On the record · Updated October 18, 2026
9 things Symone Sanders-Townsend said, verbatim, from July 24, 2026 to September 18, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the story each one belongs to.
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Posted it themselves
“I got my start in national politics in the most progressive wing of the Democratic party apparatus and after being immersed in the world for 6 months I was sure of one thing: sometimes my progressive friends were worse thang conservative friends 😒 That still rings true today.”[post continues]
Posted it themselves
“Let me PREFACE this with: I’m not taking sides, I just want yall to have better informed “hottakes”… People can argue Ken Martin should leave. But “Democrats should have fired him long ago” skips over who possesses the power to do that. Ken Martin was elected by the members of the Democratic National Committee. Only those members, acting collectively under the party’s rules, can remove and replace him.”
Posted it themselves
“Also, removing Ken Martin would not allow Democratic leaders or donors to appoint the chair they prefer. It would trigger another election among DNC members. The designated vice chair would lead until that election occurs”
on how a new DNC chair would be chosen if Ken Martin were removed
Posted it themselves
“Yup! Frankly SC in the top 4 is strategic. The calendar shld put the primary candidates through a rigorous test to ensure the nominee is competitive. SC being in the 1st 4 is important b/c if a nominee cannot win a substantial # of Black votes in a primary, they won't win a”
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“People would do well to remember this: A Democratic nominee has not won the majority of white voters in a general presidential election since I've been alive. Not even Bill Clinton won the majority of white voters folks!”
on Democratic nominees' historical inability to win majority support from white voters
Posted it themselves
“ICYMI: @JoyceBeatty first joined @weeknightmsnow to tell us what went down at the Kennedy Center board meeting: “He went into a tantrum””
Posted it themselves
“I got my start in national politics in the most progressive wing of the Democratic party apparatus and after being immersed in the world for 6 months I was sure of one thing: sometimes my progressive friends were worse thang conservative friends 😒 That still rings true today. Maybe it’s because how I came up, but I don’t need to disrespect someone to disagree with them. Also - idc who you are, there is no hall pass for racism. Respect is due.”
on disrespect and racism within progressive political circles
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“Most Americans had no idea who he was. Republicans are making sure you know Hasan Piker’s name.”
Posted it themselves
“Every time a newsroom decides that avoiding a target is more important than defending its journalists, the boundary moves. And every time an outlet resists, backs its people and keeps reporting, it draws a different line.”
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Symone Sanders · 2021
Sanders, a Biden campaign and White House aide, tells of her rise in Democratic politics and how she handled press and public scrutiny.
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