A handful of democratic socialists who support Senator Bernie Sanders for president stalked Democrat

[beachbumbob]

Betsy Dirksen Londrigan outside of a campaign event in Champaign on Monday night and attempted to block her car from leaving the event.

You think this HELPS Bernie and "democratic socialist"? So far silience from the Sander's campaign on this incident which is NOT THE FIRST.


https://www.wcia.com/news/capitol-news/bernie-sanders-supporters-stalk-harass-democratic-congressional-candidate/

In a Facebook Live video, the activists screamed at Londrigan and challenged her to debate Stefanie Smith, a lesser-known candidate running in the primary race in Illinois’ 13th Congressional district. And Smith said this was a "non-violent" protest, stopping her car and yelling and screaming at her???



One agitator yelled, “Will you support Medicare for All?”

Londrigan participated in a candidate forum with Smith two weeks ago in Champaign, and pledged to support her if she won. Smith declined to say if she would support Londrigan if she won.

So far, according to federal campaign finance records, Smith has raised $3,593 from two Illinois donors, and another $3,201 from donors who gave less than the individual reporting threshold of $200. No polling data is available in the primary race.

Smith’s campaign has not yet responded directly to requests for comment about the incident, but she posted a response to her campaign’s Facebook page.

“It was a non-violent protest,” Smith wrote, “and if Betsy can’t handle a few people demanding a conversation about the life or death issues facing many of is [sic] in this district, she should quit now because she will not be able to handle Davis and Trump.”

[guillaumeb]

1. In the IL 3rd District,

incumbent Dan Lipinski refused to debate the candidates. He rarely has town hall meetings. And some of us in the IL 3rd have confronted him, or tried to, and he simply refuses to speak to us.

Lipinski is also a member of the "problem solvers" caucus, and joined many GOP politicians in an amicus brief opposing Roe v Wade.

[beachbumbob]

2. Its Betsy in the 13th and the actions by these people take on the tea party look

They primary challenger has no support no money but vocal bernie brother type whose only plan is to disrupt the process which would only embolden republicans to the nature of Sanders and people like him and why a seat that is winnable by a Betsy Londigran would be jeopardize come Nov.

[guillaumeb]

3. Agreed.

In the IL 3rd, Marie Newman came close to beating Lipinski in 2018, and many of us are working hard to help her win in 2020. She has a large base of volunteers from the IL 3rd, many of whom I know.

And I agree that disruption for its own sake is foolish.

[beachbumbob]

4. especially on behalf of a candidate with no money, no support and no chance AND inflicts

disruption and only verifies what republicans already think about bernie and his supporters.