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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 12:58 AM Jun 2016

Inside the bitter last days of Bernie's revolution

For better and for worse, Sanders made all the big decisions.

By EDWARD-ISAAC DOVERE and GABRIEL DEBENEDETTI 06/07/16 11:26 PM EDT Updated 06/08/16 12:33 AM EDT


There’s no strategist pulling the strings, and no collection of burn-it-all-down aides egging him on. At the heart of the rage against Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party, the campaign aides closest to him say, is Bernie Sanders.

It was the Vermont senator who personally rewrote his campaign manager’s shorter statement after the chaos at the Nevada state party convention and blamed the political establishment for inciting the violence.

He was the one who made the choice to go after Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz after his wife read him a transcript of her blasting him on television.

He chose the knife fight over calling Clinton unqualified, which aides blame for pulling the bottom out of any hopes they had of winning in New York and their last real chance of turning a losing primary run around.

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/bernie-sanders-campaign-last-days-224041
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Inside the bitter last days of Bernie's revolution (Original Post) workinclasszero Jun 2016 OP
After the "Hillary isn't qualified" and the Papal ambush Bernie was toast. redstateblues Jun 2016 #1
If I heard right on MSNBC..Sanders knew long ago he couldnt win workinclasszero Jun 2016 #7
He ran a nasty, low down campaign. He knew she wouldn't fight back. Walk away Jun 2016 #2
That's disturbing. NurseJackie Jun 2016 #3
They are talking about this article on MSNBC right now! workinclasszero Jun 2016 #4
Saw this coming Monday: stopbush Jun 2016 #5
Wow you had their number for sure stopbush! workinclasszero Jun 2016 #8
He did Russ Fiengold dirty a real progressive hero MattP Jun 2016 #6
 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
7. If I heard right on MSNBC..Sanders knew long ago he couldnt win
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 01:19 AM
Jun 2016

But chose to string on his fans and scorch the earth on the way down.

Walk away

(9,494 posts)
2. He ran a nasty, low down campaign. He knew she wouldn't fight back.
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 01:01 AM
Jun 2016

What a Bully! Just like his death threatening, chair throwing supporters.

Now on to even worse! Trump and his supporters.

MattP

(3,304 posts)
6. He did Russ Fiengold dirty a real progressive hero
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 01:15 AM
Jun 2016

I'll never forgive him the Bernie or Bust never had to be he knew he lost a long time ago

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