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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The DNC Contenders Are Not Interested In Your Populist Moment (Huffpo) [View all]Gothmog
(144,909 posts)45. Even Ellison has backed off his opposition to lobbying money
Ellison is backing off his hard line promise http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dnc-debate-courage-opposition_us_58803552e4b02c1837e9bf7f?section=us_politics
Even Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), the most outspoken progressive in this DNC race, downplayed his prior commitment to reinstate the ban.
If I do become DNC chair, I am not going to impose a policy on anybody. Were going to have a democratic process on how we arrive at funding the Democratic Party, he said. Ellison, who co-chairs the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said he would make sure the ban came up for debate but said he would leave the ultimate decision up to the broader DNC body ― a deference that neither Obama nor Wasserman Schultz showed.
I think its incredibly important that we have the conversation, he concluded. Weve got to at least talk about it because people do have this sense that in D.C. its just the puppet masters making all the calls.
If I do become DNC chair, I am not going to impose a policy on anybody. Were going to have a democratic process on how we arrive at funding the Democratic Party, he said. Ellison, who co-chairs the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said he would make sure the ban came up for debate but said he would leave the ultimate decision up to the broader DNC body ― a deference that neither Obama nor Wasserman Schultz showed.
I think its incredibly important that we have the conversation, he concluded. Weve got to at least talk about it because people do have this sense that in D.C. its just the puppet masters making all the calls.
Ellison is going to piss off some bernie supporters but this is the correct position
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The DNC Contenders Are Not Interested In Your Populist Moment (Huffpo) [View all]
PatrickforO
Jan 2017
OP
"a ban then-DNC chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz quietly lifted in the 2016 election."
NCTraveler
Jan 2017
#6
Berniebros operate from the ridiculous perception that it was a close primary.
LexVegas
Jan 2017
#10
Cute. Except that it is Bernie's and Warren's positions I support, not them per se.
PatrickforO
Jan 2017
#43
ITA. Black and Latino voters put their fingers on the scale for Hillary Clinton.
StevieM
Jan 2017
#21
+1, I have no doubt that after the VRA is gutted that black turnout would be down after KGOP
uponit7771
Jan 2017
#39
Yeah, even in today's climate that one would have lasted 15 seconds here on DU.
George II
Jan 2017
#42
This was a WEAK article. I watched much of that forum, and MANY populist things were said.
RBInMaine
Jan 2017
#37