Bernie Sanders
The team of the Senator from Vermont Bernie Sanders who hold left-wing beliefs, has launched a campaign aimed at the re-election of the leadership offices of the U.S. Democratic party in several States. This writes the magazine Politico.
After the defeat of the candidate in presidents from Democrats Hillary Clinton addressed the leadership of the party began to advance claims, and an active role in this process is played by supporters of Sanders.
The idea is to replace the party leadership in those States where primaries Sanders has bypassed Clinton. As supporters of the Senator will try to bring to justice officials in those States where they are contrary to the rules endorsed former Secretary of state.
As an example, the publication mentions Maine, where Sanders got 70 percent of the votes of party activists in the race for the right to nominate a presidential candidate. Supporters of the Senator intend to displace the head of the local party office, Phil Bartlett, who supported Clinton.
Superdelegates from the state having the right to vote in its sole discretion, at the Congress of the democratic party voted for Clinton, refusing to focus on the preferences of the asset. The main rival Bartlett in Maine is a member of Congress Diane Russell, a staunch supporter of Sanders, actively protesting against the incident.
A conflict is brewing in Wisconsin. Acting head of Department March, Lining have to explain why Clinton in this state were defeated. She informed, taking advantage of the right of superdelegate, the solution of the national Congress of the Democrats of the issue of nomination of the candidate voted for Clinton, despite the fact that there Sanders won the primary by a large margin.
In Nebraska, where Clinton was defeated in the elections, change of leadership occurred in June, soon after there passed meeting of an asset, which was won by Sanders. Ally of Senator Jane Klib will take office in December, but already making efforts to restructure offices by bringing in party supporters of Sanders.
Earlier The Financial Times reported that the democratic party is fermentation. Different groups put forward their own candidates in place of Clinton. So, the names of Howard Dean, the former Governor of Vermont and Chairman of the National Committee from 2005 to 2009, and Keith Ellison, Congressman from Minnesota, associate of Sanders, the first Muslim member of Congress.
Thanks published on the website WikiLeaks leak from the servers of the National Committee of the Democratic party in the public domain was the fact that party officials contrary to the rules actively supported Clinton’s support in the fight against Sanders for the nomination at the primaries stage.
The United States presidential election held on 8 November. Republican candidate Donald trump has won victory, having typed, according to the latest data, 290 electoral votes, while the required minimum is 270. Clinton only got 228 votes.
The voting of electors who formally elect the President, will be held on December 19. 6 January 2017 the Congress will adopt its outcome. The inauguration of President-elect is scheduled for January 20.