He has a list of demands for the Democrats in exchange for supporting the clear nominee-Hillary Clinton.
Ok, I should give Bernie a little credit. He's trying. In all fairness, it takes a little while to do a 180.
He is cutting staff. He is cutting back on spending.
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/bernie-sanders-indiana-primary-spending-cutbacks-222597
We will get to unity in stages. He's making his first offer.
"Bernie Sanders shared the specific list of changes he'd like the Democratic Party to make during a speech on Thursday."
"In an otherwise carbon copy of his stump speech in Springfield, Oregon, Sanders declared that he wants to see the Democratic Party pursue a 50-state strategy, open primaries in every state, and automatic voter registration for everyone starting at age 18."
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/bernie-sanders-democratic-reform-222601#ixzz47DXlNB6R
Automatic voter registration is an idea Hillary Clinton has been pushing for awhile.
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/244075-clinton-blasts-gop-rivals-on-voting-rights
So this particular demand is really pushing through an open door. Now on open primaries, I disagree and suspect many in the Democratic party will. We want Democrats to decide the Democratic nominee.
Anyone can vote in a Democratic primary-if they're a Democrat. His reason for wanting open primaries is pretty self-serving-he does better with independents than with Democrats. So why would we possibly want to create a scenario where the desires of independents prevailed over the wishes of Democrats?
To be sure, the debate over these issues is not about pure principle-as Bernie suggests, but opportunistic. A lot of times states change laws for some short term goal or other.
There was a time when having more independents vote made the electorate less liberal rather than more.
http://www.vox.com/2016/4/28/11469468/open-primaries-closed-primaries-sanders
In any case, the Dems shouldn't rush into any commitment to increase the number of open primaries. If anything, they should consider the opposite.
And, of course, Bernie had nothing to say about the most undemocratic practice of all: caucuses. They simply destroy turnout. Look, it's an institution in Iowa, so they will keep their's. But most other states should look into fazing them out.
Ok, I should give Bernie a little credit. He's trying. In all fairness, it takes a little while to do a 180.
He is cutting staff. He is cutting back on spending.
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/bernie-sanders-indiana-primary-spending-cutbacks-222597
We will get to unity in stages. He's making his first offer.
"Bernie Sanders shared the specific list of changes he'd like the Democratic Party to make during a speech on Thursday."
"In an otherwise carbon copy of his stump speech in Springfield, Oregon, Sanders declared that he wants to see the Democratic Party pursue a 50-state strategy, open primaries in every state, and automatic voter registration for everyone starting at age 18."
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/bernie-sanders-democratic-reform-222601#ixzz47DXlNB6R
Automatic voter registration is an idea Hillary Clinton has been pushing for awhile.
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/244075-clinton-blasts-gop-rivals-on-voting-rights
So this particular demand is really pushing through an open door. Now on open primaries, I disagree and suspect many in the Democratic party will. We want Democrats to decide the Democratic nominee.
Anyone can vote in a Democratic primary-if they're a Democrat. His reason for wanting open primaries is pretty self-serving-he does better with independents than with Democrats. So why would we possibly want to create a scenario where the desires of independents prevailed over the wishes of Democrats?
To be sure, the debate over these issues is not about pure principle-as Bernie suggests, but opportunistic. A lot of times states change laws for some short term goal or other.
There was a time when having more independents vote made the electorate less liberal rather than more.
http://www.vox.com/2016/4/28/11469468/open-primaries-closed-primaries-sanders
In any case, the Dems shouldn't rush into any commitment to increase the number of open primaries. If anything, they should consider the opposite.
And, of course, Bernie had nothing to say about the most undemocratic practice of all: caucuses. They simply destroy turnout. Look, it's an institution in Iowa, so they will keep their's. But most other states should look into fazing them out.
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