing communications from bullies. As a Clinton supporter, I have not received harassing phone calls but it does appear women DNC Members are getting the brunt of the threats. Professionally, campaign staff and representatives should be the ones calling delegates. A 12 year old child answering the phone at home should not be hearing threats. https://word-view.officeapps.live.com/wv/mWord.aspx?Fi=SDD4A32C37577B181F%21335&H=emul&C=5_810_BAY-SKY-WAC-WSHI&ui=en-US&rs=en-US&wdo=2&wde=docx&wdp=7&su=-3124605100262483937&ad=en-US&sc=host%3D&cy=canary&ak=t%3D0%26s%3D0%26v%3D%21AIETS4qnv3c9IhA%26aid%3D0a47350e-ab31-4930-8402-7c7e5272f70e%26m%3Den-us&wdMobileHost=2
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Fla Dem
(23,354 posts)Well, I guess that's what naughty children do.
otohara
(24,135 posts)berating a DNC-SD at our county assembly.
My son recorded it and man was it ugly I posted about it the day it happened.
We decided to not sink to their level and post. I did call the Sanders camp in Denver tho and they were very aware of the situation and called the guy a "jerk" and other names.
The man is a pillar of our community, Hispanic, Vietnam vet and in 08 he wouldn't change to Obama either.
Walk away
(9,494 posts)but maybe it needs to be seen.
What a great letter. I love the part where he calls him out for not asking Grijalva to switch to Clinton. It's pretty disturbing to see that a disproportionate amount of the delegates receiving harassing calls are women...
shadowandblossom
(718 posts)You know, I'm not even surprised. Makes you look real tough bros.
otohara
(24,135 posts)and even though Sanders won with a whopping 72,000 votes (only 120,000 Dems participated) they are under the impression these elected officials should change their vote for a bunch of new Independents turned Democrats who just now got interested in voting. DNC delegates are easy targets vs Governors, Senators, etc..
shadowandblossom
(718 posts)I didn't think about that... I read the rest of that letter, and WOW...
DemonGoddess
(4,640 posts)He really let him have it!
blue neen
(12,308 posts)This should be stopped.
Quite an interesting and informative letter!
book_worm
(15,951 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,112 posts)And Sanders' Red Guard instead. This is starting to seem like Chairman Mao's cultural revolution.
Hekate
(90,202 posts)They toss around words and phrases that they have no idea what they mean, no context, no nothin'
2naSalit
(86,072 posts)it is pretty brazen for a candidate who is running as a D for the election to make such demands and to ask his supporters, who are probably not actually Ds either, to make contact with them.
Glad he was called out on it... misbehavior happens in so many different ways.
JanetLovesObama
(548 posts)Way past time for Sanders to be vetted.
UtahLib
(3,179 posts)Bullies should never, under any circumstance, be tolerated.
anotherproletariat
(1,446 posts)Both are easily swayed with empty promises, and are encouraged to use whatever tactics necessary to push their agenda. If they just took a minute to look into BS's slogans, they would see that there is no workable substance behind them. They are being used, pure and simple.
CalvinballPro
(1,019 posts)This is a slapdown if epic proportions on the BernieBros. Sadners brought them in, let him answer for them and their behavior now.
Walk away
(9,494 posts)gets his comeuppance. Imagine what poor Elizabeth Warren and her family are going through.
He and his Followers are perfect reflections of each other. Every day that he runs he is more hated. When his rude minions find out that he has been lying to the for a month about having "a path to victory" they are going to go nuts.
enid602
(8,524 posts)Little more than brownshirts, the lot of them.
George II
(67,782 posts)...for the candidate that won their state, Clinton has won more states AND bigger states, so she'd STILL have the advantage of getting more superdelegates.
But, and big BUT, there is nothing in the provisions of the nominating process that dictates anything about who, how, or why superdelegates should vote.
LiberalFighter
(50,506 posts)If it was based on automatic delegates supporting candidate that wins it at the state level it would be Clinton:234 and Sanders: 134 not including the tie in Illinois.
brer cat
(24,402 posts)and well deserved. They are doing Bernie no favors with this type of bullying and harassment.
ismnotwasm
(41,921 posts)Truth to power. Hopefully anyway.
Tarheel_Dem
(31,211 posts)until you need some. These people are the biggest phonies EVER!!!!!
livetohike
(22,084 posts)liberal N proud
(60,302 posts)But that was not a stretch for the Berners.
Tarc
(10,472 posts)Calls out Bernie supporters for bulling AND misogyny in one swoop.
realmirage
(2,117 posts)of whites and young first time voters? Seems like a shoe-in for the general. And, I beat everyone in the general according to the polls. What could go wrong? BTW, having lunch with Dukakis later tonight. - Bernie
otohara
(24,135 posts)compared to Hillary's coalition.
realmirage
(2,117 posts)The vicious negativity of his supporters isn't working for me. I wonder how it will play in NY
Gothmog
(144,005 posts)Their efforts are already backfiring
NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)Love this:
Society has been trying to deal with High School bullies and the same Rule should apply to your campaign and your supporters.
Wow.
Cha
(295,929 posts)Hekate
(90,202 posts)Cha
(295,929 posts)Mahalo Hekate~ Super Dels are noticing just like I thought they were!
Hekate
(90,202 posts)Ye gods and little catfishes.
Cha
(295,929 posts)"We'll see.".. that's ok berni.. you keep your millions we'll try to muddle without you.
JoFerret
(10,704 posts)Not to mention snide attacks on the most qualified person to run for president in a generation. (Probably longer!)
I had to dump FB because of all the Hill hate from people I know - now I follow all the top folks in Dem politics on our side like David Plouffe , Jon Favereau and others - stuff comes up like crazy fast .
Arigatōgozaimashita Cha
Cha
(295,929 posts)I'll be back though.. when the GE happens.
Good on you.. I follow the Tweets on The Obama Diary folks.
okasha
(11,573 posts)That oughta melt a few eyeballs.
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)Hekate
(90,202 posts)Oooooh Myyyyyy.
creon
(1,183 posts)It needed to be written