If we're being honest, Sanders missed a huge opportunity RE:Flint

[fried eggs]

This was the chance to connect the dots on how money corrupts and the devastating effects of that corruption. To connect the dots on class and discrepancies with how people of different classes are treated. It would have been a way to show how he handles crisis, and a way to attract more minorities.

Instead, it seems he saw the crisis as an abstract problem that had nothing to do with him. A random tweet calling for Snyder's resignation was not enough. Tell voters the how and why of what led to the crisis and how you'd change things.

He can still do more, it's not too late.

[Skwmom]

1. He didn't politicize a horrible situation. It is no demonstration about how someone handles crisis

It's an example of how for some politicians there is no situation they would not exploit.

[randys1]

2. If trying to expose the corruption and help the people is politicizing, then........... ............

[Skwmom]

6. Then she should be rushing to Chicago. Oh that's right Rahm loves Chicago.

There is nothing wrong with speaking out against wrong. What is disgusting is trying to act like you rushed in and saved the day.

[randys1]

13. As with Obama , some folks will NEVER say anything nice about Hillary

[Skwmom]

14. That is your defense for Chicago?

[TM99]

16. That is his standard defense

for any politician as long as they have a D after their name.

Party before principles!

[MineralMan]

3. Michigan will send a large contingent of delegates

to the Democratic Convention. However, it looks as though Hillary will win in that state handily, although polls are older there than in some states, and still include Biden. However, Biden supporters in those early polls tend to divide more heavily for Clinton.

It may be that Sanders has written off that state already, which would explain why he didn't press that issue at the last debate, while Clinton voluntarily offered her closing statement on that topic.

It remains a hot-button issue in the news, though, and deserves thought and comment by primary candidates. Michigan counts in the general election. It counts a lot.

[FlatBaroque]

4. An opportunist would take advantage of the situation

but I do agree that Flint is emblematic of the corporate state/Right Wing Version

[INdemo]

5. The Flint Mayor had already

Endorsed Hillary and the spiel about Flint at the debate had already been rehearsed and in her script

[JonLeibowitz]

10. Not to mention handed the talking points to the NYT. What do I mean?

Yesterday's NYT:

On the water crisis in Flint, Mich., [Bill Clinton] said that Mr. Sanders “genuinely cared about it,” before adding that Mrs. Clinton looked for a solution while Mr. Sanders called for the governor to resign. (Mr. Sanders did that only after saying he agreed with what Mrs. Clinton had said initially.)

http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/01/20/bill-clinton-warns-of-gridlock-under-bernie-sanderss-health-care-plan/

Of course I let the NYT, both the public editor and staff writer, that they are peddling lies. Bernie called for the resignation the day before the debate, not just after Hillary answered the question about Flint (which was directed at her before him anyway). But that hasn't resulted in any change. I'm not surprised.

[Wilms]

7. Have a look at all these connected dots.

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But I have forwarded your concerns to the Sanders HQ.

Try not to worry too much. K?

[notadmblnd]

8. It is not too late to point that out.

However, it was a bigger opportunity missed for Republicans. Anyone hear anything from even a one of them?

[Proserpina]

9. Just Snyder's apology going local here

The GOP is so into in-fighting, it hasn't time or patience to deal with state issues. Seriously.

The Legislature is a joke, the government put in a new central computer system that failed utterly (never heard of decentralization as a safety measure). I stay here because I love the state. If we could get rid of the infestation of GOP, it would be heaven on earth.

[notadmblnd]

11. The company that I worked for was trying to get Michigan's IT business

back when Engler was Governor. I haven't worked for them for ten years now so I don't know if Mich ever gave it to them. I do know that the IT infrastructure was in place in the old GM building the State bought when GM moved to the RenCen. doesn't sound like the State took advantage of it when they moved in. I've also thought about relocating, but there is no where in the west or south that I find acceptable to live.

[uponit7771]

12. Flint isn't Iowa, I think they're singular focused right now

[INdemo]

17. correct

[Orsino]

15. He certainly let the Clinton campaign win on direct aid to the victims.

She deserves all the political capital that earns her.

[Proserpina]

18. And what direct aid did the Clinton campaign give the victims?

[Orsino]

20. Huh. I was told the campIgn had actually provided water.

Seems I was misinformed...and by a Bernie supporter.

I can only give Clinton's campaign credit for communicating directly with Flint's mayor, something Sanders' folks didn't do.

[Sheepshank]

19. Sanders inability to actually act (instead of talk) is on full display

it's his greatest accomplishment in the last 25 years.