Spokesman: Bernie will NOT be fighting platform at convention. No minority report either.

[pnwmom]

Good news for a positive event!

http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/celebrities/article89282362.html

Bernie Sanders has opted against picking a fight over the party platform at the Democratic National Convention.

A spokesman for the Vermont senator said Wednesday that Sanders will not seek more platform changes in Philadelphia, after winning significant concessions during a meeting in Orlando over the weekend.

Sanders succeeded in pushing the Democratic platform in a more liberal direction. The draft, which will be voted on at the convention, includes a $15 federal minimum wage, steps to break up large Wall Street banks and support for an end to the death penalty. Sanders failed to add language explicitly opposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, but that issue is thorny because even though Clinton has also come out against it, President Barack Obama favors the deal.

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/07/13/bernie-sanders-wont-pursue-minority-report-in-philadelphia/

In another sign that Bernie Sanders has made peace with Hillary Clinton, his campaign is choosing to accept the Democratic Party platform and to drop the fight for language that more closely tracks his liberal political agenda.

The Vermont senator had the option to prepare what’s called a “minority report” and present it to delegates for approval at the Democratic convention later this month in Philadelphia. He opted not to do that, campaign aides say. They cited two reasons: Mrs. Clinton has enough delegates to defeat any new language, and Mr. Sanders is satisfied with the success he has had in shaping the platform.

In standing down, Mr. Sanders demonstrated how far he’s moved since the final throes of the Democratic primary race. Battling Mrs. Clinton through the spring he said the convention in Philadelphia would be “contested.” As the race wound down, Sanders aides said that if they didn’t get a platform to their liking they might carry the fight to the convention.

But the rapprochement between Mr. Sanders and Mrs. Clinton is complete, cemented Tuesday by a joint campaign appearance in New Hampshire

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1. "Picking a fight"???

What does that even mean? What a poor writer. Use your real words that's what journalist are paid for.

[joshcryer]

2. We may get that nomination by acclamation after all.

[democrattotheend]

3. I hope not

I would rather see a proper roll call just because it's more interesting.

[joshcryer]

4. Nah, Clinton winning by less delegates than Obama would be a slight.

[democrattotheend]

5. Huh?

What are you talking about? Clinton won by a bigger margin in 2016 than Obama did in 2008.

[joshcryer]

6. She released her delegates and about half voted for Obama.

[democrattotheend]

7. Gotcha

Did she release all of her delegates? It seemed like it was coordinated for some states to vote as they did in the primary and some to give Obama all their delegates.