Prepare for major attack by the 1%

[dooner]

They aren't going to sit around and watch anything Bern.

Things are going to get dirty fast as they ride in to rescue their candidate of choice - HRC. They need to shut down any vision of the future that threatens their comfortable position. Michigan was a wake up call, Bernie just got their attention.

Expect lots more dirty tricks, surprise moves, and below-the-belt attacks validated and spread by the media. More of the same and then some. I think it's gonna get ugly.

I even heard Elizabeth Warren's name mentioned on CNN as a running mate for Hillary. A way to draw Bernie's supporters to HRC's camp. Pretty clear Warren would be a valuable asset to either candidate... and could tip the balance in a close race for the nomination.

[CentralMass]

1. I think Elizabeth Warren has too much integrity to take that offer.

[Raster]

10. I would certainly hope so.

[Duppers]

16. Exactly!

No way.

[SamKnause]

2. Bring it.

Bernie and supporters can take it.

Bernie supporters will not switch their votes if Elizabeth Warren is chosen as Hillary's VP.

It will just show that Hillary is not certain she can win.

[Scootaloo]

3. What, like they ever stopped?

[ibegurpard]

4. Eliabeth Warren running with Hillary

Would only damage her own credibility.

[reformist2]

8. Only way she does that is if they can blackmail her!

[democrattotheend]

5. FWIW, I have a friend who is in the top 5%

And a staunch libertarian. But he is not quaking in his boots about Bernie because he doesn't think most of his economic proposals will actually pass. He actually thinks Bernie is the least offensive of the major party candidates who have a chance of winning their respective nominations.

[RobertEarl]

9. That is a plus

Plus that they ignore Bernie and sell him short.

If the 1%ers do decide to start blazing away at Bernie, they risk giving him all that free press.

I say bring it, because Bernie has nothing to hide and all they can do is tell lies, and we see how well that's working: Michigan.

Lady last night went on about free stuff. I said, ""See that road out there? That's free stuff.""

The free stuff list we all love is a huge benefit and entitlement, especially for us rich people.

[Raster]

13. One thing your 5% friend may not be taking into consideration...

...and that is just how fed up with the status quo the younger, independent voters are. Bernie may have coattails, and not for establishment Congressional candidates. The approval rating for Congress is at an all-time low, and this Supreme Court justice kerfuffle just may be the tipping point.

[democrattotheend]

19. I hope you are right, mostly

But I am not going to go out of my way to push that meme on people who would be more opposed to him if they took him seriously.

That said, I don't think Bernie will be able to get everything he is proposing passed (no president does, even FDR), and on certain things, I am not sure I even want to go as far as he does (for example, I believe Medicare should be an option for everyone, but not necessarily the only option). I consider myself somewhere between Hillary and Bernie ideologically, but much closer to Bernie, which is one of several reasons I am supporting him. I also like the idea of having a president who is actually a little bit to the left of me on certain things - there has not been a president to the left of me in my lifetime, or even in my grandparents' lifetime.

[Waiting For Everyman]

6. The gambit she pulled on the auto bail out was not liked.

If she does her usual dirty tricks I think it will mostly backfire on her. But then, the establishment was clueless enough to have Mittens pour gasoline on Trump's fire, so you never know. It's good to be prepared for anything.

The fact is, if chosen she's going to LOSE in normally blue states. If she doesn't get indicted first.

Even if (I highly doubt he would) Bernie himself agreed to run with her, that wouldn't help her out with many voters.

[RobertEarl]

11. We see why they wanted limited debates

She gets to talking and WHAM,

[Waiting For Everyman]

14. Yes,

the debate tomorrow night should be very interesting.

[RobertEarl]

15. We need more debates. More is better.

The more people get to hear Bernie, the more people that know Bernie and the more people that vote for Bernie.

All aboard! This train is fixing to roll!

[mhatrw]

7. BREAKING NEWS: Bernie Sanders Has Now Won 9 of the Last 10 States Outside of the South!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511450690

[WillyT]

12. Yep...

[liberal_at_heart]

17. Not going to woo me. Warren is doing great work right where she is.

[nadinbrzezinski]

18. Oh get out of here!!!! (Of course. I expect the real dirty otherizing now)

Yup, they will go there.

[marions ghost]

20. ready for incoming...

Oh yeah, we who've seen it --expect it.