Bernie's campaign angers Harry Reid after they refer to an immigration activist as a "press hit"

[Cali_Democrat]

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A well-known immigration activist’s decision to endorse Hillary Clinton has set off a public Twitter spat between her campaign and Bernie Sanders — and even drawn in Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid.

In an endorsement first reported by BuzzFeed News, DREAMer Astrid Silva said it was “tempting to fall for” an immigration activist’s wish list — referring to Sanders’s immigration plan — but that activists owe “it to our families to support a realistic and achievable approach to fixing our immigration system.”

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Sanders’s national Latino press secretary Erika Andiola, herself a high-profile DREAMer, took a shot at the Clinton campaign and the endorsement for what she termed “showcasing” young activists rather than “organizing” with them.

Difference btw showcasing "Dreamers" & organizing w/ "Dreamers"? 1 will get you a press hit, other 1 will build political power #FeelTheBern

— Erika Andiola (@ErikaAndiola)

Her tweet was retweeted by Bernie Sanders’s official account. The Clinton campaign sent out a tweet in Silva’s defense.

@astrid_NV your courage and activism make a real difference. Honored to fight beside you—you're part of this team, not a press hit.

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton)

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Sen. Harry Reid, who became friends with Silva during the fight for the DREAM Act and Obama’s executive actions in recent years, also jumped in.

@Astrid_NV isn't a ‘press hit.’ She's my friend, an activist and a hero to so many people across America working for better life.

— Senator Harry Reid (@SenatorReid)

Read more: http://www.buzzfeed.com/adriancarrasquillo/clinton-and-sanders-camps-battle-on-twitter-over-nevada-drea

[Metric System]

1. Barbara Boxer also tweeted in support of Hillary after Sanders tweeted questioning Hillary's

progressive credentials.

[Cha]

4. He's a mess.

[Rose Siding]

7. LOVED that one. Here she is-

In response to this...

Alex Seitz-Wald @aseitzwald
.@kasie asks Sanders if Hillary Clinton is a progressive. "Some days," he replies.



Sen Boxer tweeted...

Barbara Boxer ?@BarbaraBoxer 5h5 hours ago
Barbara Boxer Retweeted Alex Seitz-Wald
Hillary is a progressive EVERY day. Bernie is a Democrat "some days." Barbara Boxer added,

[Tommy2Tone]

2. Not only am I not feeling the Bern

I am stating to loathe the candidate and everyone connected to it. They have no shame and are mostly delusional.

[workinclasszero]

3. Agree 100%

[kjones]

6. Yeah, Bernie's burning through his political capital a lot faster than the donations he gets.

A lot of turned off, perfectly reasonable progressives.

[workinclasszero]

10. His bro followers turned me away from Bernie months ago on DU

They were allowed to grab control over this board and ban Hillary followers at will for no reason at all through alert stalking.

Their Bernie packed juries kicked me off the board quite a few times. If that's BS idea of democracy I'm really afraid for the future of this country.

[BooScout]

5. +1

[leftofcool]

8. +1 and many Democrats are beginning to feel the same. Barbara Boxer for one!

[72DejaVu]

11. The only difference between Bernie and his thug followers is that they at least

do their own dirty work.

He pays a staff to do it for him.

[fleabiscuit]

15. +1 eom

[displacedtexan]

9. It really pisses the BSers off when someone supports Clinton.

And I still can't find a list of senate colleagues who've endorsed BS.

[Cha]

12. bernie's all about the insults. I love what Harry Reid tweeted: @Astrid_NV isn't a ‘press hit.’

She's my friend, an activist and a hero to so many people across America working for better life.

— Senator Harry Reid (@SenatorReid)

Mahalo Cali!

[fleabiscuit]

14. Just when I think the BS team can't get any lower they prove me wrong. eom