Bernie Sanders’ supporters are worried that the DNC is working with the Mainstream Media to try and rig the DNC primary in 2020 for Joe Biden like they did in 2016 for Hillary Clinton.
The Washington Examiner:
Sen. Bernard Sanders‘ grassroots activists fear a repeat of 2016 in next year’s Democratic primary — this time, instead of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, they see the party establishment rallying around former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. in an effort to deny their candidate the nomination.
For hardcore Sanders supporters, Mr. Biden’s early domination of the race smacks of 2016, when the Democratic National Committee attempted to sabotage Mr. Sanders and clear the way to the nomination for Mrs. Clinton.
“The mainstream media and the DNC are colluding against the American people. That’s what it feels like. It’s the same thing all over again,†said Massachusetts neuroscientist Laurie Cestnick, a Sanderssupporter who founded Occupy DNC to protest the nomination of Mrs. Clinton at the party’s 2016 convention in Philadelphia.
If they feel jilted again, Ms. Cestnick and fellow activists say they are not afraid to stage another revolt at the 2020 Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee, even if doing so damages the party’s nominee ahead of the general election contest against President Trump.
Sanders backers already mistrust polls that show Mr. Biden with a commanding lead and the news organizations that have put a spotlight on the former VP since he joined the race April 25.
“People are becoming more upset and becoming more firm behind Bernie due to mainstream media not covering a lot of his events and the strong push for Biden,†Ms. Cestnick said. “Is 2016 going to happen all over again? It is sure feeling like it. But I tell you, they are going to see a fight like they have never seen before.â€
This has to be the biggest disaster scenario for the DNC. With Republicans only becoming more unified around Donald Trump the Democrats need to follow suit if they want to beat him in 2020. Every move the DNC makes will be watched closely by the Progressive wing in the party and if they aren’t careful will lead to a political civil war within the party.
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