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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumCrain's NY: Bernie Sanders' New York team slips up
Crain's New York Business:Supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders were stung by an editorial board meeting with the Daily News that proved damaging to his campaign, but the primary local organization advising him on New York is not saying why it failed to prevent the slip-up.
The Working Families Party, which is led by veterans of New York politics, is helping Sanders navigate the state's tricky political waters. But either the party did not warn him of the risks of having Sanders sit down with the editorial board, or its warnings were ignored by the Sanders campaign.
"Gonna pass on this one," emailed the Working Families Party's New York state director, Bill Lipton, in response to an inquiry from Crain's. "Hope you understand."
...snip...
The Sanders campaign's decision to meet with the paper's board suggests that his inner circle does not know much about New York City and that members of the Sanders team who do, namely leaders of the Working Families Party, were not consulted or just made the wrong call. Perhaps they assumed that the Daily News' harsh treatment of Donald Trump in recent months was a sign that it would be favorable to Sanders. So, Sanders walked in unprepared for an ambush, even falling for the gotcha question, "How do you get on the subway today?" (Sanders answered, "You get a token and you get in."
The Working Families Party, which is led by veterans of New York politics, is helping Sanders navigate the state's tricky political waters. But either the party did not warn him of the risks of having Sanders sit down with the editorial board, or its warnings were ignored by the Sanders campaign.
"Gonna pass on this one," emailed the Working Families Party's New York state director, Bill Lipton, in response to an inquiry from Crain's. "Hope you understand."
...snip...
The Sanders campaign's decision to meet with the paper's board suggests that his inner circle does not know much about New York City and that members of the Sanders team who do, namely leaders of the Working Families Party, were not consulted or just made the wrong call. Perhaps they assumed that the Daily News' harsh treatment of Donald Trump in recent months was a sign that it would be favorable to Sanders. So, Sanders walked in unprepared for an ambush, even falling for the gotcha question, "How do you get on the subway today?" (Sanders answered, "You get a token and you get in."
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Crain's NY: Bernie Sanders' New York team slips up (Original Post)
brooklynite
Apr 2016
OP
um.. Guess the Homeown candidate just was not prepared. Reminds me of his first Debate--very
riversedge
Apr 2016
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nichomachus
(12,754 posts)1. What? A Wall Street house organ slamming Bernie? Imagine that!
They have bought and paid for Hillary a dozen times over. They're not going to let that investment go down the drain. They know Hillary will deliver for the One Percent.
riversedge
(70,299 posts)3. ha! blaming someone else. No surprise.
riversedge
(70,299 posts)2. um.. Guess the Homeown candidate just was not prepared. Reminds me of his first Debate--very
confident he did not need to take time to prepare.
GeorgeGist
(25,323 posts)4. Last week's discredited news.
Try to keep up, Erik.