2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: New Hampshire PROBABLY WILL Allow Bernie Sanders on the Ballot. [View all]merrily
(45,251 posts)to media I posted last night that I thought the Secretary's statements were kabuki and today's news has only convinced me that I was correct.
(http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251764490 Thread is now locked, so I can't link directly to my Rely 57.)
Sanders has been recognized as a candidate for the Democratic nomination by the DNC, he has done everything he needs to do under Vermont law to become a Democrat and the Vermont Democratic Party has recognized him as a Democrat. There was no legitimate reason whatever to question for the press whether he belonged on the ballot. However, it did give the DNC the opportunity to stand up for him after the blatant bias of DWS and the DNC against him has been the subject of much press. So, two birds with one stone: damage Sanders more and try to polish up the turd the reputation of DWS has become.
It's all ginned up bs, both the questioning and the "rescue." So, two turd birds with one stone: (1) Make headlines questioning Sanders bona fides as a Democrat yet again, and polish up the turd that DWS's reputation has become by having the DNC stand by his side and appear neutral.