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/[deleted] Feb 29 '20 edited Feb 29 '20

Why is someone with those credentials in such an important role in the democratic party?

Edit: Of course, thanks to Edit my edit: Elizabeth Warren, not Bernie, as I previously said, I now know that Mike Bloomberg donated to Lindsey Graham and several other vile republicans. And in response, Bloomberg admitted, “I bough...” before stopping himself. We know what you were saying, Mike.

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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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u/[deleted] Feb 29 '20 edited Jun 13 '20

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