Is the Fidel Castro lovefest finally hurting Bernie?

[Lexblues]

Seems to me that 60 Minutes interview might've been this worst mistake thus far in his campaign. He could've done without that interview. I think it's scared the Democrats into action and support Joe. We'll see how it goes on Tuesday. I think we all dread a campaign in the fall with talk of communism, the Soviet Union, and Castro love. We need to keep the election about Trump, not whether we should praise Fidel or not.

[blue-wave]

1. Very Likely

And helping Joe in Florida.


Poll: Biden retakes lead in Florida

"Former Vice President Joe Biden is reclaiming his front-runner status in Florida, according to a survey released on Thursday by St. Pete Polls."

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/484893-poll-biden-retakes-lead-in-florida


Bernie is a distant 3rd.

[LizBeth]

2. There is a lot of stuff that hurt Sanders, being anti Democratic being one of them.

That is what makes him such a poor choice for Democratic nominee.

[Callado119]

3. Yup, he just can't stop apologizing for murderous dictators as long as they're leftist..

...just wait until we start talking about the rape/child sex fantasy essays...this guy is the republicans’ dream come true..

[whathehell]

5. Huh?

What "rape/child sex fantasy"?

He wrote one essay 40 years ago describing some sort of rape fantasy that did NOT concern a child..Claims to the contrary need this thing called a "link"...Without it, your accusation is slander.

[Rhiannon12866]

6. Libel, actually, since it's written

[whathehell]

7. Neither, since there is NO documentation

[Rhiannon12866]

9. That's my point

Libel:

a published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation.

[whathehell]

12. Um, I don't think that was your point.

Nice try, though.

You posted the same thing twice, by the way..You might want to delete one of them.

[Rhiannon12866]

13. Thanks! That's been happening to me lately, don't know why.

[blue-wave]

8. Wait. You're saying that Bernie wrote an essay about a rape fantasy?

I'm not familiar with this so-called essay situation, but child in the essay or not I'm very concerned. You can bet I'll be searching for it now. If it's true, it's a very disturbing revelation.

[whathehell]

11. You can do your own research.

or get Caliado to document her assertion.

[Hortensis]

16. Don't get too excited. :) It's an extremely boring essay.

Sanders obviously tried to get people to read his earnest young bachelor's wisdom on male-female relationships by opening with a bit about women's rape fantasies. This last was actually a typical whiff of the Second Wave/sexual revolution times and reaction to them; like the idea of bra burning, a tantalizing notion that got chortled over for a while.

Btw, when I read it, I felt the rest of the leaden piece provided a complete explanation for the need for a titillating something that would keep people from tossing it after the first paragraph. It really changes character after he dumps the theme of the intro and moves on to imparting his insights and advice to couples. It's been years since I read it, but I remember a pivot in focus so noticeable and complete that it gave the impression that the intro may have been tacked on afterward.

[sheshe2]

19. Snopes says it is true.

[whathehell]

4. He said Castro enacted a much needed Literacy Program, which he did

He also condemned his autocratic/dictatorial
actions... That's hardly a 'lovefest'.

[yaesu]

14. No, that republican talking point isn't hurting Bernie

he will do just find

[MontanaFarmer]

17. If this campaign becomes a referendum on

socialism instead of a referendum on trump/ Republican death care, we will lose. The margin for error isn't large enough.

[Aviation Pro]

18. Yep

He over reached and showed his true self. The revolution died there.