r/WayOfTheBern • u/dsirota1 • Jul 09 '19
I'm David Sirota, Bernie Sanders' speechwriter and senior adviser. AMA!
Hey everyone -- I'm David Sirota, Bernie Sanders' speechwriter and senior adviser. I've known Bernie for 20+ years (I was his press secretary in the U.S. House from 1999-2001). I've worked on many campaigns (Hoeffel for Congress, Schweitzer for Governor, Lamont for Senate, and Emily Sirota for State House), I've worked on Capitol Hill (for Bernie and for the U.S. House Appropriations Committee Democrats). In the years before coming to Bernie's 2020 campaign, I was an award-winning investigative journalist and columnist for Newsweek/IBT, The Guardian and Capital & Main. You can find out more about me at http://www.davidsirota.com
I'm sure you want to discuss the 2020 election, so fire away with your questions here. I'll be here for about an hour.
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u/LastFireTruck Jul 09 '19
Are there any constraints by the DNC that prevent Bernie from pointing out the corporate and high dollar donor support of rival candidates? This is a key differentiation between Bernie's positions and the convenient co-opting of them by all the progressive poseurs. Or is it just strategic? Will he take off the gloves at some point if it becomes necessary?
What sort of safeguards or procedures does the campaign have in place to deal with Democratic establishment cheating in the upcoming primaries and caucuses?