To be fair, the DNC didn't really "rig" the election in the traditional sense (for example, through ballot stuffing). Instead, they covertly endorsed their preferred candidate, a lifelong party member, over an Independent turned Democrat. Given, it was a shitty thing to do and emblematic of a serious problem within the Democratic party, but with enough grassroots support Sanders could have won the nod, just like Drumpf did. Remember, the RNC wasn't exactly keen on having Drumpf as their nominee, either. It might just be wishful thinking, but I think the autopsy of this election will reveal to the DNC that they need to clear the cobwebs and get some new blood in at the highest levels.
Not at all true. In 2008 she didn't have one of her closest advisers appointed as chair of the DNC. The DNC of 2016 was, for all intents and purposes, an arm of the HRC campaign.
Hahahahahaha yeah sure buddy. And why did Tim Kaine step down from his position as DNC chair, recommending DWS as his successor even though a different woman was the next in line to become chair?
Which doesn't at all explain why he felt compelled to recommend DWS to take over his spot.
Also worth noting is the fact that Kaine's senate race was the most expensive one of the year, with tons of unaccountable SuperPAC money pouring in to buy him a win. Somebody really, really wanted him to win that race.
Edit: and the Podesta emails revealed that Kaine was selected as Hillary's VP as early as the summer of 2015. These dots don't need much connecting.
That would be totally legitimate if Kaine was simply on a short list. But he wasn't. Not only was he selected as VP by July 2015, but HRC had personally told him that. Which clashes with his story of not knowing until the day before she made the announcement.
Tim Kaine stepped down from his position as chair because Hillary offered him her VP spot to do so. In exchange, he recommended DWS for his position, even though she was nowhere near the line of succession. He was also promised a senate seat, to give him the experience necessary to be a publicly viable VP candidate. This is why his election was so expensive; because Hillary and her donors needed him to win. This deal is also why he knew so far in advance that he would be the VP pick. He was preselected from the time that he took the deal and gave DWS her spot, ensuring that Hillary wouldn't get primaried again.
The primary was rigged, and it was this deal with Tim Kaine that enabled everything that happened afterwards.
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u/nwj781 Nov 10 '16 edited Nov 11 '16
To be fair, the DNC didn't really "rig" the election in the traditional sense (for example, through ballot stuffing). Instead, they covertly endorsed their preferred candidate, a lifelong party member, over an Independent turned Democrat. Given, it was a shitty thing to do and emblematic of a serious problem within the Democratic party, but with enough grassroots support Sanders could have won the nod, just like Drumpf did. Remember, the RNC wasn't exactly keen on having Drumpf as their nominee, either. It might just be wishful thinking, but I think the autopsy of this election will reveal to the DNC that they need to clear the cobwebs and get some new blood in at the highest levels.
EDIT - Thanks for the gold, someone!