NEWS: Multiple @BernieSanders-supporting members of @DNC Convention Rules Committee tell me that on conference call Wednesday, Sanders senior camp adviser Jeff Weaver asked all Bernie-supporting members to drop their proposals or "they'd be going against the movement" (thread)
Weaver said "they made a deal with the Biden campaign and that they are asking all Bernie people on the committee to drop their proposals," committee source tells me. Deal they made was that superdelegates rule moving them to the second ballot would be extended to 2024 election.
"This is what Bernie wants," one source recounted Weaver saying on call. Proposals Weaver asked members to drop:
1) Superdelegates on second ballot permanent
2) Eliminating superdelegates altogether
3) Expanded mail-in-ballots, longer voting hours, expanded early vote
1) Superdelegates on second ballot permanent
2) Eliminating superdelegates altogether
3) Expanded mail-in-ballots, longer voting hours, expanded early vote
4) A proposal to move more states from holding caucuses to primaries.
They want a "puppet meeting,"- source tells me. "At least the platform committee could make some proposals."
They want a "puppet meeting,"- source tells me. "At least the platform committee could make some proposals."
As @StatusCoup previously reported, Weaver was the "de facto co-campaign manager" -a former top campaign staffer told SC statuscoup.com/inside-bernie-…
On the conference call was Weaver, Bernie campaign lawyer, a few staffers, and Bernie-supporting members of the rules committee.
Jeff Weaver was leading the "sort of bullying to convince everyone to drop their proposals," source tells me.
Jeff Weaver was leading the "sort of bullying to convince everyone to drop their proposals," source tells me.
