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Democratic challengers launch attacks against Clinton, party leadership

MINNEAPOLIS — Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to cement her standing as the rightful leader of the Democratic Party here Friday, but two of her challengers launched a fierce counterattack against her and a party establishment they see as trying to hand her the 2016 presidential nomination.

What began as a routine forum of candidate speeches evolved into a surprisingly dramatic day at the Democratic National Committee’s summer meeting, as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley issued thinly veiled attacks on Clinton and the party leadership.

Speaking from the dais, with DNC Chairwoman Debbie ­Wasserman Schultz sitting a few feet away, O’Malley blasted the party’s limited number of sanctioned debates as a process “rigged” in favor of the front-runner. The DNC is holding six debates, only four before February’s first caucuses in Iowa, which O’Malley argued is a disadvantage for all the candidates and a disservice to Democrats generally.

“This sort of rigged process has never been attempted before,” said O’Malley, who has struggled to gain traction in the polls. He added: “We are the Democratic Party, not the undemocratic party.”

Sanders — who later told reporters he agreed with O’Malley — lamented low Democratic turnout in last year’s midterm elections and said the party must grow beyond “politics as usual” if it hopes to produce the level of voter enthusiasm required to retain the White House in 2016.

“We need a movement which takes on the economic and political establishment, not one which is part of that establishment,” said Sanders, who is an independent but caucuses with Democrats in the Senate.

Asked later whether he was speaking specifically about Clinton, he told reporters, “I’ll let you use your imagination on that.”

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ORIGINAL: Kirata


The DNC really is becoming a laughing stock. They recently had to be informed that the "Veterans and Military Families" page of their website, which touts their "committment to America's veterans," was featuring a photo of Polish military veterans. I mean seriously, are these idiots even Americans?



Democrats’ election outreach efforts to veterans may need to start with a refresher course on what U.S. troops look like. For starters, they don’t wear Polish military uniforms. ~MilitaryTimes

K.

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ORIGINAL: Sanity

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ORIGINAL: Sanity

Hows that shit sandwich tasting boys

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ORIGINAL: Zonie63

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ORIGINAL: Sanity

How did they get 23 clowns in that little car? I don't see any clowns in the pic. Where are the clowns? There ought to be clowns.

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ORIGINAL: NorthernGent

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ORIGINAL: Sanity

Hows that shit sandwich tasting boys

Now that you've spoken with such authority, Sanity, it must be a bitter pill to swallow.

Just like the other thirty thousand threads you've started amounting to links accompanied by your unparalleled insight.

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Always a troll

Gotta make the thread about other posters...

I think I will call you skinhead troll