Post by Logan on Dec 26, 2016 21:35:01 GMT -6
Bernie Supporters Seem to Be Staging a Revolt in the Washington Democratic Party
OLYMPIA — A fierce fight is under way for the top leadership post of the Washington State Democratic Party.
Jaxon Ravens’ bid for re-election as chairman is in jeopardy as supporters of Bernie Sanders are carrying out a coordinated insurgency to defeat him and elect Tina Podlodowski when the party’s central committee votes next month in Olympia.
One-by-one, Sanders’ loyalists are winning seats on the powerful 176-person panel that is made up of one man and one woman from party organizations in each county and legislative district. They’ve secured committee seats in several counties, including King, Pierce and Jefferson, with the process continuing at party meetings around the state through mid-January.
Their latest display of force came with a bit of drama Saturday at a meeting of the Snohomish County Democratic Party.
Read more: www.seattleweekly.com/news/progressives-want-tina-podlodowski-not-jaxon-ravens-to-lead-the-state-party/
OLYMPIA — A fierce fight is under way for the top leadership post of the Washington State Democratic Party.
Jaxon Ravens’ bid for re-election as chairman is in jeopardy as supporters of Bernie Sanders are carrying out a coordinated insurgency to defeat him and elect Tina Podlodowski when the party’s central committee votes next month in Olympia.
One-by-one, Sanders’ loyalists are winning seats on the powerful 176-person panel that is made up of one man and one woman from party organizations in each county and legislative district. They’ve secured committee seats in several counties, including King, Pierce and Jefferson, with the process continuing at party meetings around the state through mid-January.
Their latest display of force came with a bit of drama Saturday at a meeting of the Snohomish County Democratic Party.
Read more: www.seattleweekly.com/news/progressives-want-tina-podlodowski-not-jaxon-ravens-to-lead-the-state-party/