Bernie hired a Jill Stein voter as national press secretary for his 2020 campaign.

[DanTex]

https://heavy.com/news/2019/03/briahna-joy-gray-bernie-sanders-press-secretary/

Ugh. I know, I know, "expanding the party" "independent voters" blah blah. Here's the problem with that. Bernie is probably not going to be the nominee. This isn't a knock, it's just reality. He's one of the leading contenders, but it's a crowded field, so the odds of any individual candidate are well below 50%, whether it's Bernie or Harris or Warren or Biden or Beto or whoever.

In the end we're going to have one nominee, and the most important thing is for that nominee to defeat Trump. The nominee is not going to be the first choice for most Democrats. Which means the very last thing we need is for any of the main contenders to run a campaign that bashes the other contenders so much that supporters conclude that it's not even worth voting for the D in the general election.

We all remember that in 2016, there were Bernie Sanders delegates to the convention actually booing Democratic speaker after Democratic speaker. And not just a few. Which means that, of all the contenders, Bernie should be extra-aware of the problem of whipping supporters into irrational and destructive anger at other candidates.

And yet, in 2020, Bernie's campaign co-chair is a Jill Stein voter, and now his press secretary is a Jill Stein voter. WTF?

And what if Bernie does win the nomination? Yeah, I'll vote for him against Trump, obviously. But how does this help him lock down, say, Harris supporters, or Biden supporters in the general? How does he convince the party to unify behind him, when he has populated his top campaign positions with people that refused to unify behind the nominee in 2016?

[OhZone]

1. So done with him. nt

[Beakybird]

2. This and David Sirota are absolutely disqualifying. I voted for Bernie in the IL primary. OOPS!

[comradebillyboy]

3. Briahna Joy Gray and David Sirota are Bernie's ambassadors

to the broader electorate.
Together with Nina Turner they are bridge burners not bridge builders.

[Politicub]

4. Is his campaign trolling us?

Sometimes it seems as such.

[LongtimeAZDem]

5. Contact the DNC; demand that they revoke his status:

Further, I acknowledge that the National Chairperson of the Democratic National Committee is authorized to determine whether a presidential candidate has established substantial support for their nomination as the Democratic candidate for the Office of the President of the United States, is a bona fide Democrat whose record of public service, accomplishments, public writings and/or public statements affirmatively demonstrate that the candidate is faithful to the interests, welfare and success of the Democratic Party of the United States, and will participate in the Convention in good faith.

[R B Garr]

11. This is a very good idea.

[LiberalFighter]

67. If Bernie has Jill Stein people then he should be disqualified.

[BlueFlorida]

72. +1,000,000 nt

[Hortensis]

6. He MUST know he couldn't win a raffle at a picnic this way.

So what is his goal?

[dalton99a]

7. "Please don't call Trump a racist"

[R B Garr]

8. Great post.

Agree with everything you said.

Unity has never seemed like a priority.

[njhoneybadger]

9. If he is trying to piss off the 2016 Hillary supporters

It's fucking working

[MH1]

10. I voted for him in the 2016 primary, and he's pissing ME off.

I never thought Hillary could win ... that being more about the voters and the unfair smears over 30 years, than about her.

If it weren't for GOP, russian, AND Stein ratf*ckery ... Clinton would have proved me wrong. (I did vote for her in the GE and by that time thought she would eke it out. Sigh.)

I appreciate many of Bernie's policy positions but I feel his approach is actually very unhelpful. I am not sure if it is deliberately unhelpful, or just cluelessly unhelpful.

[Sapient Donkey]

12. I was never anti-bernie and I felt he received some unfair treatment at times

but his recent hirings have me questioning if I maybe I was missing part of the picture that lead to my opinion of 2016. I find it disappointing that he would hire Sirota and give tacit support to his tactics.

[joshcryer]

17. He has no intention of winning.

[melman]

13. People sure do seem intimidated by Briahna Joy Gray

Easy to see why. She is formidable.

[Gothmog]

15. Being disgusted is very different from being intimidated

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[Cha]

18. BJG is Disgusting.. especially giving trump props and covering for russia.

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Oh here she is as troll harassing John Lewis.

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[melman]

22. Hoarse Whisperer

One of the worst trolls on twitter.

[Cha]

23. BJG's quotes Giving trump and Russia Cover.

[melman]

24. Let me ask you a question

Did you know who Briahna Joy Gray was last week?

[Cha]

25. BJG tells Blacks they've sold their allegiance 'cause they support Dems.

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[melman]

26. So that's a no

Okay.

[Cha]

62. News of 3rd party voter, BJG's, stupid

tweets are still going on.

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Oh here she is as troll harassing John Lewis.

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[Kahuna7]

30. I knew who she was. On twitter she bashes the Democratic party

relentlessly. She's always advocating for blacks to leave the Democratic Party.

[revmclaren]

31. Do you support this..

BJG tells Blacks they've sold their allegiance 'cause they support Dems.

Yes or no?

And did you know about this statement before last week?

And before you ask, yes I did know about Gray's horrible statements before last week. That is why I'm so appalled by her being hired by Bernie Sanders (I-VT).

I will not respond to any of your questions until you answer my questions.

ONLY!!! 2019 and beyond.

[melman]

36. "I will not respond to any of your questions"

Works for me. I didn't ask you any. Nor do I plan to do so.

[revmclaren]

37. So your answer is yes.

ONLY!!! 2019 and beyond.

[melman]

38. Clever

That screenshot is suspect to begin with considering Ruper has already deleted his other tweet. Dude seems pretty shady.

Show me the original tweet in context.

[revmclaren]

41. That's some serious tin foil hat stuff right there.

But no worries. The MSM and the the other candidates will clear this up during the debates. Of this I'm sure.

Nice talking to you again melman.



ONLY!!! 2019 and beyond.

[melman]

43. A request to see the original tweet is "tinfoil stuff"?

Okay.

[revmclaren]

45. ...

ONLY!!! 2019 and beyond.

[melman]

46. .

Here's Rupar admitting his previous post was bullshit.

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You are quite welcome.

[revmclaren]

51. My reply wasn't about the tweet you just posted...

Show me his apology and deleting this statement.


BJG tells Blacks they've sold their allegiance 'cause they support Dems.


FAIL!!!

Sorry, but if everyone on Twitter and here on DU who posted an inaccurate story or who lied in a post was forever to be branded a lier... Well I'll leave it at that.

You're welcome.

Again...



ONLY!!! 2019 and beyond.

[revmclaren]

53. By the way...

The last means I'm done responding...

ONLY!!! 2019 and beyond.

[Cha]

64. This OP needs to be front and center

as reminder of who BS wants to be surrounded by.

[Gothmog]

57. Do you dislike all lawyers or just the Hoarse Whisperer?

I enjoy the Hoarse Whisperer.

[DanTex]

58. Formidable? Intimidated? She's a Jill Stein voter!

[Gothmog]

14. This person also attacked Congressman John Lewis

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[Cha]

19. And, giving trump and russia cover among her other stupid talent..

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[lunamagica]

16. K&R for visibility

[Mr Tibbs]

20. Very savvy move on his part

Given she can deliver about 6% of the electorate

[Kahuna7]

32. How would she do that? nt

[Mr Tibbs]

34. The 6% of the electorate she was blamed for walking away with in 2016

She has a lot of pull in the green party, and we can use all the help we can get. If Bernie Sanders can get various left-wing parties to come into the Democratic fold, kudos to him for filling the big tent.

[Kahuna7]

47. Nah. When bernie loses the primary she will likely rat@uck like she did the last time.

along with cornell west and david sirota.

[Mr Tibbs]

48. That's a pointless argument

[Cha]

63. The gaslighting idiot will drive away more than

gets from stein suckers.

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Oh here she is as troll harassing John Lewis.

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[Mr Tibbs]

65. This is how you win elections

[ehrnst]

66. You mean like Jill Stein did?

[Cha]

68. LIES are ALL 3rd party voters BJG has and Sirota..

Damn LIES.

[BlueFlorida]

73. Did Bernie win despite all those tricks?

No. He lost by 4 million votes.

[Gothmog]

21. What it means that Bernie Sanders is hiring people who think all the non-Bernie democrats are bad

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[Mr Tibbs]

35. Yes, that explains it!

Why didn't I see it before?

[Gothmog]

40. From the Hoarse Whisperer

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[George II]

44. And Sirota also said this, WHILE he was working with the campaign:

“Everyone accusing me of being a political operative and secretly working for the Bernie Sanders campaign is a filthy liar.”

So, he was calling people filthy liars WHILE he himself was lying about it!

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[Mr Tibbs]

49. That's all drama to me

I don't get into the drama and reading between the lines

[George II]

50. So you're not interested in truthfulness from your candidates and their campaigns?

[revmclaren]

55. Sorry...The drama currently brewing

is almost 100% in the Sanders' (I-VT) campaign.


The primary is completely his to win or lose.

Choices matter in message and in who you suround yourself with. Fact of life. You ARE judged by the company you keep and who you hire.

ONLY!!! 2019 and beyond.

[BlueFlorida]

74. Amusing

Since Bernie's campaign is all drama and photo-ops plus one stump speech that almost everyone can recite from memory.

He never visited the mosques in Vermont -- there are two mosques in Burlington. However, right after Christchurch, he went to several to generate photo ops.

There are a dozen examples of this -- DUers will help you with the dramatic campaigning of Senator Sanders.

[dlk]

28. Bernie' Choices for Campaign Staff Shows Us Who He Really Is

Let’s believe him.

[MH1]

79. His failure to lead in 2016 showed us who he was. I believed him then.

(Failure to lead his supporters to enthusiastically support Clinton once she was definitively the nominee.)

[Kahuna7]

29. She's not only a stein voter, she is very much like candace owens..

Telling blacks that they shouldn't vote for Dems.

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[dalton99a]

39. Yep

[allgood33]

33. Bernie is so "old news." Warren is 10x better on the issues and the policies. nt

[BlueFlorida]

75. Also, Warren explicitly said that she is NOT a socialist. nt

[George II]

42. Here's where we stand now:

Co-Chairman: Nina Turner - Jill Stein voter
National Press Secretary: Briahna Joy Gray - Jill Stein voter
Campaign Speechwriter: David Sirota - Jill Stein voter

Then we have a top campaign adviser, Cornell West - Jill Stein voter

How soon before we see Killer Mike and Susan Sarandon joining the campaign?

[SHRED]

54. Greenwald's group

[revmclaren]

56. Holy s&$t...

Those folks are a JPR wet dream...



ONLY!!! 2019 and beyond.

[SHRED]

52. He's willingly infesting his campaign

Strange.

[BlueFlorida]

76. Not just willingly, PURPOSEFULLY. nt

[LongtimeAZDem]

59. For more than two years, BS's supporters have claimed that very few of them voted for Stein

But at least three of his top hires did so, as did one of his major endorsements.

So, if they are that rare, it means that either a) BS had to search them out because that's a quality he desires, or b) they're more common than they want us to believe.

[NurseJackie]

60. B

[Starry Messenger]

61. Put a fork in him

[Cha]

69. Latest from BG..

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Yeah, that's why the Democratic HOUSE is doing this..

The "progressives" in the House are much more compassionate and smarter..

Progressives Support Shoring Up ACA Before Tackling Medicare For All

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“I’m happy to support any provision that strengthens the ACA and plug some of the gaps that we’re seeing, particularly as it’s under assault by the president,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) told HuffPost on Wednesday. “I think it’s part of a longer-term vision, at least for me, towards guaranteeing ― truly guaranteeing ― health care for all Americans.”

Ocasio-Cortez said she understood prioritizing fixes to the Affordable Care Act. “Because we have a Republican Senate, a Republican president, and so the things that we have the ability to pass right now are pretty narrow,” she said, though she added she wanted hearings on Medicare for All and didn’t think single-payer solutions had been given enough attention from the Democratic caucus yet.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142293852

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[melman]

70. She's right

[BlueFlorida]

78. All or nothing

is political suicide.

When one asks for all or nothing, 99.9999999999999% of the time, you get nothing.

[BlueFlorida]

77. +1 nt

[BlueFlorida]

71. I don't think winning the nomination is Bernie's goal.

If that was his goal, he would have hired mainstream Democrats to drive his message.