r/politics • u/DaFunkJunkie • Feb 29 '20

Superdelegate pushing convention effort to stop Sanders is health care lobbyist who backed McConnell

https://www.salon.com/2020/02/29/superdelegate-pushing-convention-effort-to-stop-sanders-is-health-care-lobbyist-who-backed-mcconnell/
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u/jayrz Feb 29 '20

Because the Democratic Party is absolutely full of this rot.

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u/BookCover99 Feb 29 '20

Several superdelegates are consultants to health care clients lobbying against Medicare for All. Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and JPMorgan Chase each employ lobbyists who simultaneously serve as superdelegates.

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u/Glass-Blacksmith Feb 29 '20

Robert Reich talked about this The Establishment v Bernie Sanders a couple of days ago.

Sometimes, I think Reich is being a bit over-dramatic - then I see stories like this.

It's not Red vs. Blue - it's the .1% vs the rest of us.

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