2016 Postmortem
Showing Original Post only (View all)The exodus of Bernie supporters from JJ did not go over well among Iowa Ds. [View all]
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But Democrats got a reminder that Mr. Sanders, an independent and self-described democratic socialist, is not a member of their party. As Mrs. Clinton began her remarks well into the evening, hundreds of his supporters left the building to catch waiting buses or attend parties. It offended the polite sensibilities of some Iowans, and was a reminder of why he may find it difficult to appeal to the sort of mainline party activists who have backed the eventual Democratic nominee in all the contested caucuses here since 2000.
Are the Sanders folks going to walk out on the Democrats if hes not the nominee? John Deeth, a liberal blogger from Iowa City, pointedly asked on his way out of the dinner.
Unlike Mrs. Clinton and Martin OMalley, the other Democratic presidential candidate at the dinner, Mr. Sanders offered no homage, or mention at all, of Mr. Biden, a well-liked figure in the party. And he delivered a speech that he could have given in any state, making little attempt to highlight Iowa issues. Mrs. Clinton, conversely, paid homage to Iowa Democrats by name and attacked Iowa Republicans on health care.
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