Laurence Tribe, the Constitutional law prof at Harvard, has concerns about Bernie.

[Jarqui]

198. Want to shoot the Messenger at 538.com? They said very similar stuff as Cenk

At issue here is Sanders - not Cenk.

538.com: Black Voters Like Bernie Sanders Just Fine — They Just Might Like Other Candidates More
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/black-voters-like-bernie-sanders-just-fine-they-just-might-like-other-candidates-more/

As for the election for governor, she lost by 15 points - it wasn't remotely close to a contest. The incumbent GOP Governor had healthy positive approval and nearly 30% of Democrats supported him.

This kind of presentation does not instill confidence:
Hallquist: "I'm not sure what socialism is"
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/08/15/christine-hallquist-transgender-candidate-vermont-governor-new-day-vpx.cnn

If she doesn't know what socialism is, it's going to be kind of tough for her to click with the leading Democratic Socialist, isn't it? She didn't seem to have any political experience and had trouble articulating her views. Bernie fought for gay rights in Vermont in the 70s so it's not the transgender problem with him - though her older constituents do not seem to have been ready for that - according to the polls.

"Hallquist has gotten some help on the stump from Vermont senator Bernie Sanders."
https://www.gq.com/story/christine-hallquist-battle-to-become-transgender-governor-of-vermont

By almost any contemporary national measure, Hallquist is a radical. “I'm screaming to the young people,” she tells me as I drive with her around the verdant valleys of her state. “ ‘Holy cow! Get out there and overthrow this government!’ ”
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But in Vermont—the home of Bernie Sanders and a place where the state Progressive Party is stronger than anywhere else, Hallquist is essentially a centrist. “In the wild world of Vermont politics,” says Richard Watts, who heads the Center for Research on Vermont at the University of Vermont, “she's not the most liberal candidate that could've represented the Democratic Party. Bernie is to the left of her.” Hallquist doesn't hide the fact that in 2016 she voted for Phil Scott for governor—the Republican she is now running to unseat.

She couldn't afford TV ads until the last days of the campaign - she had campaign money trouble.

You want to blame that all on Bernie, in my opinion, that's your problem. In my opinion, you've got to know when to fold them and use your time wisely. That seems to be what Bernie did. And I don't blame him.