Wasserman Schultz Doesn’t Answer Question About Bernie Sanders’ Electability

[Cali_Democrat]

CNN’s Dana Bash grilled DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz Sunday morning on whether the Democratic Party’s chances of keeping the White House in 2016 would be diminished if Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) won the party’s nomination.

In particular, Bash asked if the fact that Sanders identifies as a socialist would drive some voters away from voting Democratic in 2016. Wasserman Schultz did not specifically answer the question, and instead focused her response on the GOP.

“Any one of our candidates on that stage on Tuesday night … is in dramatic contrast to any of the Republican circus candidates — circus performers — that are on the other side,” Wasserman Schultz said, highlighting causes that Democrats support.

Pressed further by Bash on whether Sanders could top any of the Republican candidates, Wasserman Schultz insisted that all of the Democratic Party’s hopefuls “will stand in stark contrast” with the GOP, and said she is confident that a Democrat will be elected president in 2016, regardless of who wins the party’s nomination.

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[msongs]

1. good for her, her job is to support the democratic nominee not engage in media crap stirring nt

[riversedge]

2. She did fine in supporting all the Dems-while Bash continued the harrassment. I saw

that segment. It was on the edge of being a rude host.

[leftofcool]

3. Good for her!

[RobertEarl]

4. Secretly...

She is wearing a Bernie T-shirt under her outer clothes.

[NanceGreggs]

29. Yes, she is.

But then again, it's not really "her" - just an amazingly life-like replicant.

Your reply is definitely DUzy material, though. Thanks for injecting a little humour into DU - it's been sorely lacking for too long.

[99th_Monkey]

5. OMG! color me surprised, and pleasantly so.

DWS is actually acting like she wants whoever the Dem nominee is, to WIN the GE.

Good on Debbie, for doing her job.

[Cali_Democrat]

13. But I was told Debbie was a Clinton shill....

Maybe that isn't true.

[99th_Monkey]

19. Or maybe even Debbie is starting to see the hand-writing on the wall

Dissing and under-estimating Bernie is NOT standing up to close scrutiny with
Democratic voters who are not only paying attention, but are Feeling the Bern.

Who knows? Honestly, it's anyone's guess what's going on here, but I'm more
than willing to give credit where credit is due. Just maybe the proverbial worm
in finally turning.

[Cali_Democrat]

23. Correct me if I'm wrong, but...

I don't think Debbie has ever dissed Bernie.

I don't recall her saying anything negative about him.

The DNC has welcomed him even though he's not a member of the party.

[99th_Monkey]

24. Rigging the debates was dissing Bernie, and the Democratic Party too, in one fell-swoop.

If that was not obvious to you, it was/is to a lot of Democratic voters, including me.

[Cali_Democrat]

26. That's a matter of opinion

I actually think fewer debates helps both Bernie and Hillary, but hurts O'Malley.

The fact remains she hasn't dissed Bernie. She hasn't said anything bad about him.

[99th_Monkey]

34. True. And I appreciate that. nt

[Duckfan]

20. More debates couldn't hurt.

If she wants Dem's to win, give us the airtime. Simple.

[99th_Monkey]

22. Totally!

[Fearless]

6. Why would a Clinton shill say anything of the sort?

[Thinkingabout]

10. Is that a nice question? Would you want to be know as a shill? We don't need nasty here, allow

Donald Trump to continue with the shill calling.

[Fearless]

12. I'd be happy to be called a shill for democracy

For equitable distribution of wealth.

For peace.

For education.

For universal single payer healthcare.



I'd be thrilled.

And I don't have to ask "nice questions" or give "nice answers".

Nice doesn't make things better. It doesn't rock the boat or change anything. Nice is a pat on the head.

[valerief]

7. I'm no DWS fan, but she gave the right answer.

[Cali_Democrat]

14. Yup. nt

[RobertEarl]

8. She says Sanders can win!

Any of the party's candidates will win. She just told all yall to quit with the dumb Bernie can't win bs. I can only hope the rest can read and understand and get with the program and quit that bs.

DWS just claimed Bernie can win the presidency!

[moobu2]

16. How so?

[whatchamacallit]

11. I imagine DWS will be very careful not to say anything that would confirm her bias

Charlatan.

[moobu2]

18. Bernie Sanders isnt a Democrat.

and Debbie Wasserman Schultz is the Democratic National Committee chair not The American Independent Party Chair. Bernie Sanders is running a 3rd Party campaign, he's just using the Democratic Party to give his campaign some legitimacy it wouldn't have had if he had run like Ralph Nader. Bernie Sanders has even said so himself. Why would Debbie Wasserman Schultz bend over backwards to help ruin any hopes of getting a real Democrat elected? Bernie Sanders is not a Democrat he's running "AS A DEMOCRAT" in the democratic primary.

[whatchamacallit]

25. He's more democrat in spirit than her

and a lot of the dinos on this board.

[NanceGreggs]

30. Being called a "Democrat in spirit" ...

... doesn't make you a Democrat - especially when you have steadfastly refused to be one, which BS has.

[whatchamacallit]

35. Heretic!!1!

I really don't understand the irrational, quasi-religious devotion to these labels. Why is it so important? I'm supporting a candidate defined by word, deed, and character. You know, the meaningful stuff.

[Scootaloo]

28. I seem to recall the DNC welcoming him to run on the democratic ticket.

I also recall that he's promised he won't run on any other ticket.

Did you forget, or are you just... fibbing again?

[moobu2]

15. Everybody knows Bernie Sanders can not win the general election.

[RobertEarl]

17. Eh?

DWS says: "... she is confident that a Democrat will be elected president in 2016, regardless of who wins the party’s nomination."

So if Bernie is the nominee, who ya gonna vote for? ....

See, even you may vote for Bernie, right?

[99th_Monkey]

21. And maybe not just vote for him, but actually put the DNC fully behind him in the GE?

only time will tell on this one. Whatever happens, we are seeing
history in the making.

Thank you Bernie for being in this, with your big heart and whole soul.

[magical thyme]

36. everybody except the people in the matchup polls

showing that he wins.

[Aerows]

37. "Everybody knew" in 2008

that a black man could not win the GE. "Everybody knew" that Hillary was going to win the primary.

How'd that work out for "everybody"?

[moobu2]

38. Bernie Sanders isn't even a Democrat

so to compare him with president Obama is illogical.

[Aerows]

39. Bernie Sanders is running as a candidate on the Democratic ticket.

He is participating in DNC sanctioned debates as a Democrat. Furthermore, he has consistently voted with and caucused with Democrats.

I wasn't comparing him to the success of Obama - I was comparing him to what defeated Hillary in 2008.

[moobu2]

40. "He is participating in DNC sanctioned debates as a Democrat."

As a Democrat is the key phrase there. Bernie Sanders is using the Democratic Party to give his hopless 3rd party candidacy some legitimacy it wouldn't have had if he had run as a 3rd party candidate. He said that himself. He is not a Democrat.

[Aerows]

41. If it scares the hell out of the DNC enough to

open their eyes that Democratic voters are tired of their feces, why would I be concerned in the slightest?

O'Malley has chops, he just hasn't gotten the name recognition yet. Sanders is going to say exactly what he has always said.

That scares the hell out of Clinton. It's what she did in around 2008.

If you believe the multi (He doesn't do well with PoC, He is in the pocket of the NRA, He didn't believe in gay marriage before Hillary did, and he's a flake) mud slinging and shit stirring strategy, go for it.

I've heard all of that shit echoed about as long as Sanders announced his running.

I weigh toward Sanders, but I wouldn't have to hold my nose to vote for O'Malley -Hell, I'd be thrilled to work for either as a volunteer for their GE campaign.

I'll stay with candidates that can both win, and win it with their integrity intact.

[left-of-center2012]

27. When asked about more debates ...

DWS attacked George Bush's economic policies.

[Live and Learn]

31. Looks like our emails and letters to her are working a bit, then.

Still not enough, though.

[silvershadow]

32. She must have done some reflecting. Maybe is was some of the rather poignant messages I have

recently sent to her. I am sure I cannot have been the only one. So while she gets some kudos for only doing her job, I cannot rec this post. She still has miles to go before she sleeps, to paraphrase.

[Buns_of_Fire]

33. All in all, she handled it well. She also knows who will probably lose their position

as DNC Chair if the Democrats lose in November.