Why was Gov. Dean hanging out at Bernie headquarters?

[mattvermont]

I do not believe he has earned that privilege.
Or perhaps now that the cameras are around, we will see more of him??
Not happy with his choice of endorsement.

[sarge43]

1. Maybe he saw some internal polls?

Churchill said to the effect that it's easy to rat out; it takes some skill to re-rat.

If so, it's a shame.

[n2doc]

2. We will have an easier time if people are encouraged to shift endorsements

If Dean wishes to do so, we should encourage that.

Leave being vindictive to the other candidates.

[winter is coming]

4. +1. n/t

[mattvermont]

5. I do not disagree with you

the better part of me believes this. However, I know dean and I use to support him as governor. A week ago he was campaigning hard for Hillary in NH. The network likely paid him to be there as a 'wonk'

[n2doc]

6. I didn't say trust him

By all means I hope that Bernie's people kept an eye on the good Doctor and took any advice with a grain of salt. But we don't need to slam the door in his face.

[Proserpina]

3. Dean is an Opportunist, and he believes in the Democratic Party like a religion

So maybe he's seeing the error of his previous ways.

Dean's a capable politician, proven to have real value to the party. He'd LOVE to see Debbie take a long walk off a short plank. He's no member of the Third Way, and he's been shafted by them repeatedly. But a guy has to survive, so he's been gamely trying. I think he's seen the next opportunity.

Bernie knows him, too. So if there's a basis for trust between them, we might just see some exponential growth in the campaign for the nomination shortly.

I would take this not as a sign of Dean's failures, but as a revelation of Bernie's success, and Dean's acknowledgement of it.

The best opportunities are two-way streets. This may be one of them. Right on schedule, too!

[SoapBox]

9. He got added to my ever growing list

of Entrenched Establishment types...as they have been falling all over themselves to try and push The Annointed One, it became more and more of an eye opener.

When I heard him a few months ago, yapping about supporting "her", I added him to my List of Distrust.

[leftcoastmountains]

7. Where did you see/hear about this?

Being from the west coast I'm not aware that he is visiting Bernie's headquarters.

[mattvermont]

8. He was on tv in Burlington, VT

last night during the Trump fiasco.

[Eric J in MN]

10. Was he in a Sanders campaign office? NT

NT

[mattvermont]

12. I looked back and I am sorry to have assumed.

Dean was at the Vermont pub and brewery in Burlington. He was not at Bernie headquarters. Sorry for the confusion. Dean praised Bernie on a number of accounts, but you could tell that he wasn't buying it. He was on with Chris Hayes.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

11. I wondered about that

I think he is secretly kicking himself for endorsing Hills

[Kalidurga]

13. It would be interesting if Dean publicly switched sides.

But, I don't think he will ever do that. It looks flippy floppy, but he could advocate for everything Bernie wants and slowly back away from the Turd Way Dems.