2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumSanders would oppose Sherrod Brown as HRC VP
Politico: Aides say Sanders thinks that progressives who picked Clinton are cynical, power-chasing chickens like Sen. Sherrod Brown, one of his most consistent allies in the Senate before endorsing Clinton and campaigning hard for her ahead of the Ohio primary. Sanders is so bitter about it that hed be ready to nix Brown as an acceptable VP choice, if Clinton ever asked his advice on whod be a good progressive champion.
https://politicalwire.com/2016/06/08/sanders-would-oppose-brown-as-clinton-veep/
sufrommich
(22,871 posts)Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)themselves from anything that could be seen as bad judgement by spilling this stuff to a writer for Politico. This isn't his first article channeling their version to the public. Sources have to be considered, of course, but it does seem that Bernie has a bit of a vengeance problem.
This is not the only source for some of these reports. And this one specifically confirms Barney Frank's description of Sanders as someone who genuinely believes any colleague who does not support him is corrupt, that with him there is "no such thing as honest disagreement."
(Good thing for him all the colleagues he's told the world are corrupt aren't out gunning for him! That's kind of an insult for those who are not.)
Btw, Politico is a DC insider medium that leans slightly right and is in no way a friend of Hillary.
OKNancy
(41,832 posts)Brown's wife also tweeted about the phone call
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)Interesting.
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Herman4747
(1,825 posts)Even more interesting.
Ohioblue22
(1,430 posts)Nearly all of the sanders supporters will vote for secretary clinton
TwilightZone
(25,471 posts)More will be once Sanders drops out and endorses Clinton.
If a few of them want to stay home and pout, I'm not going to worry about it.
monmouth4
(9,700 posts)Herman4747
(1,825 posts)over continuous duplicity.
Consider the following statement:
Albert describes Hillary so very well, doesn't he?
TwilightZone
(25,471 posts)She said that one of the first things that Hillary could do after inauguration is start a nuclear war with Russia.
That's not honesty. That's grandstanding bullshit.
Herman4747
(1,825 posts)That's quite funny, guy.
And did they produce a video of Dr. Stein lying for 13 minutes straight, like they did with Hillary? Do tell.
TwilightZone
(25,471 posts)She says whatever it takes to get attention. Her political career is just a series of stunts and grandiose statements, which is reflected in the whopping 460k votes she received in 2012. She's failed in nearly every political campaign she's even attempted, because there's nothing there.
Ah, the 13-minute video. The one with no context, no references, heavily edited. If you believed that, it's not that surprising that you're falling for Stein's shtick.
Mass
(27,315 posts)and hoping to get a job in the Clinton campaign.
We already have had 5 or 6 stories like that this year (all on the GOP side) + a couple for Clinton (remember stories of her impending doom earlier this year or at the end of last year).
HERVEPA
(6,107 posts)DCBob
(24,689 posts)alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)Now that it's over. They're trying to rile up Sanders people against Clinton.
Don't let them have it.
OKNancy
(41,832 posts)Sanders calls Sherrod Brown, denies Politico story
UPDATE 9:15 a.m. June 9, 2016
Connie Schultz, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and wife of Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, said Bernie Sanders called Brown Wednesday to deny a Politico story that suggested Sanders felt betrayed by Brown and other progressive senators.
On Facebook, Schultz added: "Bernie always gives the best hugs." She said she didn't fault Politico for the story, and said she didn't doubt that some "embittered staffer" made those comments. "I just don't believe he or she speaks for Bernie," she wrote.
yardwork
(61,608 posts)We have Sander's campaign aides making belligerent comments about President Obama. Now this. They need to calm down.
Armstead
(47,803 posts)Response to book_worm (Original post)
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MineralMan
(146,307 posts)not the candidate who failed to get the nomination.
Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)Personally I believe Bernie and Brown over Politico's faceless gossip any day of the week. How about you? Is Connie just a big liar?
MineralMan
(146,307 posts)I don't fact check everything personally. No time to do so. If the claim were true, my comment still stands.
TwilightZone
(25,471 posts)"On Facebook, Schultz added: "Bernie always gives the best hugs." She said she didn't fault Politico for the story, and said she didn't doubt that some "embittered staffer" made those comments. "I just don't believe he or she speaks for Bernie," she wrote."
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/blogs/2016/06/08/politico-bernie-sanders-furious-sherrod-brown/85589252/
That doesn't make the story bullshit. It means that someone on his staff is probably speaking out of turn.
azurnoir
(45,850 posts)ah whatever floats your boat
seabeyond
(110,159 posts)takes him so far before people start calling him on it. He is not immune like he seems to think he is.
Zambero
(8,964 posts)Considering the source of the story, it comes as no surprise.
Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)They basically call Connie a liar by way of bashing Bernie. They are strongly motivated to bash.
Lord Magus
(1,999 posts)Freddie Stubbs
(29,853 posts)And I'm sure that she will take any advice from his with the proverbial grain of salt.
spud_demon
(76 posts)That's an unsupported claim from a very biased blog.
[link:http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/blogs/2016/06/08/politico-bernie-sanders-furious-sherrod-brown/85589252/|
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/blogs/2016/06/08/politico-bernie-sanders-furious-sherrod-brown/85589252/]
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)yardwork
(61,608 posts)They are hurting Sanders.
LexVegas
(6,060 posts)Herman4747
(1,825 posts)"I'M WITH HER!"???
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)Good thing Hillary isn't seeking your council on this matter I guess.
Hiraeth
(4,805 posts)bullwinkle428
(20,629 posts)Zambero
(8,964 posts)I read it on the Drudge Report!
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)I sincerely hope Sanders is not this delusional.
Mass
(27,315 posts)I love Connie, and she is much more than " Brown's wife", but some people are so uninformed here that I was not sure they would know who she is.
tritsofme
(17,377 posts)Eric J in MN
(35,619 posts)...and almost unfollowed him because of this obnoxious Politico article based on the mind reading of a staffer.
But I decided that Gabriel Debenedetti is good on Twitter, and maybe most of that Politico article was written by Edward-Isaac Dovere, whose name is first in the byline.
democrattotheend
(11,605 posts)Based on anonymous sources trying to cover their own asses. Even MSNBC said take that article with a grain of salt.
bigwillq
(72,790 posts)He's very, very likely not going to be the nominee.