2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Nothing is ever the Sanders campaign's fault. [View all]NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)The over-aggressiveness we often see here and elsewhere now seems to been used as a defensive shield to compensate for an inherent weakness in the campaign.
My guess is that this incident (alone) will not be the death-knell of his campaign, and that Bernie can recover (even if wounded). The real challenge will be to see how the campaign (and his supporters) react and behave in response.
The choices they make, and their own actions (or inactions as the case may be) will reveal much. They'll need to proceed carefully... with careful thought and deliberation. The knee-jerk responses and aggressive over-reactions that many expect (based on established patterns) may end up causing more harm.
Of course, I'm not at all "concerned" how they handle a difficult and embarrassing situation. But it will be interesting to watch everything unfold.