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The Dems as a whole need to do better about sexual harassment, Bernie included.

Sexism Isn’t a Problem for Just the Bernie Sanders Campaign

Bernie Sanders hasn't yet announced whether or not he's running for president in 2020, but there's already a shadow hanging over his campaign. And the issues went beyond just sexual harassment. Women who worked on his 2016 campaign have come forward alleging harassment, sexism, and gender-based pay gaps over the course of the Democratic primaries. The issues were reportedly more systemic than just outright sexual harassment. Per The New York Times:

In interviews, women told of makeshift living accommodations on the road, where they were asked to sleep in rooms along with male co-workers they didn’t know. Women who had access to salary records were taken aback to learn that some female staff members made thousands of dollars less than their male counterparts.

Two delegates who supported Mr. Sanders two years ago recently told his staff that he can’t run for president again without addressing the sexism they believe surfaced in his last campaign.

Jeff Weaver, Sanders's then campaign manager, told the Times they could have done a better job of bringing on a diverse staff. “Was it too male?" he said. "Yes. Was it too white? Yes. Would this be a priority to remedy on any future campaign? Definitely, and we share deeply in the urgency for all of us to make change. In 2016, as the size of our campaign exploded, we made efforts to make it a positive experience for people. That there was a failure pains me very much.”

In a CNN interview on Wednesday, Sanders apologized to the women who were harassed during the primaries. He attributed the lack of action mostly to how unexpectedly fast the campaign took off, which would be in line with the Times's descriptions of a decentralized campaign and disorganized HR responses. He also vowed to do better should he run again.

Most campaigns can do a lot more to protect their workers.

Bernie Sanders hasn't yet announced whether or not he's running for president in 2020, but there's already a shadow hanging over his campaign. And the issues went beyond just sexual harassment. Women who worked on his 2016 campaign have come forward alleging harassment, sexism, and gender-based pay gaps over the course of the Democratic primaries. The issues were reportedly more systemic than just outright sexual harassment. Per The New York Times:

In interviews, women told of makeshift living accommodations on the road, where they were asked to sleep in rooms along with male co-workers they didn’t know. Women who had access to salary records were taken aback to learn that some female staff members made thousands of dollars less than their male counterparts.

Two delegates who supported Mr. Sanders two years ago recently told his staff that he can’t run for president again without addressing the sexism they believe surfaced in his last campaign.

Jeff Weaver, Sanders's then campaign manager, told the Times they could have done a better job of bringing on a diverse staff. “Was it too male?" he said. "Yes. Was it too white? Yes. Would this be a priority to remedy on any future campaign? Definitely, and we share deeply in the urgency for all of us to make change. In 2016, as the size of our campaign exploded, we made efforts to make it a positive experience for people. That there was a failure pains me very much.”

In a CNN interview on Wednesday, Sanders apologized to the women who were harassed during the primaries. He attributed the lack of action mostly to how unexpectedly fast the campaign took off, which would be in line with the Times's descriptions of a decentralized campaign and disorganized HR responses. He also vowed to do better should he run again.

Sen. @BernieSanders tells @andersoncooper he had no knowledge of allegations of sexual harassment and pay discrimination against women in his campaign organization during his 2016 bid for the White House, adding, "of course, if I run [again], we will do better next time."

But the Sanders campaign isn't alone when it comes to accusations of ignoring sexual harassment: A Huffington Post story from November 2017 details allegations in both the Sanders and Clinton campaigns. One Clinton staffer reported being harassed for months before her superiors took action. From the article:

But even after her abuser was fired, his work with the party—and the campaign—wasn’t over. In October 2016, Adams said she discovered to her astonishment that he had been rehired the previous month to work on the campaign with a different state party. “So he was technically fired but still ended up working for Hillary via the [other state] Democratic Party,” said Adams.

It was a disappointing turn of events, and one that left Adams deeply disillusioned. “You have a lot of young passionate people who want to help change the world through Democratic politics,” she said. “Older Democratic operatives see this passion and exploit it, putting us in an extremely stressful and unhealthy work environment.”

These are stories that are depressingly common for any workplace, and campaigns most definitely are a workplace and need to be treated like it. It's not unreasonable to expect people running for office to embody the values they invoke on the campaign trail, but it doesn't matter how principled a candidate is if their campaign doesn't have the infrastructure to protect its staffers and hold transgressors accountable.

In 2018 we've seen some progress on treating campaigns like a workplace. The Federal Election Commission ruled that candidates can use campaign funds for child care, bringing down a major barrier for women to run. Ayanna Pressley made a point of hiring more women and people of color for her campaign. And Randy Bryce, though he lost his race for Paul Ryan's seat in Wisconsin, claimed he had the first ever unionized staff for a political campaign.

If they want to win in 2020, Democrats should be willing to try bold new ideas. That includes breaking away from the same lazy management styles that have let discrimination and harassment flourish in workplaces across the country.
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lol sorry but liz cheny to me is fair game for her father, like we didnt look at jeb bush and say yeah right no more bush family for president, fake feminist bullshyt. plus her policy is exactly the same and she only got the position from nepotism lets be real.
 
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DEAD7 said:
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When you have time create a thread explaining what "libertarian left" is/means... and @ me
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I won't start a new thread but this I basically explained it already:

- legalize marijuana
- end the drug war
- end costly wars and reduce defense spending
- de-privatize prisons
- destroy the Patriot Act and any other policy the allows warrantless spying
- de-militarize police
- strong borders
- eliminate redundant agencies such as ICE

From the libertarians I know, these are all policies that they believe in. They are also policies that many progressives believe and fight for
 
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lib left is just a position on the political compass chart, the libertarian part is social issues for the most part and the left/right split is economics. it doesnt marry the left and right to social issues like we do in American mainstream. but what we think of as "libertarian" in America would be the lib right
 
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NY's #1 Draft Pick said:
People still trying to go with Bernie old ass:mjlol: listen I don’t mind voting for him but shyt he needs to let younger folks get the shine.
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A lot of the same people saying we need term limits and neep to cap the age for candidates are also saying Bernie should be our next president.

You can't make this shyt up.
 
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Call Me James said:
A lot of the same people saying we need term limits and neep to cap the age for candidates are also saying Bernie should be our next president.

You can't make this shyt up.
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This would be his 1st term as president. :krs:
And not everyone said both. See some people do make this shyt up. lol
 
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