Democrats Forcing "Unity Agreements"

The establishment Democrats are making sure Sanders supporting candidates in the party know their role. Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, and Jimmy Dore, the hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.

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“A Democratic congressional candidate favored to unseat Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) next year is said to be highly reticent to agree to a demand by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee to demonstrate unity with his rival Democratic candidates, TYT has learned.

Two sources familiar with his thinking told TYT that Doug Applegate—who ran against Issa in 2016 and lost narrowly, by 0.6 percent—was one of the Democratic hopefuls to receive a DCCC “memo of understanding” asking them to agree to forswear attacks that might hurt their rivals in the general election and to attend a “unity event” with their rivals after their primaries. One version of the memo, first reported by TYT, gave a deadline of Friday, December 8, to reply, but it was not clear whether Applegate faced the same deadline.

The sources requested anonymity because they were not authorized to disclose Applegate’s thinking. Neither the campaign nor the DCCC responded to requests for comment.

Upon receiving the endorsement of the Progressive Democrats of America in last year’s race, Applegate said that he was “in line with all the issues and the core values of Bernie Sanders’ campaign.” He has been endorsed in his 2018 campaign by National Nurses United, which was a major advocate for the Sanders primary campaign.

Applegate’s main opponents in the Democratic primary are associated with Hillary Clinton. Michael Levin, depicted in local media as Applegate’s most viable challenger due to his fundraising prowess, was a “bundler” for Clinton’s 2016 campaign and threw a lavish fundraiser for her on August 23, 2016, at the Montage Laguna Beach resort. A spokesperson for Levin did not reply to a request for comment.”

Hosts: Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, Jimmy Dore

Cast: Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, Jimmy Dore

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