The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale for Hillary Improves

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The more Bernie Sanders rises in the polls, the more obvious it becomes that he’s being given the “Ron Paul treatment” by the Democratic Party. By that, I am referring to the way Ron Paul was ignored, derided and marginalized by the GOP establishment during his run for the Presidency in 2012.

Now it’s Mr. Sanders turn, and nowhere is this more evidenced than within the corridors of various unions.

We learn from Politico:

Top brass of the 3 million-strong National Education Association, the country’s largest union, are recommending an endorsement of Hillary Clinton, according to an email obtained by POLITICO — a move that has many state leaders and rank-and-file members planning to protest the early endorsement.

The email, sent from the union’s campaign office, states that the NEA PAC, the union’s political arm, is planning to hold an upcoming vote “recommending Hillary Clinton for the presidential primary.”

But the reaction is following a pattern that has played out in many major unions that have gone through the endorsement process this year — anger and opposition from rank-and-file members who support Sanders and want their unions to hold off on any endorsement in the primary. Many teachers protested vigorously after the American Federation of Teachers endorsed Clinton in July.

Other state leaders have expressed concern that an early endorsement does not allow members to be participants in a real debate around the issues that is still unfolding.

When it comes to the national NEA endorsement, however, Sanders’ campaign told POLITICO it did not get the same consideration from union officials as Clinton.

“There was recently a phone interview that was arranged for Secretary Clinton with their board of directors,” said a Sanders campaign official. “That was never offered to us.” An NEA spokesman did not respond to a request for comment about the phone interview.

But the spokesman said that Clinton, Sanders and O’Malley have all met in person with NEA’s president. And on July 2, the NEA reached out to the three campaigns to invite them to participate in a tele-town hall with members. They said Sanders never responded. “After multiple attempts, the campaign failed to respond to our efforts to schedule a time and date for this tele-town hall during the back to school period. Sec. Clinton was the only campaign to respond,” the spokesman said. Sanders’ campaign refuted that claim.

“Our national field director, Phil Fiermonte, had conversations with the NEA’s political director, Carrie Pugh, on more than one occasion and discussed possible dates for a tele-town hall with the senator,” Sanders spokesman Michael Briggs said. “To say the Sanders’ campaign ‘failed to respond’ is simply not true. In fact, a request by the Sanders campaign to allow the senator the same opportunity as Mrs. Clinton to speak with the NEA’s board of directors was denied.”

NEA members supporting Sanders, however, are already planning a grassroots campaign in opposition to the what they expect will be a Clinton nod.

A Clinton spokesman declined to comment.

The pantsuit revolutionary is at a loss for words. If I were her I’d be terrified to debate Sanders.

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In Liberty,
Michael Krieger

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2 thoughts on “The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale for Hillary Improves”

  1. Hmmm

    I keep hearing and reading about how badly the “Press” is treating Bernie Sanders. And yet when I actually go online and look for all this “negative press” about Bernie it is no where to be found.

    What MSM outlet is bashing Bernie any more than the other Democratic candidates? Do a search for Bernie on any of the major news outlets and you come don’t come up with much if anything in the way of negative press.
    Perhaps someone can come up with a list of say half a dozen links to MSM articles bashing Bernie in the last couple of weeks.

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