If you watched Biden's ghastly performance at the CNN Climate Crisis former last week, you know exactly whey his campaign fought so hard against allowing the DNC to sponsor a Climate debate. Does he even know what the Green New Deal is? It would be hard to say since he seemed so preoccupied with preparing for the big bucks fundraiser he was going to the next day-- a fundraiser filled with fracking interests and oil and gas lobbyists.People have been asking all week for a list of the DNC members who voted to kill the Climate Crisis debate. We don't know most of these names, although some-- like Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Jaime Harrison--the lobbyist running against Lindsey Graham this cycle-- are well known. Most elected officials were smart enough not to vote or to vote in favor of the debate. Nancy Pelosi, for example, didn't vote. Her daughter Christine Pelosi voted in favor of the debate, so their names aren't on the list. Christine told a group of progressive allies that "Although the result was disappointing the mobilization was incredible. We would not have had the CNN Climate Town Halls had we not pushed for a vote on a Climate Debate starting last spring-- and we have not given up on pushing a series of Platform Debates in 2020 that would of course include climate action, union jobs and just transition. Kudos to Washington State Democratic Party Chair Tina Podlodowski and all the activists who lifted this up. The biggest devil or angel is in the Platform details so let’s keep pushing for comprehensive Inslee-level plans and green campaigns. It was heated and we were outnumbered inside the room but we know the public is ahead of us."OK, these are the bad guys who backed Perez (and on behalf of the Biden campaign) to vote down the debate. And if it looks like tiny Delaware-- population 967,171-- has more DNC members than any other state, just assume that the fix is already in. Just to give you a taste of who these people are, I spent most of my day figuring out who the As and the Bs (and Zs) are-- and included a few people who I know.
• Yohannes Abraham (VA)- former Obama staffer• Cristóbal Alex (DC)- President of Latino Victory who stepped down to work for Biden campaign• Alicia Andrews (OK)- Chair of the Oklahoma Democratic Party• Stuart Appelbaum (NY)- union executiveOndine Baird (ND)- wrote "A liberal is a conservative who has seen a train explode."• Lavora Barnes (MI), chair of the Michigan Democratic Party• Jan Bauer (IA)- Recently-retired Story County Democratic Party chair; endorsed Steve Bullock• Scott Benson (MI)- Detroit City Councilman who went to jail for drunk driving• Janet Bewley (WI)- state senator• Belinda Biafore (WV)- Chair of WV State Democratic Party-- although Bernie won every single county in West Virginia, this super-delegate and party back voted for Hillary• Gus Bickford (MA)- Massachusetts Democratic Party chair• Michael Blake (NY)- NY Assemblyman and candidate for Congress• Artie Blanco (NV)- Hillary super-delegate in 2016• Rick Bloomingdale (PA)- president of the state AFL-CIO• James Boland (DC)- President of the Bricklayers Union• Joshua Boschee (ND)- openly gay member of the state legislature• Carla Brailey (TX)- vice-president, Texas Democratic Party• Donna Brazile (DC)- yecchhhhh• Mark Broklawski (VA)- Vice chair of Virginia Democratic Party• Roxanne Brown (MD)• Calla Brown (MD)- Plumbers Union lobbyist• Raymond Buckley (NH)- chair of the NH Democratic Party, President of the Association of State Democratic Chairs, Vice Chair of the DNC• Tim Burga (OH), presidente, Ohio AFL-CIO• Tonio Burgos (NJ)- president of his own lobbying firm• William Burns (AZ)• Cynthia Busch (FL)- Democratic Party chair, Wasserman Schultz puppet• Maria Cardona (DC)• Grace Carrington (FL)• Gale Jones Carson (TN)• Alan Clendenin (FL)• Gilda Cobb-Hunter (SC)• Steven Cochran (VA)• Tony Coelho (DE)- the original Rahm Emanuel• Vivian Cook (NY)• Jerry Costello (IL)• Robert Cowan (TN)• J. David Cox (DC)• Doris Crouse-Mays (VA)• John Cullerton (IL)• Jennifer Cunningham (NY)• Matia Cuomo Cole (NY)- Andrew Cuomo sister, Kenneth Cole's wife• John Currie (NJ)• Leah Daughtry (NY)• Wendy Davis (NJ)• Rep. Danny Davis (IL)• Rae Shawn Davis (MS)• Yvonne Davis (TX)• Bill Derrough (NY)• Nancy DeNardo (CT)• Kate Donaghue (MA)• Joanne Dowdell (DC)• Robyn Driscoll (MT)• Maria Elena Durazo (CA)- state Senator• AJ Durrani (TX)• Lily Eskelsen Garcia (DC)• Cindy Estrada (MI)• Sean Finnigan (DE)• Tiffany "Nikki" Ford Barnes (FL)• Carol Fowler (SC)- Donald's wife• Donald Fowler (SC)- former DNC Chair• Earl Fowlkes (DC)• Isabel Framer (OH)• David Frye (IN)Alexandra Gallardo Rooker (CA)• Ron Galpernin (CA)• L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti (CA)• Teresa Garcia Krusor (KS)• Debbie Goettel (MN)• Alex Goff (NV)• Alma Gonzalez (FL)• Barry Goodman (MI)• John Graham (NJ)• Michael Gray (AR)• Linda Gray (DC)• Peggy Grove (PA)• Erik Gundersen (ME)• Murat Guzel (PA)• Cyrus Habib (WA)• Bethany Hall-Long (DE)- Lt. Governor of Delaware• Daniel Halpern (GA)• Elaine Harris (WV)• Jamie Harrison (SC)- lobbyist, candidate for US Senate• Patrick Hart (ND)• Paula Hawks (SD), South Dakota state Rep• Cindy Henry (IN)• Paula Herbart (MI)• Luis Heredia (AZ)• Vicki Hiatt (KS)• Rebecca Higgins (OH)• Gilberto Hinojosa (TX)• Sheila Huggins (NC)• Daniel Hynes (IL)• Harold Ickes (DC), lobbyist• Troy Jackson (ME), president of the Maine state Senate• Jay Jacobs (NY)• Loma Johnson (CA)• Elaine Kamarck (MA)• Gerald Kariem (MI)• Charlie King (NY)• Shawn Kinsey (FL)• Deb Knecht (SD)• Mark LaChey (MI)• Andrew Lachman (CA)- represents the Likud Party on the DNC• Deborah Langhoff (LA)• Gerald Lawrence (PA)• Frank Leone (VA)• Belkis Leong-Hong (MD)• Yvette Lewis (MD)• Cordelia Lewis-Berks (IN)• S. Anthony Long (IN)• Valeria Longhurst (DE), state Rep• Martha Love (WI)• Christopher Lowe (NY)• Christopher Lu (VA)• Claire Lucas (DC)• Juanita Luiz (WA)• Nadia Maldonado (UT)• Mark Mallory (OH)• Ronald Malone (OH)• Mary Mancini (TN), chair of the Tennessee Democratic Party• Elizabeth Marone (DE), lobbyist• Kathleen Marra (ME)• Felecia Martin (WI)• Robert Martinez (TX)• Sylvia Martinez (DC)• Iris Martinez (IL)• Leopoldo Martinez (VA)• Glen Maxey (TX)• Valarie McCaull (OH)• Jennifer McClellan (VA)• Cory McCray (MD)• William McCurdy (NV)• Dustin McDaniel (AR)• Marty McGarry (NV)• Rhine McLin (OH)- former chair of the Ohio Democratic Party• Bernadette McPherson (NJ)• Jeff Merchant (UT)• Denise Merrill (CT)• Clay Middleton (SC)• Lorraine Miller (TX)• Nancy Mills (PA)• Mahlon Mitchell (WI)• Bobby Moak (MS)• Minyon Moore (DC)• Judy Mount (FL)• Bob Mulholland (CA)• Candace Mumm (WA)• Daryl Newman (MI)• David O'Brien (MA)• John Olsen (CT)• Sandy Opstvedt (IA)• Kylie Oversen (ND)• Gregory Pecoraro (MD)• Carol Pensky (FL)• David Pepper (OH)- spectacularly failed chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party• John Perdue (WV)• Tom Perez (MD)• Ellie Perez (AZ)• Anthony Perrone (DC)- union president• Hasmit Popat (TX)• Lessie Price (SC)• Troy Price (IA)• Carrie Pugh (DC)• Christine Quinn (NY)• Jorge Quintana (MT)• Jason Rae (WI)• Evie Rafalko-McNulty (PA)• Sheikh Rahman (GA)• Gov. Gina Raimondo (RI)- the worst• Erik Raser-Schramm (DE), Chairman of the Delaware Democratic Party.• ay Richard (GA)• Steve Regenstreif (DC)• Michael Reich (NY)• Betty Richie (TX)• Marisa Richmond (TN)• Kenneth Rigmaiden (MD)- union president• Terrie Rizzo (FL)- chair of the Florida Democratic Party• Travis Robertson (SC)• Jose Rodriguez (TX)• Virgie Rollins (MI)• Carol Ronen (IL)• James Roosevelt (MA)• Sally Rosser (GA)• Felecia Rotellini (AZ)• Joe Rugola (OH)• Erik Russell (CT)• Shauna Ryder Diggs (MI)• Symone Sanders (DC)- Biden spokesperson• Lee Saunders (DC)• Randy Seiler (DC)• Lottie Shackelford (AR)• William Shaheen (NH)• Casmore Shaw (FL)• Jerry Shriner (ID)• Vicki Slater (MS)• Craig Smith (FL)• Clem Smith (MO)• Dennis Speight (TX)• Kathleen Stanley (HI)• Sharif Street (PA)• Joanne Sullivan (CT)• Kasey Summerville (AR)• Susan Swecker (VA)• Gerard Sweeney (NY)• Marian Tasco (PA)• Senfronia Thompson (TX)• Amy Wakeland (CA)- Eric Garcetti's wife• Bill Walsh (SD)• Jeion Ward (VA)• Randi Weingarten (DC)- president of the American Federation of Teachers• Royce West (TX)• Nan Whaley (OH)- Mayor of Dayton• Alexis Wiley (MI)• Nikema Williams (GA)• Jenny Wilson (UT)• Charles Wilson (DC)• Sylvia Wilson (PA)• Nancy Wyman (CT)• Sierra Yamanaka (AZ)• John Zody (IN)- Indiana party chair