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NurseJackie

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36. Exactly. The hiring of JILL FUCKING STEIN supporters to run his campaign...
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 10:46 AM
Mar 2020

Exactly. The hiring of JILL FUCKING STEIN supporters to run his campaign was an obvious middle-finger directly squarely at the Democratic party. No other candidate campaigns against the Democratic party, just Bernie.

He hired some really deplorable people to be the faces of his campaign. He made the Democratic party (our leadership and some of our best politicians) his enemies who "conspire" against him.

The rhetoric coming from him and from his campaign has a toxic and erosive effect. He deliberately plays that dangerous game and is fully aware that campaigning like this will turn his supporters away from the Democratic Party if he doesn't win the nomination.

No other Democrat behaves like this and it creates frustration and anger among Democrats because we've been through this before. It contributed to getting Trump elected and despite all that, BS doesn't care about it and still plays the same game.

All I'm trying to say is that it serves NO GOOD PURPOSE for his quixotic game to continue. It's divisive and it harms the party, it weakens the party. Negativity generates apathy. Apathy discourages voter turnout. Low voter turnout gives Republicans a chance to steal the elections.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
BS at his persoal core, seems more like trump than Dem Senators empedocles Mar 2020 #1
I do not compare Bernie Sanders to Donald Trump. MineralMan Mar 2020 #3
At the personal ore level, we agree, the personality traits needed by a President are lacking empedocles Mar 2020 #8
Exactly! showblue22 Mar 2020 #38
+1 nt pazzyanne Mar 2020 #24
I'd give Sanders Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #2
I would not, actually. MineralMan Mar 2020 #6
+1000 Thekaspervote Mar 2020 #9
I agree to a point LakeArenal Mar 2020 #28
My take on it is this frazzled Mar 2020 #4
His brand is ruined no matter what he does. I would argue Bernie not voting on the bill is the most beastie boy Mar 2020 #15
was 4 trillion before they voted out some of the bail out crap amendments-even HR6201... Sunlei Mar 2020 #16
I don't care what failed bill he voted for frazzled Mar 2020 #20
The bills with some corona virus 'relief help' passed. Sunlei Mar 2020 #21
EXACTLY! It will be like the War Bill bluestarone Mar 2020 #26
The Sooner People Get It Through Their Heads, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #5
Very well considered and stated, Sir. MineralMan Mar 2020 #7
OMG! welcome back The Magistrate, you were so right about Ukraine! its been 4yrs Sunlei Mar 2020 #18
Thank You Very Much, Ma'am The Magistrate Mar 2020 #19
Sander's Pyrrhic Victory BlueIdaho Mar 2020 #25
And they are acquitting themselves admirably mcar Mar 2020 #10
I forgot to include Booker. I've edited the OP to add his name. MineralMan Mar 2020 #12
I would like to know where the delegates that would get him to 1991 are - which states? George II Mar 2020 #11
We know that. Sanders knows that, too. MineralMan Mar 2020 #13
It is appearing that he cares only about himself and his ego NCProgressive Mar 2020 #14
Well, I believe he cares about some ideas, as well. MineralMan Mar 2020 #17
Bernie is single-handedly responsible for bringing the issues that now define Democratic values Ravenspace Mar 2020 #22
I don't hate Bernie Sanders, but I do understand him. MineralMan Mar 2020 #23
From the Hoarse Whisperer Gothmog Mar 2020 #40
His campaign continues to attack Biden ...sowing division even as I write this ...so he is not Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #27
None so blind as he who will not see. LakeArenal Mar 2020 #29
No he's not. These have ALWAYS been Democratic Principles. I don't understand people ... marble falls Mar 2020 #31
So why do you think he was a no-show for the first vote on the emergency funding bill? ehrnst Mar 2020 #32
Yes, he's trying to have a positive impact but his tactics are backfiring. As they say.... George II Mar 2020 #33
"I'm not gonna be ignored, Dan." NurseJackie Mar 2020 #34
This message was self-deleted by its author NCProgressive Mar 2020 #35
Bernie Sanders didn't win any larger argument Gothmog Mar 2020 #39
Why Can't Bernie Accept That Democratic Voters Didn't Want Him? Gothmog Mar 2020 #41
No he isn't. lapucelle Mar 2020 #42
Sanders's secret is out: He has no movement - The Washington Post Gothmog Mar 2020 #43
Really??? Gothmog Apr 2020 #44
The way he has run campaign, who he has hired, his supports have consistently shown the difference LizBeth Mar 2020 #30
Exactly. The hiring of JILL FUCKING STEIN supporters to run his campaign... NurseJackie Mar 2020 #36
Right on. And he wanted to be President. What kind of thinking does it take to hire anti the people LizBeth Mar 2020 #37
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