Van Jones made a questionable claim on Real Time

[Dem4Life1102]

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that the DNC rigged the 2016 primary. While it was shown that some had a bias for Clinton, I don’t recall there ever being ever evidence of them taking any action to rig the outcome. Is there?

Here is a link to his comments:
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/van-jones-democratic-leaders-cannot-step-in-and-try-to-derail-bernie-this-time-let-our-voters-vote/

What is he talking about?

[RandySF]

1. There was no evidence because the primary wasn't rigged.

[questionseverything]

3. you know if someone listed why you are wrong they would get in trouble for revisiting 2016 right?

[betsuni]

4. Not wrong:

http://www.newsweek.com/myths-cost-democrats-presidential-election-521044

[JudyM]

19. This, exactly.

[applegrove]

2. Donna Brazil got in trouble for giving Hillary the debate questions or something. nt

[Dem4Life1102]

5. True but

she wasn’t part of the DNC at the time.

[Voltaire2]

20. you are grasping onto a nanotube straw.

[Mike Nelson]

14. Hillary was prepared for all the questions...

... so she wouldn't need Donna's "help" at all - Donna really should have known better.

[Skittles]

7. LOL

alrighty then

[videohead5]

8. The primaries

Are run by the states not the DNC. The DNC had very little influence on the voters. They were basically broke. They never ran any ads or anything like that for Hillary or against Bernie. Bernie I am pretty sure had more money than Hillary. Hillary received almost 4 million more votes. No one has ever explained to me how it was rigged? They just make the claim without any details.

[SunSeeker]

9. Yup, Jones claimed the DNC "put the thimb on the scale." WTF?

That is a bullshit right wing conspiracy theory Trump is pushing. Why is Van Jones repeating it?

[UniteFightBack]

23. He's repeating it because he's a Sanders supporter. nt

[rpannier]

10. Van Jones still argues the media had no hand in electing il douche

I pay little to what he says

[hlthe2b]

11. He's always been a very "mixed bag"... and frankly quite disappointing.

[UniteFightBack]

24. I think he likes to think he's being objective but he ends up just sounding STUPID. nt

[grossproffit]

12. That's the exact same talking point that Fox is pushing.

[Mike Nelson]

13. This is/was being pushed by...

... Trump and FOX, and they are saying it's being rigged again. Bernie is doing well, though, and IA (caucus) and NH (area) going first favors him... it's not rigged as much as it's him getting an advantage because it's there; any candidate would be happy ... but back to the point - this is really a Trump/FOX propaganda story, imo...

[boston bean]

15. Bernie allowed it to happen!

😂

[dsc]

16. actually he lied on Real Time

Here is what happened. Bernie made no effort to appeal to black voters, black voters voted for Hillary in droves, Sanders lost end of story. To his credit, Sanders seems to have internalized that lesson to a decent extent with somewhat different results in terms of polling.

[pansypoo53219]

17. i blame the media more. they drooled for hillary vs trump. + played emails endlessly.

[brush]

18. Sanders' campaign did break thru the firewall of a DNC server and steal Clinton voter info.

Is that what he mean?

[Hoyt]

21. Actually, he said someone put their thumb on scales. I think there was some of that, unfortunately.

But, not sure it really made a difference.

[Dem4Life1102]

22. Exactly how?