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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSanders coalition takes over Brevard County, FL Democratic leadership
Sanders coalition takes over Brevard Democratic leadershipDave Berman
Florida Today
Bernie Sanders supporters have taken over the leadership of the Brevard County Democratic Executive Committee, pledging to work to turn the county's political landscape from red to blue.
The new party chair is Stacey Patel of Satellite Beach, who trounced two opponents in committee elections this week. Patel was an elected Sanders delegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention.
"We've already expanded the membership significantly this year" within the local Democratic committee, Patel said. "And we are going to work to continue to expand the membership. By doing that, we're going to expand the Democratic electorate here, and begin to identify really strong candidates from the Democratic side. So we expect to really be prepared for 2018. We are all in this together."
The new party chair is Stacey Patel of Satellite Beach, who trounced two opponents in committee elections this week. Patel was an elected Sanders delegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention.
"We've already expanded the membership significantly this year" within the local Democratic committee, Patel said. "And we are going to work to continue to expand the membership. By doing that, we're going to expand the Democratic electorate here, and begin to identify really strong candidates from the Democratic side. So we expect to really be prepared for 2018. We are all in this together."
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Sanders coalition takes over Brevard County, FL Democratic leadership (Original Post)
portlander23
Dec 2016
OP
Nope. Just read this article which is on Florida Today; a subsidiary of USA Today.
think
Dec 2016
#6
HassleCat
(6,409 posts)1. Might be good.
I noticed my county central committee consists of the same elderly ladies who have been there thirty years. They're very nice, but it would be nice to have a little diversity.
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)2. Is Mr. Warren aware?
http://www.brevarddemocraticparty.org/
Do you have a link to the BCDEC website?
This has the hallmarks of being a fake news story.
Do you have a link to the BCDEC website?
This has the hallmarks of being a fake news story.
think
(11,641 posts)3. Mr Warren is quoted in the article:
In the state committeeman race, Sanjay Patel, easily defeated two previous leaders of the local party. He received 50 votes, compared with 15 for incumbent State Committeeman Bill Rettinger and 10 for Lancent Warren Sr., who was the vice chair of the Democratic Executive Committee committee, as well as its acting chair after the previous chair resigned.
"I recognize what you're attempting to do," Warren said in his candidate comments to the meeting attendees prior to the vote. "You guys need to reach out to the people."
Warren declined to amplify on his comments after the meeting, saying: "We just need to move forward together, and work to move the county blue."
http://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/12/09/sanders-coalition-takes-over-brevard-democratic-leadership/95105028/
"I recognize what you're attempting to do," Warren said in his candidate comments to the meeting attendees prior to the vote. "You guys need to reach out to the people."
Warren declined to amplify on his comments after the meeting, saying: "We just need to move forward together, and work to move the county blue."
http://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/12/09/sanders-coalition-takes-over-brevard-democratic-leadership/95105028/
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)4. I shared my thoughts about the article.
Do you have a link to the BCDEC website?
think
(11,641 posts)6. Nope. Just read this article which is on Florida Today; a subsidiary of USA Today.
I highly doubt USA Today is peddling fake news through this subsidiary but anything is possible....
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)7. Seems it might be accurate.
I wasn't able to find anything on it outside of this article and her own facebook page. Seems she is a bit slow in getting the webpage updated, if accurate. If accurate, it's nice to see they are taking a completely different tact than Sanders and are a part of the Democratic Party. That's how it is done.
RAFisher
(466 posts)5. Aren't fake news stories normally from fake news sites? Florida Today is a real newspaper.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Today
The idea that one of there reporters just made this up seems highly unlikely.
The idea that one of there reporters just made this up seems highly unlikely.
portlander23
(2,078 posts)12. Fake news is any news you don't agree with
And that's how you turn into a Fox News viewer.
ebbie15644
(1,208 posts)8. Could use some help in PA
Dustlawyer
(10,493 posts)9. Keep it up, let's get some real Progressives in office that don't owe
allegiance to corporate donors!!!
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)11. Can you list those that "owe their allegiance to corporate donors!!!" (nt)
George II
(67,782 posts)10. If they're all Sanders supporters, it's not a "coalition":