Hillary Clinton
In reply to the discussion: Sanders supporters warn Obama: Don't try to stop Bernie (HRC GP) [View all]MSMITH33156
(879 posts)Did she literally throw a temper tantrum and say, "you're not the boss of me?"
Which, in addition to being something you send your child to a timeout for, is not even through. There are 3 people you could argue are heads of the Democratic Party:
1) Barack Obama. Democratic President of the United States. Clearly the leader and face of the party.
2) Debbie Wasserman-Schultz. Elected head of the DNC.
3) Hillary Clinton. Democratic Nominee for president.
All 3 of those people have a claim to being Bernie's boss in the Democratic Primary. Which of those 3 would Ms. Turner like Bernie to deal with, cause all 3 of them will tell him the same thing...you ran, you lost. She's right, he's elected, Senator of Vermont. He ran for the presidential nomination and lost. He was not elected anything in the Democratic Primary, so what is she even talking about?
He has as much claim to the Democratic Nomination as Martin O'Malley at this point, and if he didn't want to deal with party politics, and the need to reconcile quickly when the race is done, he should not have fake joined the party to run for President. Of course, if he'd run as an independent, no one would have paid attention to him, he would been marginalized, and disappeared. He's spent the last year using the Democratic Party for personal gain, and it's enough. If he really cares about changing the party, making it more liberal, etc., then get on board and be a team player. If he actually doesn't care about the party, then get out.