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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumBernie Sanders Lays Out His Requirements For Endorsing Hillary Clinton
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-endorsement_us_56f45bf0e4b014d3fe22b4a7I thought this was interesting. I don't quite remember this ever happening before, but perhaps I am wrong. I think this year's convention will be exciting for all of us.
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Bernie Sanders Lays Out His Requirements For Endorsing Hillary Clinton (Original Post)
rbrnmw
Mar 2016
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Viva_La_Revolution
(28,791 posts)1. yes, this is what conventions are for
I'll see if i can find it on the google...
rbrnmw
(7,160 posts)2. thanks
Viva_La_Revolution
(28,791 posts)3. google says
Only since the 70's have we had one before the convention. It's a symptom of a broken system imho
rbrnmw
(7,160 posts)4. thanks good to know
Vinca
(50,278 posts)5. Hillary had her requirement in 2008.
It amounted to Obama's campaign paying off her campaign bills. I remember it pissed me off to think my paltry donation dollars were going to pay off a multimillionaire's debt.
rbrnmw
(7,160 posts)6. I didn't know that thanks
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)7. Never give in to the blackmailer. eom
Beacool
(30,250 posts)8. Some of these won't fly, particularly the first item.
"Sanders also listed policy demands he would make of Clinton, including a single-payer health care system, a $15 an hour minimum wage, tougher regulation of the finance industry, closing corporate tax loopholes and a vigorous effort to address climate change.