{"id":995341,"date":"2021-11-10T16:59:27","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T21:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=995341"},"modified":"2021-11-10T16:59:30","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T21:59:30","slug":"progressive-democrats-want-buffalo-mayor-stripped-of-dnc-position-after-his-re-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressive-democrats-want-buffalo-mayor-stripped-of-dnc-position-after-his-re-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Progressive Democrats Want Buffalo Mayor Stripped Of DNC Position After His Re-Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fprogressive-democrats-want-buffalo-mayor-stripped-of-dnc-position-after-his-re-election%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=995341&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A progressive Democrat organization is mulling a petition that would strip Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown of his position on the Democratic National Committee after his write-in campaign successfully defeated self-proclaimed democratic socialist India Walton.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/11\/08\/buffalo-mayor-progressives-dems-520327\">Politico<\/a>, Our Revolution, a progressive advocacy group aligned with Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), is planning to organize a campaign to oust Brown after the incumbent won his election against Walton.<\/p>\n<p>Supported by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), and formally endorsed by both Democratic New York Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, Walton won the low-turnout June primary by nearly 5 points. But Brown organized a write-in campaign that appealed to moderate Democrats, as well as Republicans, who did not have a candidate on the ballot, and won his fifth consecutive term as mayor. \u201cI think it clearly is a rebuke of defund police. It is a rebuke of socialism,\u201d Brown told CNN after his win, via Politico.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you pull a stunt like this, somebody wins a primary, a working-class woman, and you go to every rich donor in both parties to fund a write-in campaign \u2026 it\u2019s a disgrace,\u201d said Our Revolution chairman Larry Cohen. Cohen is a member of the DNC, and told Politico he is starting the campaign. Walton vociferously agreed. \u201cNot only do I support the DNC revoking Byron Brown\u2019s post; I believe it would set a dangerous precedent not to,\u201d she told Politico in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve got the establishment Democratic Party trying to block the path forward for progressives, and it\u2019s incredibly challenging and frustrating for the grassroots,\u201d said Joseph Geevarghese, Our Revolution\u2019s executive director.<\/p>\n<p>The left-wing Working Families Party also threw their support behind Our Revolution\u2019s campaign. \u201cI will try to organize something, and so will a lot of other people,\u201d Cohen said. But the progressives were pessimistic about the chances of actually accomplishing their goal. \u201cYou\u2019re not likely going to see [Chairman] Jaime Harrison at the DNC or anybody at the White House \u2026 do one thing,\u201d said Cohen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMayor Byron Brown\u2019s Democratic Party bona fides are well known and beyond reproach,\u201d Brown\u2019s campaign said in a statement. \u201cAny questions of them by Bernie Sanders or India Walton are without merit, and are simply sour grapes following a decisive write-in defeat in the Buffalo mayoral election last week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Party insiders concurred. \u201cThis, to me, sounds like another case of sour grapes out of Our Revolution,\u201d said<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A progressive Democrat organization is mulling a petition that would strip Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown of his position on the Democratic National Committee after his write-in campaign successfully defeated self-proclaimed democratic socialist India Walton.According to a report from Politico, Our Revolution, a progressive advocacy group aligned with Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), is planning to organize a campaign to oust Brown after the incumbent won his election against Walton.Supported by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), and formally endorsed by both Democratic New York Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, Walton won the low-turnout June primary by nearly 5 points. But Brown organized a write-in campaign that appealed to moderate Democrats, as well as Republicans, who did not have a candidate on the ballot, and won his fifth consecutive term as mayor. \u201cI think it clearly is a rebuke of defund police. It is a rebuke of socialism,\u201d Brown told CNN after his win, via Politico.\u201cWhen you pull a stunt like this, somebody wins a primary, a working-class woman, and you go to every rich donor in both parties to fund a write-in campaign \u2026 it\u2019s a disgrace,\u201d said Our Revolution chairman Larry Cohen. Cohen is a member of the DNC, and told Politico he is starting the campaign. Walton vociferously agreed. \u201cNot only do I support the DNC revoking Byron Brown\u2019s post; I believe it would set a dangerous precedent not to,\u201d she told Politico in a statement.\u201cYou\u2019ve got the establishment Democratic Party trying to block the path forward for progressives, and it\u2019s incredibly challenging and frustrating for the grassroots,\u201d said Joseph Geevarghese, Our Revolution\u2019s executive director.The left-wing Working Families Party also threw their support behind Our Revolution\u2019s campaign. \u201cI will try to organize something, and so will a lot of other people,\u201d Cohen said. But the progressives were pessimistic about the chances of actually accomplishing their goal. \u201cYou\u2019re not likely going to see [Chairman] Jaime Harrison at the DNC or anybody at the White House \u2026 do one thing,\u201d said Cohen.\u201cMayor Byron Brown\u2019s Democratic Party bona fides are well known and beyond reproach,\u201d Brown\u2019s campaign said in a statement. \u201cAny questions of them by Bernie Sanders or India Walton are without merit, and are simply sour grapes following a decisive write-in defeat in the Buffalo mayoral election last week.\u201dParty insiders concurred. \u201cThis, to me, sounds like another case of sour grapes out of Our Revolution,\u201d said Democratic strategist Jon Reinish. \u201cI think that progressives are feeling cornered, which is why you\u2019re seeing a lot of the lashing out. \u2026 Where Democrats did badly and it was a bad night [in last week\u2019s election], a lot of it was a loud and clear message from voters that people feel the party is going too far to the left.\u201d\u201cIt\u2019s not going to go anywhere,\u201d New York State Democratic Party Jay Jacobs said. \u201cI\u2019m used to people throwing bombs, and fortunately, most times they are to no effect.\u201dBrown\u2019s win was one of a series of democratic losses that signal nationwide discontent with the progressive agenda. \u201cDefund the Police\u201d campaigns were struck down by voters in cities across the country. Former NYPD officer Eric Adams won his mayoral race running on a moderate, pro-police platform. In addition, Republicans swept the governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general races in Virginia, and flipped the Virginia House of Delegates. New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli also took his race to the wire, nearly defeating incumbent governor Phil Murphy.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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