Entire Washington Establishment in Panic Mode Over Bernie Sanders' Impending Iowa Victory

[amborin]

Sanders surge panics Washington establishment

Virtually the entire Washington and Wall Street establishments are now in a state of panic about the possibility of a Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) victory in the Iowa Democratic caucus next Monday.
The Sanders revolution of young people, which includes a growing number of young women, independent workers in some labor unions that refuse to go along with the establishment, and liberal populists and idealists of all varieties, is now within striking distance of stunning the political world with upset victories in the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary.

In response, the virtual bedlam that has been behind the scenes in the Washington establishment in recent weeks is now coming into the open. It is a sight to behold!
In the last 24 hours, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has been seen on television criticizing the Sanders proposal for Medicare for all, which has huge support throughout the Democratic Party and, arguably, majority support throughout the nation. Privately, I protested what she said; here my protest becomes public. In a private memo, I wrote that if she wants to endorse Hillary Clinton she should, and state why she believes Clinton would be a great president, a proposition that can be fairly argued, but an argument that has never made effectively made by Clinton herself.

In the last 24 hours, the editorial board of The Washington Post launched a major broadside against Sanders. The Post is a paper owned by a billionaire and, in the early 2000s (under different ownership), its editorial page ardently supported the Iraq War that Sanders (and I) opposed. While the Post's columnists include a heavy dose of neoconservatives alongside some traditional moderate liberals, the Post recently let go Harold Myerson, its one authentically liberal populist columnist who had the spirit of Occupy Wall Street and the Sanders campaign.

http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/presidential-campaign/267372-sanders-surge-panics-washington-establishment

[Jarqui]

1. The pillars of power are starting to rattle a little

Look at these cockroaches scurrying around

It's kind of amusing.

Thank you Bernie

[roguevalley]

19. Iowa is a bigger win than NH. You vote in NH and its

normal and requires very little. You have to do a lot in Iowa because of the caucus process. If he nails that and I believe he will, that will put shockwaves out there because that means the people are really committed enough to jump through hoops for it. It means that others will too in less extreme conditions. HRC is said to have put 90% of what she has into Iowa and NH. This will be a major blow to her not just in momentum but the perception of her viability and a huge hole in her pocket book. I can't wait to hear the fuckers scream when Bernie wins.

[Jarqui]

26. I'd love to see it. Just to see some of their expressions.

Don't want to start counting our chickens just yet ...

[Mike__M]

2. This:

Democrats should be thanking Bernie Sanders for inspiring so many people to become active in the Democratic Party

You'd think so.

[angrychair]

4. ^^^^THIS^^^^

[snagglepuss]

18. Au contraire. Bernie doing just that is making them angry.

An engaged electorate asking questions and demanding changes to the status quo is not what they want.

[gyroscope]

3. The oligarchy is praying for low voter turnout

damn democracy, how can we foil it?

if only we were more like our great ally Saudi Arabia, this would not be happening!

[Skwmom]

6. To what God do they pray? n/t

[gyroscope]

10. Mammon

if that doesn't work, they'll resort to various forms of voter suppression tactics and vote tally manipulation, etc. it worked for them in Ohio and Florida.

[jwirr]

14. That golden bull outside Wall Street.

[Volaris]

23. somebody should take a welding torch, and castrate that fucking thing.

[jwirr]

27. Great idea.

[Duckfan]

17. For heavy snowfall

But forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and 60% chance of snow AFTER midnight.

So nanner, nanner, nanner on the low voter turnout.

[Fumesucker]

7. Not to mention a bunch of Clinton supporters praying for low voter turnout

[CanonRay]

5. Good, now they know the peasants have grabbed the pitchforks

[Skwmom]

8. Notice how they fired their own Ed Shultz recently.

While the Post's columnists include a heavy dose of neoconservatives alongside some traditional moderate liberals, the Post recently let go Harold Myerson, its one authentically liberal populist columnist who had the spirit of Occupy Wall Street and the Sanders campaign.

[sadoldgirl]

9. And, sorry to say this, but it is only a beginning.

I remember some people saying: Okay, he gets
IA and NH, but they are not representative of the
nation.

Well, what if it is running really though the country?

In that case we have to be prepared for the worst,

yet we will keep fighting his and our fight, because

we have to!

[JudyM]

11. Thanks, this potently rational piece put a little wind back in my sails. Nt

[asuhornets]

12. n/t

[jwirr]

13. Our revolution is just starting to roll and we got them on the

run already.

[jalan48]

15. It's hilarious to watch the "liberal on social issues" crowd wet themselves when it comes to money.

[TheBlackAdder]

16. Watch: Soon some Democrats will start to push for College Campus Voting Restrictions. nt

[retrowire]

22. is the author blaming Obama for that? nt

[retrowire]

25. Well that's a tad unfair.

I think Obama encouraged some of the highest voter turnout of all time, but the majority that voted for him (youth) didn't understand the importance of midterm elections and that's why the Republicans took over the senate. So yeah, it's kind of unfair to blame Obama for that.

Other than that weird opinion the article in the OP is spot on in my opinion.

What does the author's bias against Obama have to do with the article in the OP?

[wouldsman]

21. Go Bernie!