Sanders campaign: We'll consider Hillary for veep

[portlander23]

Sanders campaign: We'll consider Hillary for veep
DANIEL STRAUSS
Politico

In an interview with Bloomberg Politics' John Heilemann, Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver was asked if he thought the Democratic front-runner was a "craven hypocrite" for moving to the left on a number of issues like the Keystone pipeline and the Trans-Pacific Partnership, effectively bringing her closer to the liberal Sanders on the political spectrum.

"A craven hypocrite?" Weaver responded with a grin described in the story as "sly." "That's a little bit harsh, don't you think?"

Weaver then added, "We're willing to give her more credit than Obama did. We're willing to consider her for vice president. We'll give her serious consideration. We'll even interview her."

Weaver was mostly joking, Bloomberg Politics went on to say. But the comment is just the latest example of growing tensions between the two major campaigns vying for the Democratic nomination.

“We’d be very happy to have a straight-out debate on issues that matter to people and confine it to that,” Devine said. “But if they’re going to have a campaign that attacks Bernie on gun safety and implies he engages in sexism, that’s unacceptable. We’re not going to stand for that. We’re not going to sit here and let her attack him. We’re going to have to talk about other things if they do that. If they’re going to engage in this kind of attack, they need to understand we’re not going to stand there and take it.”

[FarPoint]

1. Hahahaha

Hahahaha.....

[99Forever]

8. Read my tag line. n/t

[demwing]

40. I agree - bad joke

there are MUCH better VP choices for Bernie

[Thinkingabout]

2. I don't think the consideration will be replicated.

[BooScout]

3. Well isn't that special....

[bravenak]

27. My first reaction

[BooScout]

35. It's always a toss up....

or ....but you know as a woman, I can never make up my mind!

[bravenak]

36. Lololol!!

Me neither!!

[JoePhilly]

4. She won't be eligible to be VP.

Once she completes her 2 terms as President, I'm pretty sure she can't be the VP.

The bigger story is that Bernie is going to run again in 2024. I like his spirit!

[alcibiades_mystery]

5. After all, she's "likeable enough"

[JaneyVee]

6. Most thin-skinned campaign in history.

Literally in a perpetual state of constantly playing the victim card. A campaign that demands constant lavish praise for its figurehead. Any critique is met with chants of "media conspiracy", or "DNC conspiracy", or "oligarchy conspiracy". Do bad at debate, blame the moderators. Take a picture with Hillary, and your social media page is flooded with anger and insults.

I imagine as Hillary continues to build coalitions, the teeth-gnashing will increase.

[Armstead]

19. No maybe the Second Most thin skinned campaign in history

The most thin skinned one is the one that prowls for any word that night possibly have sexist connotations and then when they find it, use it in a totally distorted way to play the victim.

Maybe I should amend that. The candidate and the campaign inner circle doesn't give a damn what word Sanders used. They just saw it as an opportunity to manipulate the thin skinned followers of the candidate, and nasty down the campaign to personal matters rather than issues.

[George II]

24. Excellent observations.

[peace13]

7. Do we know that Hillary was not offered VP by candidate Obama?

I've never really heard what went down after Hillary lost to Obama. I know there were several weeks when she went missing. I assume she was negotiating her future.

[onehandle]

9. So a vote for Senator Sanders in the primary is a vote for Hillary on the ticket.

The 'Not Hillary' Party's bad weeks are stretching into months.

[BlueMTexpat]

11. Does this mean that

Bernie will now go under the bus?

[MohRokTah]

10. The Sanders camapaign couldn't make any more stupid moves if it was a GOP campaign.

They really are a ridiculous excuse for a presidential campaign. Sanders comes off as anything but presidential adfter this sort of bullshit.

[Fawke Em]

14. But sitting at a table talking with children for 11 hours

is presidential?



Let's vote for her! She can sit at a table for 11 hours while ridiculous people say ridiculous things!

[George II]

25. She had a choice?

[Teagan]

53. She should have skipped it

And not give the clowns the time of the day

[Capt. Obvious]

42. It makes one wonder if the campaign has a Functioning_Cog

[MineralMan]

12. A pretty stupid comment from the head of a campaign.

Tone-deaf statements and sarcasm aren't going to help Bernie's campaign. Not one bit.

[UglyGreed]

13. Bad move

If this is true it would lower my respect for Bernie. Warren if persuaded would be much better choice.

[Go Vols]

21. +1

[madfloridian]

15. "Weaver was mostly joking"

.

[Sheepshank]

16. If this is "mostly" a joke, they need to ensure that it comes across as such.

no one know what parts of the statments are included in the mostly.

In this case, it would appear that Bernie has lost control of his campaign staff.

[arcane1]

31. Shh! Everyone is too busy pretending that's not in the OP!

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

17. He'll lose my vote if he puts her on the ticket.

I don't want her as president or next in line to be president.

[George II]

26. I don't think you have any worries about that.

[randys1]

30. So GOP is fine with you if she is VP and Bernie is Prez...I think I have officially

figured this out.

there are no words

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

37. How ridiculous.

I think I have it figured out. If I vote for neither the (R) or (D) the (R) will automatically win.

How does that work?

[azmom]

52. Mine too.

[senz]

18. LOL -- President Sanders would need a top notch food taster, for sure.

But of course Weaver is joking.

It also looks like Bernie has never faced such a dirty opponent before. I hope he can maintain the high road.

[George II]

28. He veered off the high road over the weekend, and now he's careening uncontrollably downhill.

[senz]

43. That's nonsense, Georgie.

Two items for your non-Canadian ears (eyes):

1) Drawing comparisons is not veering off the high road. You wanna see veering off the high road, revisit Hillary Clinton's 2008 campaign. Lowest of the low. How you can touch that thing with a 10-foot pole is beyond me.

2) Bernie's not careening uncontrollably downhill, but it's obvious that you, like certain other despicable followers of Hillary, say such things in a childish spirit of spite, which does nothing for my opinion of you nor for your candidate. Now I understand that you don't care what I think of you, but I do vote and do spread the word as best I can. Y'all like to talk about Trump vs. Hillary to make us support her, but we could make the same blackmail threats to you: turn us off too badly and Hillary might not have the winning edge in the General, if she gets that far. Just a thought.

[oneshooter]

49. Jury Results

On Wed Oct 28, 2015, 01:18 PM an alert was sent on the following post:

That's nonsense, Georgie.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=738450

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

Calls into question another DUer's national origin as an attack plus a generally rude demeanor in the post PLUS a "blackmail threat" - literally. This doesn't belong on DU.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Wed Oct 28, 2015, 01:26 PM, and the Jury voted 1-6 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Meh. Tired of Hillary supporters and their smug condescension. Not gonna hide.
Juror #3 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: Hide for the OTT and un-called-for personal attack: "...like certain other despicable followers..."
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: oh good grief,,,, Frivolous alert. Leave it.
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given

[senz]

50. Thanks, oneshooter.

I really appreciate your letting me know.

Since the Hillary camp think they're winning, it's surprising how badly they've been behaving in recent days. I wish someone could explain the increase in negative intensity.

Sometimes I think certain people are beyond help. (Which, as a bleeding-heart liberal, makes me kinda sad.)

[workinclasszero]

20. Maybe Bernie and his genius brain trust

Should try to win Iowa first.

If they can break away from admiring John McCain and other republicans for a minute.

[zappaman]

22. ok.

[senz]

44. Gotta lay off that laughing gas, zappaman.

It's not healthy.

[zappaman]

46. No gas needed for this OP.

All organic, GMO-free, non-gluten laughter.

[George II]

23. How nice of them. The Clinton campaign will allow Sanders to continue to caucus with the Democrats.

[TSIAS]

56. Wow!

You'd rather him vote with the Republicans?

[RandySF]

29. Come March 2

Sander's will have to consider whether he wants to keep running.

[randys1]

32. I am trying to figure out what percentage of the non stop Hillary attackers

here are rightwing plants and what percentage are white, str8t mostly males who care more about their pocketbook than anything else.

[RandySF]

33. And guns.

[randys1]

34. Oh yeah, guns. Although, I think Bernie would dump his quasi pro gun position if

the country said no to guns.

[zappaman]

47. I'd say 70-30.

You can figure out which is which...

[BainsBane]

38. Aw, isn't that magnaminous

http://www.oann.com/pollnational/

[Teagan]

54. Conservative website.

Nice choice.

[AgingAmerican]

39. Last thing we need is a corporate Dem for VP

[Hiraeth]

41. I absoutely think this is the strongest ticket the Dems have to offer. Yes.

[dsc]

45. Now just imagine if a spokesman for Clinton had said that about Obama in 2008

we would hear what a racist campaign she was running from now until forever. Yet if we dare say this is sexist, we would be pillaried.

[NCTraveler]

48. I would be trying to attack myself to her as well. Nt

[Kalidurga]

51. They should interview her even if this is mostly a joke.

She might have very good reasons for acting the way she does. It would be nice to know what those reasons are.

[JTFrog]

55. She'd come out looking better than she did in the Benghazi hearings...

so you probably don't really want them to interview her.