Sanders: I'm sorry that Hillary CLinton is rerunning 2016.

[RandySF]

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) dismissed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s recent suggestion that his decision to not endorse her sooner after the two battled for the Democratic nomination in 2016 ended up hurting her in the general election against Donald Trump.

Trump ended up defeating Clinton in a huge political surprise.

“I’m sorry that Hillary Clinton is rerunning 2016,” Sanders, who is running for president again, said in a recent wide-ranging interview with Iowa Press.

“I could take out a letter from Hillary Clinton saying, ‘Thank you Bernie for working so hard to try and make me the president of the United States,’” Sanders added.

Clinton said last week in an interview with Howard Stern that Sanders could have endorsed her sooner in the 2016 race, adding that “there’s no doubt about it, he hurt me.”

She said she was “disappointed” with Sanders and she hopes “he doesn’t do it again to whoever gets the nomination.”

Sanders, however, rejected Clinton’s claims.

“What I tried to do after the primary was to sit down with her staff, and we did, to create a Democratic platform that was as progressive as it could be. And that ended up happening,” Sanders said.

“So I don’t want to rerun 2016,” Sanders continued. “Right now our goal is to defeat Donald Trump. I think I am the strongest candidate to do that. If it turns out I am not the Democratic nominee, I will strongly support anybody else.”



https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/473662-sanders-rejects-clinton-claim-that-delayed-endorsement-hurt-2016-bid

[GemDigger]

1. He still doesn't get it. nt

[Hortensis]

100. A lifelong dysfunction. According to Sanders, we're also all

basically just Republicans with pretensions of being something better. Long ago I read everything I could find on him, and since read much more that's turned up, and he's constantly full of blame and accusations: against Democrats, never for himself. 2016 wasn't even the first election "the only progressive leader" helped throw to anti-progressive Republicans by running a splinter candidacy. Knowing and accepting the consequences. But those are never his fault, they're ours.

He's been not "getting" so many of these "its" for so long, ignoring decades of massive contradictions of reality to his peculiar beliefs, that I have come to think he really does, inside, believe everything he says, even if the outer Sanders is capable of hedging his statements when called out by interviewers.

And while I've never been able to guess why he believes he chose to try to destroy the ACA, instead of say focusing on the tiny issue of income inequality, I'd bet my checkbook he doesn't know the truth of that either.

[betsuni]

105. "I began the race as a 'spoiler.' (Oh, how I love that word, with its implications of the

sacrosanct nature of the two-party system.) Would I take away enough votes from the Democrat to elect the Republican?" Bernie Sanders

[Hortensis]

112. God, I forgot that one! From someone who works hard to

keep his sacrosanct reelections in VT running like clockwork every 6 years, and now someone who applied that philosophy to the 2016 race again to the benefit of the Republicans, it just gets better.

It's not just that Sanders doesn't care about the consequences of throwing VT and now the U.S. to conservatives determined to destroy progressive government, it's also that he never faces the consequences personally. He's one of the privileged elite he claims to oppose.

And his followers each election give him a free ride as the consequences land on their shoulders alone. He literally doesn't count the damage he's done to progressive government as a spoiler and neither, bizarrely, do they.

[betsuni]

173. Exactly, as usual.

[trueblue2007]

142. that is why i can't stand him. he wanted to ruin the democrats.

he needs to stop re-running the 2016 election

[sheshe2]

168. Holy Shit!

"I began the race as a 'spoiler.'

Yes. We know.

[betsuni]

174. I don't know why everybody doesn't know.

Obvious.

[sheshe2]

176. When they tell you who they are....

Believe them.

[Cha]

2. Ha.. look who's talking.

[Me.]

3. I Hope He Doesn't Do It Again Too

Nor bring his claque to the convention if they're going to disrupt

[ehrnst]

154. Nina's on his staff now. (nt)

[Thekaspervote]

4. don't buy his apology! he's stated publicly if EW got the nom we wasn't sure he'd support her!

Hillary is right and we should listen to her!! If that isn’t a rinse and repeat what is??!!

And hey bernie....news flash she didn’t lose!!

[redqueen]

6. "he's stated publicly if EW got the nom we wasn't sure he'd support her!"

You've been asked more than once to cite a source for that.

Again - share the source.

[Lucky Luciano]

12. I was curious about that as well. Seems like malarkey.

[Thekaspervote]

24. Here's the source you asked for!!

While Sanders is coyly hiding behind the “some people say” formulation, he is threatening to repeat the tactics he used in 2016, when he called the process “rigged” and withheld his support long after the outcome was decided.

http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/06/bernie-sanders-2016-rigged-wont-pledge-support-winner.html

[redqueen]

29. Taking a bit of poetic license with your interpretation, aren't you?

Quite a reach to translate that as "he said publicly if EW got the nom we wasn't sure he'd support her!"

Don't you think?

[beastie boy]

30. Yes, it's a bit of a reach. But Bernie is jumping through loops to avoid committing himself

to support the eventual nominee. Except himself.

[Thekaspervote]

38. NO! He stated he wasn't sure he would support the nominee if it wasn't him. typical bernie nonsense

More from the same article ...support sanders at the peril of our dem nominee losing!!

Sanders clearly resents being asked hypothetical questions that force him to entertain the prospect he might lose. But he faces these questions for the same reason Donald Trump was frequently asked if he would accept an unfavorable outcome: because he has a record of challenging the legitimacy of the outcome when he loses. Only Sanders gets asked this question because only Sanders has ever claimed to have been the victim of Democratic Party rigging, and only Sanders selected a slate of delegates who tried to disrupt their party’s convention.

If his answer to Hunt is any indication, he might do it again in 2020.

[uponit7771]

99. We do NOT need this shit from Sanders again

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

134. Is anyone surprised by that strained translation? After all, it's Bernie we're talkin about!

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

[betsuni]

50. He didn't even believe the primary was rigged in 2016!

What he said then: "I wouldn't use the word rigged, because we know what the words were -- but what is really dumb is that you have closed primaries ..., where you have a situation when over 400 superdelegates came on board Clinton's campaign before anybody else was in the race ... . That's not rigged. I think it's just a dumb process which has certainly disadvantaged our campaign."

Evidently he came to believe the CTs later.

[trueblue2007]

143. he lied. if this is Bernie, he is a liar :: He didn't even believe the primary was rigged in 2016!

[ehrnst]

164. A process he was quite versed on prior to participating in. He was a superdelegate after all. (nt)

[betsuni]

185. Superdelegate v. Superdelegates. Why don't more people even know this fact.

"Outsider"

[peggysue2]

189. You know what line of that article jumped out at me?

. . . “some people say that maybe if the system was not rigged against me, I would have won the nomination.”

Some People Say . . .

Who the Hell does that remind you of, eh???

There's a reason I support Democrats. And that reason has nothing to do with Bernie Sanders.

And he's whining about Hillary Clinton bringing up 2016?

Wonder why????

[betsuni]

192. Same as hedging with "That's what the American people are saying" when asked if he

was calling HRC the lesser of two evils when he said: "I don't wanna see the American people voting for the lesser of two evils."

[peggysue2]

221. Yup, same old, same old

[bluedovepdx]

11. We know

she won the popular vote but fact is she lost what matters, the electoral college. Who occupies the White House. It's not Hillary. If Bernie wins the nomination I hope Hillary will strongly publicly support him. I didn't even like Hillary in 2016 but I voted for her...Trump was the less desirable option.

[Cha]

31. Yeah, because of Damn LIES from Stein who told

her followers that trump and Hillary were the same.. and the fucking Russians, comey, the M$M, and voter suppression.

Then what does BS do.. he hires 3 stein voters and pushers for his top staff for the 2020 run.

Link to tweet

We have better candidates who are Uniters

[sprinkleeninow]

54. Comey.

He put the final kabash on her. Her #'s went down after his stunt.

[Cha]

56. yes, thank you, sprinkleen.. Comey, too.

[ehrnst]

161. Not just Stein... (nt)

[Cha]

170. Exactly, ehrnst.. Not just stein.

[Me.]

223. Has She Returned Any Of The Money?

[Cha]

233. People were asking on her

latest LIE Tweet.

Me!

[ehrnst]

156. Well, it's unlikely he'll get the nomination. But if he does, I hope that she

supports him in exactly the same way and with the same 'enthusiasm' that he supported her.

The White House was stolen from her with Russian interference. She got more votes than any POTUS candidate not named Obama despite:

25 years of GOP smears
The statistical history of a party not keeping the WH for more than two consecutive terms (which is likely why very few Dems threw their hat in in 2016)
Misogyny on both the right and left
The Comey letter days before the election - when she was leading more in the polls.
Russian interference
Voter suppression of democrats in the key swing states in larger numbers than the sliver she lost by.

She performed better than any other candidate could have done. That is what is important. If someone leaves their house and is burglarized, someone doesn't say about the target that "they left the house, and that's what was really important."

[Cha]

169. lol! Excellent, ehrnst!

Well, it's unlikely he'll get the nomination

[Polybius]

171. BS

Bernie would love for her to get the nomination if he doesn't.

[Thekaspervote]

13. If you read here book you would know she gives 4 reasons why she lost the EC

Bernie is not one of them. And you would also know she takes responsibility for what happened

She cares a great deal for this country and has done nothing but good, and for down ticket Dems. Bernie talks a good game...and in the long run has accomplished very little

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

118. YES, give Hillary credit for takin responsibility for losin EC; blamin Bernie accomplishes nothing

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

[ehrnst]

157. Nor does giving him credit where it isn't due. (nt)

[TwilightZone]

7. He should talk to his staff.

It seems that a few of them are not only still running against the Hillary of 2016, they're trying to run against her now.

[JoeOtterbein]

8. Bernie is correct. We need to focus on 2020 and beating the GOP across the board and their...

... likely candidate for POTUS; Mike Pence.

[Cha]

19. Hillary is correct.

[George II]

37. Are you serious? Who is concentrating 2016?

News flash - HILLARY CLINTON IS NOT RUNNING IN 2020!

[JoeOtterbein]

42. Of course Hillary wants us to win in 2020. Even Bernie. Again, let's focus on 2020 and...

...winning seats and the WH. Hillary was distracted by a question about Bernie. She should use her time in the spotlight talking positively about all our candidates. It would also be a classy and graceful example of positivity, if she thanked Bernie for his support 2016.

[Thekaspervote]

44. Maybe you could talk positively about your own candidate...instead of

[NYMinute]

62. This

[redstateblues]

77. That'll never happen. Said candidate is mired in the low teens in many polls,

Perhaps thinking that tearing down the front runner will boost his candidate’s standing. It has the smell of desperation

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

130. Well said!! Hopefully, Hillary will start to speak positively about Bernie...

and the major contributions he has made to the Democratic Party over the years, especially if he wins the Democratic nomination for President. We need to unite behind the ultimate winner... and vote blue no matter who!!


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

[ehrnst]

160. Bernie is due to thank Hillary for inspiring so many to run for office

and for her graciousness and class in her dealings with him.

I don't think he's spoken positively publicly of her at all since November of 2016. Perhaps you can provide a link?

[ehrnst]

158. Answering a question is 'being distracted' by a question?

It would be classy and a grateful example of positivity if Bernie didn't "get distracted" and snippy about a question that Hillary answered, and thanked her for being an inspiration to progressives everywhere, and inspiring hundreds of people to run for office themselves.

She has been a beacon of class and graciousness concerning Bernie and 2016, when she could have understandably been more direct.

Clearly many of his supporters and surrogates haven't been such.

Hillary was in the front row of a historic campaign in many ways - is she supposed to take a vow of silence on it?

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

119. Of course Bernie is correct... about so many things, which is why he has the best chance to

clobber the Traitor-in-Chief and his fellow RethugliKKKons.


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

[ehrnst]

150. So why do you think is he's repeating a talking point that the GOP is pushing?

Although Donald Trump’s election likely marked the end of her political career, the president never abandoned his obsession with Hillary Clinton—nor his apparent eagerness to run against her again. In the face of an impeachment inquiry, Trump has tweeted multiple times about Clinton’s supposed corruption, feebly attempting to deflect from his own criminality by pointing out hers. (Of note: A multi-year State Department probe, made public last week, found that Clinton did not deliberately mishandle classified information.) Those adjacent to Trump have gone so far as to suggest that, with Democrats increasingly concerned about their 2020 prospects, Clinton could throw her hat in the ring once again. Her book tour, they argue, complete with buzz-making tweets, is really Clinton testing the waters. (“She is running,” ex-Trump lackey Steve Bannon insisted earlier this month. “She’s just trying to decide how to fit her way in.”) As the 2020 primary heats up, whispers of a Clinton resurgence have circulated primarily among Republicans.

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/10/whos-driving-the-clinton-2020-rumor-mill

[Somos]

9. Yet here's what his communications director said

Link to tweet

[Thekaspervote]

15. Welcome to DU ...your post is spot on!!

[SterlingPound]

16. and stuff like that is why bernie doesnt have my support this election cycle

He controls the message after this long in office

[Thekaspervote]

18. Bingo!!

[Cha]

34. I hope Bribri isn't under the delusion that the

pic there is going to entice anyone to join up. All that jill stein voter and pusher is doing is showing how divisive her campaign is.

Link to tweet

Really Not A Good Look.

[JoeOtterbein]

43. More from: Lessons for 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates, From a Soon-to-Be First-Time Voter

This essay, by Nora Fellas, who is now 17 but was 16 when she wrote it, is one of the Top 12 winners of our Sixth Annual Student Editorial Contest, for which we received 10,509 entries.

snip

This isn’t to say candidates shouldn’t appeal to young people — they must, because our votes can’t be taken for granted. In 2016, 18-29 year olds had the lowest turnout of any age group. The key difference between our generation and our parents’ is that we belong to the “Bernie or Bust” generation. 2016 revealed that we won’t choose between “the lesser of two evils”; if no candidate inspires us, we will just stay home.

This is why politicians need to appeal seriously to youth voters. Take Sanders: he is nearly 80, yet he is incredibly popular among young people. Why? Not because of his Instagram skills, but because he’s perceived as genuine — his politics haven’t changed.

To the 2020 candidates: the key to earning our vote isn’t pandering to us. Rather, we want to see that you genuinely care about the issues that matter to us. If you do that, you won’t need to worry about spreading your message on Instagram. We’ll do it for you.

This essay, by Nora Fellas, who is now 17 but was 16 when she wrote it, is one of the Top 12 winners of our Sixth Annual Student Editorial Contest, for which we received 10,509 entries.

snip

Nora is brilliant at such a young age. Everyone should read the whole article at

[link:https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/04/learning/lessons-for-2020-democratic-presidential-candidates-from-a-soon-to-be-first-time-voter.html|

Thanks for your comment!

[Thekaspervote]

45. Now if they voted wouldn't that just be great!! Instead of just writing "nice"articles

Is my frustration showing YES!!! The youth always have a bizillion reasons why they didn’t vote...

[JoeOtterbein]

47. It's so great an article I just posted more about it again in my own OP.

The young lady is brilliant! Thanks again Cha for the comment!!!!!

[sheshe2]

74. So.

The key difference between our generation and our parents’ is that we belong to the “Bernie or Bust” generation. 2016 revealed that we won’t choose between “the lesser of two evils”; if no candidate inspires us, we will just stay home.

First time voter, Nora, states she is Bernie or Bust. That tells me that if Bernie does not win she will not vote. Is that correct?

This is why politicians need to appeal seriously to youth voters. Take Sanders: he is nearly 80, yet he is incredibly popular among young people. Why? Not because of his Instagram skills, but because he’s perceived as genuine — his politics haven’t changed.

The generation that demands change is voting for a politician because:

Not because of his Instagram skills, but because he’s perceived as genuine — his politics haven’t changed.

I doubt the Parkland students would agree with Nora.

[stopdiggin]

82. does seem a little strained and convoluted doesn't it?

welcome the young lady as a new voter .. hope that she DOES vote .. and a reminder that "not voting for the lesser of two evils" in the real world means you end up with Donald Trump.

[sheshe2]

146. Yep.

[lapucelle]

177. The poor child sounds like a propaganda victim.

The key difference between our generation and our parents’ is that we belong to the “Bernie or Bust” generation. 2016 revealed that we won’t choose between “the lesser of two evils”; if no candidate inspires us, we will just stay home.

Where did she get the idea that the last Democratic candidate was "an evil"?

It's amazing that the "the Democrat is the lesser of two evils / don't vote if you're not inspired" 2016 general election Russian talking points took such strong root in this teen when she was only 13 years old.

It's not brilliant. It's sad.

[Cha]

211. That has not one thing to do with bri's divisive, disingenuous

claptrap.

[lapucelle]

208. The poor child sounds like a propaganda victim.

Where did she get the idea that the last Democratic candidate was "an evil"? And the charge that our 2016 GE candidate was a "phony" comes directly out of the Sean Hannity playbook. How interesting that this time around, it's once again a strong Democratic woman candidate who is saddled with an ill-perceived "authenticity problem".

It's amazing that the "the Democrat is the lesser of two evils / don't vote if you're not inspired / this smart Democratic female policy expert is not authentic" 2016 general election Russian talking points took such strong root in this teen when she was only 13 years old.

Someone needs to explain to this young woman that elections have have real consequences that will affect her for the long life that she has ahead. Voting responsibly isn't an optional exercise in response to apocryphal "inspiration". It is a civic duty that she owes to her fellow citizens, future generations, and, most of all, to herself.

Her future depends on it.

Mahalo.

[Cha]

209. Definitely.. it's a pity really.

Thank you, lapucelle

[Cha]

21. Good god! Yeah, right.. I don't think so, bribri

[W_HAMILTON]

27. "Him. Not us."

[Cha]

53. One person wasn't evil. What's happened since that day is.

Link to tweet

Booom! Tina!

[betsuni]

58. There are no "lessons" there.

A campaign's senior staffer approving not voting for the Democratic nominee. Truth stranger than fiction has reached absurd heights.

[Cha]

64. Yeah, she so damn proud.

[NYMinute]

65. You hit the nail right on the head nt

[ehrnst]

163. Yes, his POTUS staffing choices turn out to be quite interesting to say the least. (nt)

[RandySF]

186. That's pretty recent, too.

[redqueen]

10. Whyyyyyyyy

[Joe941]

14. Bernie has a point. Let's not rehash 2016. It's actually a forum rule here too.

[sheshe2]

25. +++

[StevieM]

20. I think it is reasonably to note that Bernie remained in the race long after the voting was over

and he had lost by every conceivable metric.

HRC was attacked in 2008 because she waited until just under 24 hours after voting ended to put out word that she would soon be suspending her campaign.

[Cha]

23. Talk to BS about that.

[George II]

35. WHAT'S HIS POINT?

[treestar]

109. The issue is about 2020 in which Bernie is running

and whether he will do the same thing again.

[djg21]

215. Agree completely.

Bernie’s behavior during 2016 is directly relevant to the question of whether he should be considered a viable nominee in 2020. IMO, his failure to enthusiastically endorse Hillary in a timely fashion and get his supporters to turn out in the general election are significant factors that led to Trump being elected. Bernie’s conduct during 2016 is disqualifying in my view.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

120. Yup, GMAFB!! Bernie has moved on and is uniting voters. Those who seek to divide us are

doing a disservice to the party and the country.


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

[ehrnst]

153. "Uniting voters."

[ehrnst]

152. So is not repeating RW talking points.

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/10/whos-driving-the-clinton-2020-rumor-mill

[StevieM]

22. We have been told non-stop for the last three years that HRC didn't run on a progressive platform.

Now we are hearing that she did?

I guess the facts of history are determined by whatever narrative allows us to bash Hillary at any given point in time.

[booley]

66. Gues it depends on how you look at it

Sanders did use his influence to get people in the committees to add more progressive positions to the Democratic platform.
(though as many of those progressives will tell you, it was an uphill battle)

But Clinton did at least appear to adopt some of those positions.

Even though during the primary she constantly attacked those positions as "giving everyone a pony"

That was definitely a big problem for Clinton. Many weren't sure what she really believed. Was she really as progressive as she claimed or was she just saying that for the votes Sanders drew into the Democratic orbit?
even with Sander doing over 30 events on her behalf in a matter of weeks, it's understandable there was confusion.

Though I would point out that here Sanders never said Clinton herself was a progressive.

[betsuni]

71. What positions were added to the platform that were attacked as "giving everyone a pony"?

Because Medicare for All wasn't, free college wasn't.

Clinton and Sanders voted 93% the same while Senators. They are both progressives.

[LiberalLovinLug]

250. What new platform concessions did Sanders win?

https://www.vox.com/2016/7/1/12083494/bernie-sanders-democratic-party-concessions

Sanders’s policy director Warren Gunnels told the Washington Post that the platform is off to an "excellent start" and that "the process itself has been very good."

The Post identified six key victories for Sanders that were later confirmed by the DNC’s draft:

Federal reserve reform: The new platform says the party will fight against allowing bank executives from sitting on Federal Reserve boards.

Closing the revolving door: The party will also move to "ban golden parachutes for those taking government jobs" and seek to bar bank regulators from taking any action related to their former employers, according to the draft of the platform.

Wall Street reform: The party would also seek to crack down on Wall Street by severing banks’ ability to choose the credit agency that rates their products.

Postal Service banking services: "Democrats believe that we need to give Americans affordable banking options, including by empowering the United States Postal Service to facilitate the delivery of basic banking services," the draft of the platform states. (Vox’s Matt Yglesias explains that idea here.)

Loopholes for estates and hedge funds: The draft also has strong, Sanders-like language on the need to "immediately close egregious loopholes like those enjoyed by hedge fund managers, restore fair taxation on multimillion dollar estates, and ensure millionaires can no longer pay a lower rate than their secretaries."

Use closing loopholes to create jobs: The Post also notes that Sanders’s aide cheered the commitment to put the revenue from closing loopholes toward rebuilding infrastructure and creating jobs.

This is on top of victories Sanders has already won over the platform

These new positions come on top of platform victories for Sanders that emerged from meetings last weekend on the party’s platform committee in Orlando. The party’s platform had already agreed to move leftward on several issues:

Death penalty: The party’s platform also has new language calling for the eradication of the death penalty. "We will abolish the death penalty, which has proven to be a cruel and unusual form of punishment," the platform states. "It has no place in the United States of America."

That's a win for Sanders, who had called for absolutist opposition to the death penalty. (Clinton has backed its use in limited circumstances.)

Earned income tax credit: The 2016 platform’s draft language will call on a specific expansion of the EITC to "low wage workers who don’t have children and to workers age 21 and older," according to the party’s news release.

(The 2012 platform only praised President Obama for expanding the EITC in general, according to the Washington Post’s David Weigel.)

Criminal justice reform: Another part of the draft platform calls for an end to "the era of mass incarceration, shutting down private prisons, ending racial profiling, reforming the grand jury process, investing in re-entry programs, banning the box to help give people a second chance and prioritizing treatment over incarceration for individuals suffering addiction."

This is a big change from 2012 — when the party’s platform had the narrower aim of wanting to "understand the disproportionate effects of crime, violence, and incarceration on communities of color" and expressed a commitment to "working with those communities to find solutions."

Fighting for a $15-an-hour minimum wage: This was a quasi-win for Sanders’s forces: The party’s platform draft does say that "Americans should earn at least $15 an hour," and it calls for the minimum wage to be increased. But Sanders complained that his delegates didn’t get quite what he wanted: a commitment from the party to raise the federal minimum wage to the $15 figure.

[StevieM]

72. Actually, I am pretty sure he said it verbatim.

I seem to remember him saying something like "you can't be a moderate and a progressive."

People didn't believe that HRC was a progressive because Bernie painted her as the second coming of Joe Lieberman. She was redefined in that race. Back in the 90s she was seen as the liberal of the Clinton/Gore years.

Hillary ran on a platform that was perfectly consistent with the policies she fleshed out in 2015 and ran on throughout the Democratic primaries.

[betsuni]

75. "Some of my best friends are moderates, but you can't be a progressive and a moderate at the

same time." Yes he did.

[Cha]

98. Baloney. I'll moderates' path to progress any day.. people

who actually get things done as opposed to just talking about it.

[sheshe2]

78. He did.

He appointed Cornel West.

West said this about Obama:

“Rockefeller Republican in blackface.”
“brown-faced Clinton.”
"Kenny G in brown skin.”
"a black mascot of Wall Street oligarchs"
"a black puppet of corporate plutocrats."
"a niggerized black person."

Then he endorsed and voted for Jill Stein

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

178. Well stated!!

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

[Maven]

26. Funny, coming from a broken record. nt

[Jakes Progress]

28. I'm sorry Sanders is doing the same shit he did in 2016.

His actions will result in a republican win again. Wish I could think he cared.

[kstewart33]

32. Doesn't Bern have something else to crab about?

He can't help himself.

[Thekaspervote]

39. Guess not!!

[George II]

33. As they say, GMAFB!!

[Cha]

41. 2nd THAT!

[betsuni]

36. The guy who instead of answering "Yes" when asked if he would concede before the convention

if it was clear he wasn't the nominee says "maybe if that system was not rigged against me, I would've won the nomination and defeated Donald Trump." Sounds like rerunning 2016 to me. Rigged!

[Cha]

40. Yeah, he's "sorry"..

[betsuni]

46. When HRC is asked about the 2016 primary, it is rerunning.

When BS is asked about the 2016 primary, it is not rerunning.

[Thekaspervote]

49. Oh... I forgot. He can go there, but damned if anyone else discusses the facts!!

[Cha]

51. Yeah when BS talks about it for 3 years it's

not.. only when Hillary is asked about it.

Link to tweet

Booom, Tina!

[betsuni]

55. Sanders: "I don't wanna see the American people voting for the lesser of two evils."

Stephanopolous: "Is that how you would describe Hillary Clinton against Donald Trump -- as the lesser of two evils?"

Sanders: "Well, if you look -- No, I wouldn't describe it, but that's what the American people are saying."

Maybe it's just me, but I think if he authentically thought HRC was evil, he should've been honest and said "yes." If he didn't believe it, why say so? Authenticity is very important!

[Cha]

59. Yeah, like jill stein & sarandon only they said they

were the same.. and had a big part in trump getting rigged in.

**** ** *** *****!

Sorry.. it's actually good to be reminded of that.. thanks.

Oh and I think BS was **********.

[Thekaspervote]

48. This!!

[kimbutgar]

52. Sorry but that is one of the main reasons I am not a Bernie fan.

His weak endorsement of Hillary Clinton really turned me off to him in 2016.

[booley]

57. Sanders did 39 rallies for Clinton. 14 of them in 5 days. I guess we forgot that.

.... Sanders was reportedly the only politician who got private charter flights paid by the campaign, but his schedule was possibly the most grueling: a Sanders spokeswoman told Politico that he traveled to 39 rallies in 13 states during the final three months of the election cycle, and hit up 17 rallies in 11 states during the final week of the election. “[A]t no point did I ever say ‘he has to have a private plane for the sake of having a private plane,’” added former deputy campaign manager Rania Batrice. “The requests for a charter only came after the schedules were put in front of us. If a less rigorous schedule were put in front of us, we wouldn’t have needed a charter and that would have been fine for everyone involved, including Bernie.”

[link:0https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/02/clinton-staffers-still-complaining-about-bernie-sanders?fbclid=IwAR1yZdLM3xZ_Rhugr7x6c1i87dAFdnqxascRInTkgDq8V3kN1W1GX7vFnnM|Link to Full story]

[Cha]

61. We know what happened.. we were there every damn

step of the way.. and Hillary was exactly correct because she was, too.

[TCJ70]

101. I think I'll take her word for it from Nov 3, 2016...

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton stood side-by-side again Thursday at an event in Raleigh, North Carolina. They reminded the crowd of the long journey they’ve had -- sometime as competitors, sometimes as allies -- over this campaign.

“I’ve got to say,” Clinton said, turning to address Sanders. “This election’s been a lot more fun now that we’re on the same side.”

The independent Vermont senator smiled and bobbed his head. “I want to thank Bernie for everything he’s done,” she continued.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-eye-post-election-goals/story?id=43300037

She thanked Bernie for everything he did...wasn't that nice. Seems like he did well enough for her then.

[Cha]

144. Of course, Hillary was being gracious then.. that's who she is.

Hillary was telling like it was on the Stern show.

I'll take my own word for it.. not BS'.

[NYMinute]

68. There is a phrase that describes those

It is called "wink wink nod nod"

[CentralMass]

73. Yup.

[questionseverything]

80. that is a lot of rallies

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

121. Youre damn right it is!! Bernie should be praised, not bashed, for his effort to get Hillary elected

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

[questionseverything]

187. i really dont know who did more rallies for her at same time

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

207. It was Bernie...not even close! He did DOZENS of rallies; youd think that would count for SOMETHING!

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How quickly some people forget!!


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

[Hassin Bin Sober]

81. That's an inconvenient truth to angry holdouts.

[LanternWaste]

123. This isn't a good look for Bernie. He seems cranky calling out people not even running.

The irrational mind might even go so far as to write "disqualifying" without any objective support behind it.



But that kind of bs is merely petulant absurdity, right?

Inconvenient truths, indeed.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

128. An inconveniet truth indeed HBS!! Bernie deserves MAJOR credit for his contributions to Hillary...

not more Bernie bashing!!


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

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

88. Yes, how quickly people forget!!

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

[NYMinute]

69. lol .. see post #67

[ehrnst]

151. +1000.

[BootinUp]

63. He is such a unifier!

/sarcasm

[NYMinute]

67. ...

Gaslighting swarm will appear to defend and project.

It is never ever Bernie's fault. Bernie never makes mistakes. Bernie never has to apologize. Bernie is perfect and doesn't have to change a thing.

right? RIGHT?

[madaboutharry]

70. Bernie doesn't seem to have a whole lot of self-awareness.

He did hurt her chances. He was bitter and he conveyed that to his supporters.

I keep going back to the same thought about Bernie: He’s not a Democrat and sometimes it really shows. He wasn’t putting the good of the Democratic Party before himself because he doesn’t have an emotional attachment to the Democratic Party.

[NBachers]

76. I defer to Hillary Clinton

[Tiggeroshii]

79. I dont blame her.

I would be too if I won an election by 3 million votes and somehow still lost.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

83. Yeah... sad though. Time to move on!!

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

[Tiggeroshii]

85. Agreed. I just hope she isnt like this when Bernie gets the nomination.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

87. No, I think Hillary will join the chorus of fellow Democrats in endorsing Bernie for President.

I could even see Hillary appearing with Bernie at campaign rallies and giving speeches in support, like he did so many times for her.


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

[R B Garr]

199. Maybe the heart attack was a real eye opener

about how impossible that would be.

[Tiggeroshii]

203. Maybe the fact he had a heart attack and still campaigning strong

Is scaring Biden supporters up the wazoo.

[R B Garr]

204. There couldn't be anyone in the world "scared" of a

78-year-old man who had a heart attack.

But your post was a petty slam on Hillary, and it might be obvious to her as well that a heart attack is a sign of debilitation.

Edit, and this has squat to do with Biden, lol

[Tiggeroshii]

229. Wait what?

Hillary has nothing to do with this.

Bernie is moving up and folks are terrified he will win. This is Bidens to lose.

[R B Garr]

238. This has nothing to do with Biden. Nothing.

You made a derogatory comment about Hillary, and I pointed out that maybe she considers Bernie to be toast because he had a heart attack.

Then you threw in Biden as a distraction to avoid the very real possibility that others view a heart attack as a debilitating event.

[Tiggeroshii]

239. Except that he is running for president in this election.

We are in the 2020 election primary, not 2016.

[R B Garr]

240. This has nothing to do with Biden. Nothing.

This thread is about a derogatory thing Sanders said about Hillary Clinton about 2016.

Then you said a derogatory thing about Hillary, and I surmised that it’s possible Hillary is like many people who don’t think Sanders is a viable candidate to win since they consider a heart attack to be debilitating.

This has nothing to do with Biden except that you want to distract.

[R B Garr]

241. Thread title: "Sanders: I'm sorry that Hillary Clinton is rerunning 2016"

The thread title is “Sanders: I’m sorry that Hillary Clinton is rerunning 2016”.

[betsuni]

242. "Bernie is moving up and folks are terrified he will win. This is Biden's to lose."

Why would anyone be terrified of a stump speech?

[betsuni]

243. You: "I hope she isn't like this when Bernie gets the nomination."

[betsuni]

206. Why would Biden supporters be scared of a man who's had a heart attack and

still campaigning? It's not as if Bernie is Dick Cheney, he's human. Everybody worries about people with health problems (except for Dick Cheney).

[LanternWaste]

124. Bernie's certainly not moving on. Try suggesting that to him.

[Gothmog]

84. I agree with Hillary Clinton

I really do not believe that sanders will be the nominee. There are too many real Democrats who will not forgive or forget

[Tiggeroshii]

86. There are too many "real democrats" that need to move the heck on!

And accept the fact he is very likely to receive the nomination at this point.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

89. Without question... Bernie is already showing he can unite voters around his cause.

It will happen here too!!


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

[Tiggeroshii]

93. Agreed!

[Gothmog]

111. Given sanders poll numbers, I have hope that sanders will not get the300 delegates needed

I was a delegate to the Philadelphia convention and saw how the process works. One key item is that under the rules, a candidate cannot be put into nomination without 300 delegates. https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2020-Call-for-Convention-WITH-Attachments-2.26.19.pdf

Nomination of the Democratic Candidate for President: The Permanent Chair shall receive nominations from the floor for the Democratic candidate for the Office of President of the United
States in the following manner:

a. Requests to nominate a presidential candidate shall be in writing and shall have affixed thereto the written approval of the proposed nominee and the name of the individuals who shall be recognized to make the nominating and seconding speeches on behalf of a presidential candidate and shall be delivered to the Convention Secretary at a location as specified by the Secretary no later than 6:00 p.m. of the day preceding the day designated for the commencement of presidential nominations.

b. Each such request must be accompanied by a petition indicating support for the proposed nominee signed by delegates representing not less than 300 or more than 600 delegate votes, not more than 50 of which may come from one (1) delegation. A delegate may not sign more than one (1) nominating petition for president and for vice president. Pledged and automatic delegates may sign the petition.

If sanders is frozen out of enough states due to the 15% rule and remaining non-Biden delegates are split among several candidates, there is a chance that sanders may not reach 300 threshold

[OldRed2450]

91. It's up to Bernie to earn my vote

and threats like this won't do it.

Link to tweet

[Tiggeroshii]

92. I get it. You arent voting for him.

That is fine. But millions of others are, and he continues to be one of 4 candidates who are nearly guaranteed to get the nomination. It might be a good idea for many people to work off that chip on their shoulder in the very real possibility the nominee is him.

[betsuni]

94. Earning votes, not expecting coronations, holding feet to the fire, vetting,

voting records, quotes, etc., are suddenly bad.

Wonder why.

[Gothmog]

110. That is not going to happen

Link to tweet

[LanternWaste]

125. Cute bumper sticker.

Lacking any objective support, they're often the go-to wisdom for the second-rate and third tier candidates advancing towards the rear more quickly every day.

"Accept the fact"
And there's the back of the t-shirt.

[Tiggeroshii]

126. He won 23 primaries in 2016. He has a larger base of support than 2016, and far more money.

I have no doubt he will win the extra few contests needed to give him the nomination. I'm curious how long it wil take for others to come to that realization.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

132. The voters sure as hell have come to that realization &that Bernie will clobber tRump in the General

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

[Tiggeroshii]

133. It's more than obvious.

Thanks Bluestate!

[Mike Nelson]

90. Bernie, Bernie, Bernie...

... STOP! You need Hillary Clinton voters to win the nomination. All you need is the last part. "Right now our goal is to defeat Donald Trump. I think I am the strongest candidate to do that. If it turns out I am not the Democratic nominee, I will strongly support anybody else." Just add a compliment about Hillary... say you liked working with her in the Senate and would welcome her support as President. Say she's "tough, smart, a fighter..." whatever... Remember, you need Hillary Clinton voters to win the nomination! When her name comes up, throw her a compliment!

[Cha]

95. yeah, this wasn't very smart of him.

[betsuni]

96. Can't!

Once you say a person is evil, you really can't go back.

Bernie: "I don't think anyone seriously believes that because I wrote a best-selling book, and it made money ... that I've changed my views, and you'll now have me saying, 'Gee, maybe we want to give tax breaks to millionaires.' I don't think you've heard me say that."

No Democrat has said that. Zero Democratic votes for the Trump tax cuts. But he always accuses Democrats of corruption because they accept the legal limit of campaign contributions. What is the point to that?

[Cha]

97. So he keeps digging.

[Tiggeroshii]

103. "Man running for president has ego."

What a shocking headline...

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

182. WTF?!?!?! HOW CAN ANYONE SERIOUSLY SAY THAT?!?!

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

[Tiggeroshii]

184. Right??

[aikoaiko]

113. Right. He competed for the nomination and then endorsed her.

oh. the horror.

[MrsCoffee]

115. With a whole lot of bullshit in between.

[Cha]

193. No kidding. :(

[The Valley Below]

139. This message was self-censored by its author.

[betsuni]

147. Agree.

[Horizens]

165. Agree

Agree

[treestar]

107. Imagine if Hillary actually ran again

I'm surprised Bernie doesn't get more heat for having another try; especially from the crowd who argues anyone who did not win the nomination before should not try again.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

127. It's Bernie's turn to get a second chance... Hillary got hers, as did Joe, now on his THIRD try.

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

[treestar]

136. Hillary could have a third chance

Just imagine the outcry had she ran !

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

140. Yes some Biden supporters wud be upset, understandably, as his poll#'s wud likely drop considerably.

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A Bernie/Hillary rematch though would be fine by me... let the best candidate win!!


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

[sheshe2]

228. She was and did. nt

[RandySF]

141. Why?

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

175. Why not? Other candidates, like Hillary & Joe have gotten 2nd/3rd tries at the Democratic nomination

and DESERVEDLY so. Indeed, I would WELCOME Hillary to run again, and find myself among the "many, many, many" she has cited who are urging her to do so. Bernie is no different and deserves the same consideration!!


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

[aikoaiko]

108. Bernie follows DU rules.

Looks like some people are still salty.

[MrsCoffee]

116. Yes, because the last three years have been a fucking holiday.

Can't imagine why people are still salty.

[Quixote1818]

131. LOL! DUesy! Perfect! nt

[Cha]

201. Not really.. she got corrected pretty damn fast.

[Cha]

200. This was posted on DU June 26, 2019..sure looks like BS is the one who's "salty"

Sanders Claims 2016 Primary Was Rigged, Won't Commit to Supporting Winner

NBC’s Kasie Hunt asked Bernie Sanders if he would commit to supporting the Democratic nominee before the convention if it’s clear it won’t be him. Sanders would not make any such commitment. Instead, he said, “some people say that maybe if the system was not rigged against me, I would have won the nomination.”

BS.. ".. some people say.."

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287167107#top

http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/06/bernie-sanders-2016-rigged-wont-pledge-support-winner.html

This was posted on DU March 8, 2019..

Bernie invoking Hillary

Link to tweet

https://www.democraticunderground.com/128717213

And, I don't feel like rolling on the floor laughing about it.

[betsuni]

202. Behold "the power of superdelegates."

Fantasy conspiracy theory.

[Cha]

205. LOL! Yes, Behold!

.. The Power of Cheese! Now that's funny! Thanks for the !

[aikoaiko]

210. You're funny. In both cases he was talking about processes and procedures.

In neither example was he saying that Hillary should have done something different or how she “hurt me”.

Even you can see the difference, surely.

Maybe not.

[Cha]

212. BS Broke the Rules.. & keep laughing.

[aikoaiko]

213. Only because you're getting funnier.

[Cha]

214. BS broke the rules at least twice.

[still_one]

216. +++

[Cha]

218. Thank you, still_one!

[still_one]

219. It is a good thing to remind some people exactly what happened. Thank-you!!!

[Cha]

220. Yes, it is.. some seem to forget exactly

what's been going on these last couple of years..

[ehrnst]

244. BOOM! You brought the receipts! (nt)

[Cha]

245. Had to.. and it still doesn't

count.. according to "some people".

Mahalo, ehrnst!

[Happy Hoosier]

114. We'll see.

When he loses (and he will), we'll see if replays 2016 by stretching out his defeat as long as possible to damage the nominee.

[MrsCoffee]

117. He won't hesitate if the winner is a man.

I don't see him throwing his support right away behind any of the women.

[still_one]

217. Yup

[aikoaiko]

138. How is Bernie a narcissist?

[Quixote1818]

129. LOL, the comments at the Hill are sure a lot different from most of those here. nt

[Hassin Bin Sober]

155. Lol. Yep.

[Cha]

197. LOL.. the comments on Twitter are much more Candid

than here!

[Thomas Hurt]

135. Bernie is rerunning by bringing it up.

She is not running.

No Democrat should be mentioning her unless she is campaigning for them.

[redstatebluegirl]

137. Just go away Bernie before you cost us another election and 4 more years of the orange one.

[Demsrule86]

145. He should never speak about 2016 ...never.

[BeckyDem]

148. Me too.

[jalan48]

149. I am to Bernie. It does keep her name in the news though.

[Cha]

196. Hillary is a valued former SOS who made history getting

the most votes for Madam POTUS of any Dem except President Obama.

She doesn't need BS to be sought after for her views and opinions.

[betsuni]

198. HRC asked a question about the primaries: keeping her name in the news by rerunning the primaries.

BS asked a question about the primaries: being authentic, not rerunning the primaries.

[jg10003]

159. Has Hillary accepted any responbility for losing?

[TexasBushwhacker]

166. Not one bit. I wish she would just go away.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

180. I don't... Bernie & Elizabeth will need Hillary's full-throated support for their candidacy

to maximize their chances of clobbering tRump in the General.


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

[ehrnst]

227. More so than any candidate who got fewer votes - which is all of them but Obama.

[TexasBushwhacker]

231. Absolutely not

But she still knows she is hated by the right, and plenty of independents. I don't think her endorsement of anyone will help, and it might hurt. That's why I wish she and Bill (who was photographed with Jeffrey Epstein) would sit this one out.

[ehrnst]

232. Yes, she did, and Jane Sanders was photographed with Arturo Carmona and Joe Arpaio

After the world knew about how predatory they were.

And then there's this:



And Bernie is very much hated on the right (with the exception of some GOP strategists and pols), by many independents as well as many self-identifying Democrats.

His endorsements didn't help many get elected in 2018. Hillary's involvement in the midterms however, did.

So, those things aren't a dealbreaker for candidates it seems, so why is it for Hillary and Bill?

When you say that you wish Bill and Hillary would "Sit it out" do you mean not speak publicly?

[ehrnst]

235. ....

[betsuni]

167. "I take absolute personal responsibility. I was the candidate. I was the person who was

on the ballot." Of course she has, wrote a whole book about it.

http://qz.com/1077873/hillary-clinton-book-how-many-times-clinton-apologized-in-what-happened

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

179. Yes, Hillary did take some responsibility, indicating there were things she could have done better.

They are detailed in her book, What Happened. Hillary deserves recognition for that and, hopefully, Bernie has learned the important lessons of 2016 that Hillary writes about and will make the necessary adjustments in taking on and defeating Dolt45.


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

[ehrnst]

234. I think that she is just more honest and transparent than any candidate, including those that

she has defeated, who could have clearly have also done better.

[Polybius]

172. Hillary said "I hope he doesn't do it again this time around"

She completely dismisses Bernie having any chance of winning. Almost makes me want to switch my support to Bernie.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

181. Feel free!! We can squeeze another on the "Bernie Bandwagon"...

though I'd be SO damn proud to throw my support to Elizabeth, should she come out on top. But then, I expect BOTH Bernie AND Elizabeth to end up on the ticket and, that way, we can get the best of both worlds!!


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

[questionseverything]

188. almost like it is pre determined huh

[Cha]

191. ".. pre-determined.. " like anyone

has to power to do that.

[Cha]

190. Do it. It's obviously if he doesn't win the Nom..

I agree with Hillary.

[democratisphere]

183. HRC isn't running.

Another needs to follow suit.

[honest.abe]

194. I'm sorry Sanders is running in 2020.

I wish he would go away.

[Cha]

195. Booom!

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

224. I'm ECSTATIC Bernie is running in 2020!! A candidate who promotes a genuinely progressive agenda

that protects the interests of common folks on Main Street should go away?! Hardly!!

There's no need to fear Bernie's agenda... instead, we should all embrace it, as it represents what's best for America as a whole.

What's not to love?! If ever there was a candidate to unite behind that can bring us all together, it's Bernie!!


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

[honest.abe]

249. What's not to love??

Bernie was part of the reason we lost in 2016 and is setting things up for similar outcome for 2020.

[OldRed2450]

222. After running such a negative campaign, you can't put the genie back in the bottle.

This is a good article for those that need to remember

https://medium.com/@blairdurkee/scorched-earth-politics-bernie-sanders-and-the-dishonest-campaign-that-gave-us-trump-eb0bc82ab2c1

Snip~ It’s unclear whether April 2015 Bernie Sanders would hate and detest the actions of April 2016 Bernie Sanders, who ran a campaign so sordid and venomous that the soap opera analogy seems quaint in comparison. He did in the very beginning insist on sticking to the issues. But by the end of his campaign against Hillary Clinton, he had called her personally responsible for American deaths in Iraq, accused her of being involved in a money laundering scheme, declared that she was “unqualified” to be president, and implied she was guilty of bribery and corruption (in a thirty-second ad one might reasonably call negative and ugly).~


Snip~ As we now know, Sanders’ endeavor to tarnish Clinton’s image among liberal voters had significant help from Russian hackers sowing discord at the Democratic National Convention and social media trolls spreading anti-Clinton memes and fake news stories. Recently, he even admitted to having known the Russians were helping him — and he used it to his advantage anyway. Lesser known by the public, Sanders also received assistance from Republican-affiliated Super PACs and the Republican National Committee itself — who were beside themselves with pleasure that Sanders was doing their dirty work for them. This had been publicly reported as early as May 2015, and again, while he did not ask for their aid, he relished it nonetheless. The combined efforts of Bernie Sanders, Moscow, and the Republican Party succeeded in turning Clinton’s favorable rating upside down.

[betsuni]

230. +1

[brooklynite]

225. Since Clinton isn't running, Sanders could have just ignored the critique and continued on...

[Scoopster]

226. Oh for FUCK'S SAKE...

The ONLY candidates in the field that are re-running 2016 are Bernie Sanders and the GOP clown-pig. Get the fuck over Hillary already.

[UniteFightBack]

236. So a comment or thought that happens to be TRUE about 2016 and he accuses Clinton of 'rerunning' it

??? He fucking held Clinton HOSTAGE.

[Cha]

246. Yeah, he's not

fooling anybody.

[myohmy2]

237. sad...

"...Hillary Clinton’s recent suggestion that his decision to not endorse her sooner after the two battled for the Democratic nomination in 2016 ended up hurting her in the general election against Donald Trump. "

...it's everyone and everything but Hillary...

"...she was “disappointed” with Sanders and she hopes “he doesn’t do it again to whoever gets the nomination.” "


...oh well, better luck next time...

[Cha]

247. Hillary is Absolutely Correct.. anyone who paid

attention knows that.

[Gothmog]

248. According to this poll, Clinton is still more popular compared to sanders

Link to tweet