Bernie’s Press Secretary To Supporters: We Lost Fair & Square, ZERO Election Fraud
The rift between supporters of Senator Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) political revolution and the Democratic Party establishment has grown deeper with the release of emails that indicate that undemocratic collusion between the party and the campaign of Hillary Clinton did take place. This divide leaves many Sanders supporters and independents in an uncomfortable and confused position – while appalled at the thought of an inevitably disastrous Donald Trump presidency, many find it distasteful to cede their support to a party which appeared to rig the system.
As the Democratic National Convention swings into its second day full of momentum from rousing speeches, Senator Sanders’ own former national press secretary, Symone Sanders, (no relation) took to Twitter to address his supporters and put things in perspective.
Look, people are well within their rights to have passions and opinions. That is how we create change in this country. We need the passion!!
— Symone D. Sanders (@SymoneDSanders) July 25, 2016
But let me be clear – NO ONE STOLE THIS ELECTION! Team Sanders we did AMAZING WORK. But we lost. It’s a hard reality for some.
— Symone D. Sanders (@SymoneDSanders) July 25, 2016
It was a hard reality for me. Because I fought hard. Now, we won some great battles, but the reality is the system didn’t cheat us.
— Symone D. Sanders (@SymoneDSanders) July 25, 2016
Now the contents of the leaked emails show individuals were definitely biased, but 7 folks on an email didn’t “steal” the election.
— Symone D. Sanders (@SymoneDSanders) July 25, 2016
There are other qualms. Other valid arguments, but a stolen election is not one. I worked there. No one stole the election from us.
— Symone D. Sanders (@SymoneDSanders) July 25, 2016
It’s clear individuals didn’t honor their oath & now, folks are questioning the integrity of the process. Completely understandable.
— Symone D. Sanders (@SymoneDSanders) July 25, 2016
Folks like myself have a duty to call it what it is & then do everything we can to make it what it should be. That’s the beauty of our party
— Symone D. Sanders (@SymoneDSanders) July 25, 2016
So…lets take the passion and fervor and yes anger some feel and resolve to do all we can to contribute to making our party better.
— Symone D. Sanders (@SymoneDSanders) July 25, 2016
No doubt we have work to do, but the beauty of all this is….we all have a chance to get in this game and play.
— Symone D. Sanders (@SymoneDSanders) July 25, 2016
Senator Sanders has said the political revolution will roll on! He’s noted we have work to do this fall and that we have a job to get done.
— Symone D. Sanders (@SymoneDSanders) July 25, 2016
She is absolutely right. While it’s clear that improper collusion did take place, it was not enough to change the fact that former Secretary Clinton received millions more votes than Mr. Sanders did, and we all must recognize that the risks posed by a Donald Trump presidency are far too great for us to continue infighting like this. While the integrity of the democratic process must continue to be a huge priority for the Democratic Party and the liberal movement in America, the continued existence of a democratic process at all must take precedence.
This is a staff report from former Occupy Democrats Editor in Chief Colin Taylor or contributor Rob Haffney.