Dear fellow Clinton supporters

[DemocratSinceBirth]

I suggest we give Senator Bernie Sanders the benefit of the doubt.

The situation with the misuse of the logos for the American Association Of Retired People and the League Of Conservation Voters as well as campaign supporters masquerading as union members may very well be the work of renegade supporters.


Let's hold fire until all the evidence is in. The presumption of innocence is at the core of who we are as a people.



Thank you in advance.


Respectfully,
DemocratSinceBirth

[Glamrock]

1. Bravo (pronoun), Bravo

Thank you. The vitriol from both sides has been revolting as of late....

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. I am a huge Clinton supporter...

I am a huge Clinton supporter... But I don't believe for a second Bernie is orchestrating this...


That being said a lot of folks will do a lot of unsavory things if they can justify in their own minds it is for a good cause...The whole "if God is on our side" thing. It's also the genesis of a lot of human misery.

[Glamrock]

18. Absotivly

I'm a huge Bernie supporter, but I've been pretty aghast at some of the things I've seen from some Bernie peeps.

[deathrind]

3. That would be the adult thing to do...

But this is politics and there must be no abatement in the mud slinging...you never know what might stick.


End Sarcasm...

[MeNMyVolt]

4. OK. I still think it's Weaver, but OK.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

11. I don't believe he's behind it.

Not because I think he's a particularly good guy but because the risk of getting caught outweigh the benefits. That's why a lot of folks obey the law.

And his killing the messenger approach to malfeasance is off putting...

[Dovidoff]

5. The problem is that Sanders denies the allegation is true

"Nevada's powerful Culinary Union on Thursday accused Bernie Sanders' campaign staffers of posing as union workers in an attempt to gain access to their members, a charge the Sanders campaign denies."

http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/28/politics/bernie-sanders-union-nevada-culinary-union/index.html

[Bobbie Jo]

6. Of course you know

if the situations were reversed, we would be afforded the same courtesy.

[Skwmom]

7. Wow, how renegade to tell voters your lifetime voting record. But then again, we don't

want them knowing about those speaking fees do we...

[KittyWampus]

10. His campaign used logos to create a false impression. Only a hypocrite

would say it was just fine and dandy.

Combined with stealing data?

Sanders can't run a campaign. His team has no control over their staff.

[ronnykmarshall]

13. Try some fiber

[boston bean]

16. lol.

[KittyWampus]

8. Not a Clinton supporter but Sanders is responsible for his campaign. If he isn't

then he has NO business running for POTUS.

[gwheezie]

9. I agree with

I'm not jumping on this. Bernie is not used to this level of play. His prior campaigns have not required the scrutiny a presidential campaign elicits.

[KittyWampus]

14. He wants to POTUS. So is he or is he not responsible for what his team does?

He's not running for class president or even senator from a tiny little state.

[gwheezie]

22. I think how he manages his campaign

Reflects on is he prepared to handle this level of scrutiny. He's going to either get a grasp of this or not. It will be evident the more pressure put on him if he should be the nominee.

[firebrand80]

12. Bernie has some overzealous novices working for him

Nothing to get bent out of shape about, but it doesn't give me a whole lot of confidence in what kind of White House he would run

[mcar]

15. I appreciate your graciousness, DSB

I do feel, however, that a candidate is responsible for his/ her campaign, and that it speaks to their ability to govern. The issue should be judged in a fair manner.

[farleftlib]

17. FWIW, thank you

and I will strive to always return the favor. That is who Democrats are.

[betsuni]

19. ABC News visited the Sanders campaign headquarters and a young man

volunteering there told Jonathan Karl that he was too busy to speak to him. Not that Karl doesn't deserve to be snubbed, but the volunteer was representing the Sanders campaign. What an arrogant jackass, I thought. Even if a small number of supporters are like that, bad things can happen.

[Empowerer]

20. I agree completely

Thanks for posting.

[Cali_Democrat]

21. Agree! If the situation was flipped around....

I have no doubt Bernie supporters would give Hillary the benefit of the doubt.