GOP super PACs give Bernie Sanders a pass

[Alfresco]

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/gop-super-pacs-give-bernie-sanders-pass
Excerpt:

By Alex Seitz-Wald 01/19/16 03:32 PM
With a tighter-than-expected race for Iowa looming, both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are trying to woo Democrats by saying they’d be the strongest candidate to go up against Republicans in the fall.

“From the bottom of my heart, above and beyond ideas, if you want somebody who is gonna beat Donald Trump, who is gonna beat the other Republicans, I think Bernie Sanders is that candidate,” Sanders said in Fort Dodge, Iowa.

Republicans seem to be more concerned about facing off against his Democratic opponent.

GOP super PACs and outside groups have already spent about $5 million attacking Hillary Clinton, while they have spent $0 hitting Bernie Sanders, according a Democratic source who tracks media buys.

The only attack ads against Sanders this cycle have come from a super PAC tied to Martin O’Malley, the third candidate in the Democratic race, according to the source.

This week, American Crossroads, the group founded by George W. Bush strategist Karl Rove, released an ad attacking Clinton from the left that echoes many of Sanders’ talking points against her. “Ever wonder how Hillary Clinton can afford so many ads? Chances are, they were paid for with Wall Street cash,” the narrator declares. “Hillary Clinton’s gotten 54 times more money from Wall Street interests than from all of Iowa. Hillary rewarded Wall Street with the $700 billion bailout. And Wall Street made her a multi-millionaire.”

It’s part of a larger effort of Republicans to boost Sanders vis a vis Clinton, in an effort to damage the former secretary of state.
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Meanwhile, Sanders responded to the Priorities ad with a fundraising email from campaign manager Jeff Weaver saying, “Goldman Sachs [is] funding Clinton ads in Iowa.” A fraction of Priorities USA donations from the Wall Street mega-bank.

In the last Republican debate, Sanders’ name was mentioned five times. Clinton was mentioned almost 30 times.

[daleanime]

1. Not for much longer.....

But considering how little dirt Hillary has been able to dig up leads me to believe he'll be fine.

[Alfresco]

2. It's clear who they fear. Hillary.

[daleanime]

6. And they have a great track record....

for being right?

[Persondem]

3. Of course they are giving him a pass

Sanders is the GOP's dream candidate .... so much material to make tv ads and bumper stickers with ... it would be like shooting fish in a barrel.
K & R

[KingFlorez]

4. The writing is on the wall

[emulatorloo]

5. Thanks for the article. Those creeps need to remove themselves from our primary process.

[SidDithers]

7. DU rec...nt

Sid

[Gothmog]

8. The GOP and its super pacs are afraid of Clinton

It is telling that the GOP wants Sanders to be the nominee

[DanTex]

9. Of course they do. Nobody is more excited about Bernie than the GOP.

They would love to run against him, or failing that, turn the Primary into an extended struggle.