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Sanders warns his supporters against choosing a third party
Washington Post ^ | July 26, 2016 | David Weigel

Posted on 07/26/2016 9:33:47 AM PDT by McGruff

Sen. Bernie Sanders rebuffed calls from the Green Party — and a loud minority of his delegates and supporters here — to abandon the Democratic Party and build a third force outside it.

The Green Party, which has never again reached the heights of its 2000 performance under Ralph Nader, has held a series of Philadelphia events since the weekend aimed at persuading Sanders voters to make a "DemExit." Jill Stein, the party's likely nominee, has spoken even as rainstorms shut down meetings, repeatedly calling on Sanders to quit the Democrats and talk to her; Cornel West, a Sanders supporter who was one of his five appointees to the party's platform drafting committee, has appeared at Stein events and canceled at least one Democratic event around the convention.

Sanders, meanwhile, has declined to meet with the Greens and urged his supporters to stay and change the Democratic Party.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016dncconvention; berniesanders; demexit; democrat; democratic; democrats; feelthebern; greenparty; jillstein; sanders; stein; thirdparty
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To: Mase

Keep order I say. Keep order!

21 posted on 07/26/2016 10:05:44 AM PDT by McGruff (How about investigating the donations to the Clinton Foundation)
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To: kosciusko51
I find this ironic considering that he was an Independent

Nah-- Berned me is the most dependent, independent DemoRat that ever was... he loves to wear the distinct labels as being 'different' but he's a default DemoRat when restored back to factory settings. No surprise really.

22 posted on 07/26/2016 10:07:20 AM PDT by tflabo (truth or tyrrany)
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To: McGruff

Hey Bernie you left wing phony - maybe if you offer your supporters a ride on your rental airplane they will stick around?


23 posted on 07/26/2016 10:09:02 AM PDT by AC86UT89
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To: AC86UT89

A lot of them will vote for the commie, Jill Stein. They see eye to eye.


24 posted on 07/26/2016 10:11:19 AM PDT by GuavaCheesePuff
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To: McGruff

Didn’t this jerk wad spend his entire political career (until now) running as an “Independent”? So either he was being deceptive or he was himself effectively third party.


25 posted on 07/26/2016 10:11:21 AM PDT by Stosh
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To: AC86UT89

When those two loud mouthed pushy BLM females caused Bernie to exit the podium like a scared kitten thats all you needed to know about Bernie the de-braved.


26 posted on 07/26/2016 10:11:58 AM PDT by tflabo (truth or tyrrany)
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To: McGruff

This from a guy who says he’s not a Democrat but rather a Democratic Socialist.


27 posted on 07/26/2016 10:19:02 AM PDT by Brilliant
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To: McGruff

The ONLY one sounding reasonable about the shafting Bernie got ... is TRUMP

And the Sandernistas are noticing thtat even THEIR guy is a sellout.


28 posted on 07/27/2016 6:45:51 AM PDT by Mr. K (Trump will win NY state - choke on that HilLIARy)
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