This should clarify once and for all who won, who is relevant, and who is in charge. Any senator who did not bother to stand with the Democratic senators last night spoke volumes with that silence. Being a Democrat is a full-time job not a hobby you can pick up and put down at will. Summer soldiers and sunshine patriots do not receive commissions and do not get to make battlefield decisions.
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Clinton campaign officially takes over DNC ahead of general election
By Abby Phillip June 16
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chair of the Democratic National Committee. (Richard Drew/AP)
Hillary Clinton’s campaign is set to install an official who will take over the day-to-day efforts for the general-election race at the Democratic National Committee, according to several Democrats familiar with the change.
Brandon Davis, 38, will be the chief of staff for the general-election race and was introduced by Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook on Thursday morning at a DNC staff meeting. Davis served as national political director for the Service Employees International Union and is a former political director and deputy campaign manager for Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.).
The installation of a Clinton campaign aide at the DNC marks a long-anticipated takeover of the Democratic Party’s core functions by the presumptive nominee as the race for the general election begins. In 2008, the Obama campaign installed Paul Tewes in a similar role. The change was first reported by CNN.
And Bernie had better get himself down to DC for the important gun votes Monday. He’s getting paid by the taxpayers to be a senator. Do your job!
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Sanders’ behavior is embarrassing – to himself and to the Democratic party. That he won’t suspend and endorse Sec. Clinton speaks simply to who he is as a person. He’s in it for himself, and he just can’t understand why the adulation has to come to an end. He’s already yesterday.
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Why hasn’t anyone in the media asked why Bernie did not participate in the filibuster?? None of the MSNBC prime time hosts asked or mentioned it. Jeff Weaver was on Bloomberg/MSNBC’s show and they didn’t ask. I looked for any mention of it in Politico, The Hill, etc—-nothing.
Maybe part of it is that the press has moved on, which is a good thing if that’s all it is but I think it’s more like laziness by the press.
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Oops, I just read Amy’s response in the Filibuster post from a couple of days ago and see that she has a link to a WaPo article about Sanders not attending. Nice to know some media did notice!
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Just watched All In With Chris Hayes and Joy Reid is subbing in and she discussed Sanders missing the fili now. Finally. Thank you Joy!
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