How Bernie won a prized endorsement from his hospital bed

[JoeOtterbein]

(Disclaimer: This article was co-written by this DU poster's daughter)

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The Vermont senator gets a big lift at a low point of his campaign.

By ALEX THOMPSON and HOLLY OTTERBEIN 10/16/2019 04:59 PM EDT Updated: 10/16/2019 05:34 PM EDT

Bernie Sanders found out he won one of the most prized endorsements in the Democratic Party on one of the worst days of his political career.

As the 78-year-old Sanders laid in a hospital bed in Nevada after a heart attack, with his presidential campaign in jeopardy, his campaign manager Faiz Shakir received a call and passed his phone to the Vermont senator. It was Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. She told Sanders she was coming aboard his campaign, months before she was expected to issue an endorsement.

“Think about the courage of this person who says, ‘You know, I know what you just went through but I have so much trust and confidence in you that you are the one who will fight the fight that I believe in. I'm with you,’” Shakir told POLITICO after news of the endorsement. “To hear that was like, ‘Wow.’”

Ocasio-Cortez’s move came after a months-long courtship that included meetings in Burlington, Vermont late last month between her and Sanders. She was joined by another member of the so-called “Squad,” Rep. Ilhan Omar, who also informed Sanders of her endorsement on a phone call after his heart attack, according to a source familiar with her decision. A third Squad member, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, is expected to announce soon she is backing Sanders as well, though she said Wednesday she hasn't made an endorsement yet.

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[corbettkroehler]

1. With So Many Cynics Dismissing This Out Of Hand, Here's What You Can Do

Chip in what you can.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

2. Yes indeed!! Love it!! Go Bernie!!

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[George II]

4. Ah, a fundraising thing. BTW, your photo is incorrect - Tlaib did NOT endorse him.

[corbettkroehler]

6. Every Participant In Yesterday's Debate Raised Money From It Today

As for Rashida, I'll wait until Saturday to conclude that she decided to keep her powder dry.

[George II]

9. No other candidates are fundraising off an endorsement that doesn't exist.

[corbettkroehler]

10. The Image Was My Choice, Taken From An Independent Tweet Back In February Regarding Green New Deal

It was not official, which is the reason for the conspicuous absence of Sanders' campaign logo. Your facts don't exist.

[George II]

12. What fact of mine doesn't exist?

[JoeOtterbein]

16. Let's not get personal please! As a very wise person(s) said:

Keep your eye on the prize. AKA Trump is removed from the WH.

Please!

[George II]

19. Tell that to the person to whom I responded, please.

[JoeOtterbein]

20. Why is it about how you feel?

The issue is bigger than all of us.

[George II]

22. Again, you're addressing the wrong person.

[JoeOtterbein]

25. Please don't take comments so personally.

Give it a rest. I know I will.

[George II]

30. Again, you're addressing the wrong person.

[corbettkroehler]

37. You Claimed That Bernie Ran A Fundraiser Based On A Non-Existent Endorsement - You're Wrong (eom)

[Tiggeroshii]

26. She did, actually

It was Pressley that opted out.

[George II]

28. Not really...

(BTW, "freep" is Detroit Free Press, not Free Republic):

https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/10/16/rashida-tlaib-bernie-sanders-endorsement/3997815002/

Rep. Rashida Tlaib hasn't endorsed Bernie Sanders yet: What she's saying

WASHINGTON — The "Squad" doesn't do everything together, it seems.

After multiple media reports Tuesday night and Wednesday morning that U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Detroit, had joined Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., in endorsing U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders for president, Tlaib tapped on the brakes.

"I have not made any endorsement at this time," Tlaib said in a statement to the Free Press, adding that she is planning to bring Sanders, the U.S. senator from Vermont, to her Detroit-based district on Oct. 27 for a tour.

Tlaib's office also said that she is not planning to be part of a Sanders rally in New York City this weekend despite reports that she would be. Instead, she is expected to be at a rally of progressives in Lansing.

As they say, oopsie!

[Tiggeroshii]

33. Ah! Good call. Some bad reporting apparently from earlier...

[Uncle Joe]

3. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread JoeOtterbein.

[BlueMississippi]

5. Prized? It stamps him with the extremist fringe label

AOC and the squad are not at all liked in the South and Midwest where centrist Democrats live and rule.

It will be an albatross.

[corbettkroehler]

7. That's Right, Prized, As In Swooning With Glee

You and your guy may not prize it but Progressives do. We are accustomed to being called extremists for our platform. I recall how Bernie was labeled an extremist by some in the Midwest when he advocated for a minimum wage of $15 in the 2016 cycle. Now, that policy has passed the United States House of Representatives.

Are a majority of the members of the democratic caucus of the United States House of Representatives extremists? Is Speaker Pelosi an extremist?

[George II]

17. I'm not going to go too back, but increasing the minimum wage.....

....was in the 2012 Democratic Party Platform, long before Sanders ever imagined that he'd consider becoming a Democrat.

https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/09/04/us/politics/20120904-DNC-platform.html?_r=0

Increasing the minimum wage has been a cornerstone of Democratic policy for decades.

When was he labeled "an extremist" in the Midwest, and by whom?

[Hassin Bin Sober]

8. If it's such an albatross, why are so many people so salty?

[corbettkroehler]

11. The Lather Generated By The Bernie Bashers Has Been Visible From Coast To Coast

My favorite canard is, "Ayanna Pressley is the only member of The Squad who truly matters." I love Representative Pressley but was she the subject of an award-winning full-length documentary film?

[BlueMississippi]

14. ...

[redstateblues]

27. Yeah! This helps Joe. It's not good for Warren

[Celerity]

34. +10000

[sheshe2]

21. Perhaps you should tell other Bernie supporters of your love...

I love Representative Pressley

She is being thrown under the bus by them for not supporting Bernie. Unbelievable, or not. Same thing happened to PP. Oh, John Lewis as well.

I love Representative Pressley but was she the subject of an award-winning full-length documentary film?

No clue what you are talking about with this most awesome award winning full length documentary. Who is it about and why should that matter to Pressley? She is a Rep from my state and is working hard for us all. I don't need to see her lite up with neon lights on Broadway to know her worth to the people of MA.

[George II]

23. You've said that more than once. Where did you see that "canard"? I don't "love"....

....Representative Pressley, I'm happily married, but I truly respect the job she's doing as a Member of Congress and serving her constituency. Many Representatives should watch her and pattern their careers after hers.

[corbettkroehler]

38. I Have Little Time For Research But Here's The Most Recent Example

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=310613

[BlueMississippi]

13. Truth is always salty nt

[George II]

24. I have (minor) high blood pressure, I'll pass on the salt, thank you.

[BlueMississippi]

29. You can always have the socialist option

of a salt substitute - like potassium chloride ... but only if your heart is healthy ....

[PhoenixDem]

18. This made me laugh and snort

[betsuni]

31. That was nice of AOC and Omar, wanting to cheer him up.

Probably sang the Get Well Soon song, too.

[George II]

35. ...

[Blistering Sun]

32. Is this from The Onion?

[brooklynite]

36. It's nice to have any endorsement, but I don't see it as "prized"

I'd say they're both already drawing from the same left-base voters.

[Modern Fictions]

39. That Is Incredibly Touching - Imagine How He Was Feeling

Scared, maybe even a bit depressed. And here comes this lovely kid, a freshman Representative powerhouse ready to carry the progressive torch, and she says, "I'm with you all the way."

That's the kind of uplifting story that TV always try to script, but its always full of phoniness and acoustic guitars. This is a real life story of mortality and renewal - I mean, how many people actually get such a moment of validation?

Give em' hell, Bernie!

[Joe941]

40. It was prized. It's a huge turning point in the primaries!