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Showing Original Post only (View all)Sanders, Perez unity tour is off to a bumpy start [View all]
The DNC's unity tour this week, headlined jointly by party Chairman Tom Perez and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, has gotten off to a rocky start.
From the "Come Together and Fight Back" tour's kickoff rally in Maine on Monday, Democrats witnessed that old habits die hard.
When the leader of the Maine Young Democrats asked the crowd what brought them to the rally, the audience erupted in "Bernie" cheers.
The leader followed up by asking, "Maybe you came through because you are curious about the new DNC chairman and the future of Democratic politics?" and the crowd cut her off with boos.
Things moved downhill quickly from there.
From the "Come Together and Fight Back" tour's kickoff rally in Maine on Monday, Democrats witnessed that old habits die hard.
When the leader of the Maine Young Democrats asked the crowd what brought them to the rally, the audience erupted in "Bernie" cheers.
The leader followed up by asking, "Maybe you came through because you are curious about the new DNC chairman and the future of Democratic politics?" and the crowd cut her off with boos.
Things moved downhill quickly from there.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/19/politics/bernie-sanders-tom-perez-unity-tour/index.html
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He had to completely restaff the DNC. Maybe you consider that before speaking about diappointment.
KittyWampus
Apr 2017
#12
That is a normal occurance when the leadership changes and was started before he was elected
ehrnst
Apr 2017
#13
Excuse me? Perez can't magically make things happen until there's staff in place at the DNC.
KittyWampus
Apr 2017
#21
This unity tour will not work...and should be abandoned as quickly as possible.
Demsrule86
Apr 2017
#14
What does it say if the Maine Young Democrats turn out a crowd that likes Bernie?
Tom Rinaldo
Apr 2017
#4
A party with a white straight cis male centric agenda is not the Democratic Party
ehrnst
Apr 2017
#23
How about go all in on 100% free higher education at publkic universities in every State
KPN
Apr 2017
#32
Dialog is a good starting point, and this tour is a good starting point for dialog
Tom Rinaldo
Apr 2017
#39
A message that has a boogie man you can hate on is always better than planned policy detail
fun n serious
Apr 2017
#10
Let's be careful here, if a handful of people are jerks it can be used to promote negative memes
flamingdem
Apr 2017
#24