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Staffers of Bernie Sanders' 2016 campaign allege 'sexual violence and harassment'
Dec. 30 2018
Kate Feldman
NY Daily News
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The #MeToo movement is catching up with staffers on Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign.

Two dozen ex-Sanders staffers sent a letter Sunday seeking a meeting with the former candidate — who might run again in 2020 — to “discuss the issue of sexual violence and harassment” in the Vermont senator’s 2016 run.

“We — the people who worked on Bernie 2016 — know that much of the success of our campaign was due to the intense commitment, passion and sacrifice of women, people of color and LGBT staffers,” says the letter, acquired by Politico.

“In recent weeks there has been an ongoing conversation on social media, in texts, and in person, about the untenable and dangerous dynamic that developed during our campaign.”

The letter did not make any specific allegations of misconduct. But one unidentified organizer told Politico that the letter “is just a start.” ...
More at Daily News, or read the original Politico story HERE.

I did not sexually harass ... that woman!
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Would not be surprised if Clinton is behind it.  If I were her, I would shut him down before he gets started.  What better than a sex scandal?

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Would not be surprised if Clinton is behind it.
Interesting theory!  :pondering:
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