Bernie Sanders' son trounced in New Hampshire primary

[brooklynite]

Politico

Levi Sanders, son of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, was trounced Tuesday in a New Hampshire congressional primary, set to finish thousands of votes behind the projected winner.

The elder Sanders declined to endorse his son, saying the family does not believe in "dynastic politics." Levi Sanders, according to a New York Times report, is the senator's only biological child; he also has three children from his wife's previous marriage.

Levi Sanders was one of 11 candidates vying for the Democratic nomination in New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District, a seat being vacated by retiring Democratic Rep. Carol Shea-Porter. The seat has seesawed between Shea-Porter and Republican Frank Guinta in every election since 2010.

State Executive Council member Chris Pappas was the victor in the race for the Democratic nomination. With about three-fifths of the vote counted, Pappas had 45.4 percent of the vote; his closest challenger has already conceded the contest.

[RandySF]

1. I don't think he put much effort into his campaign,

[George II]

2. I agree, and now wonder why he bothered to run at all.

[Cha]

3. Yeah, Levi Sanders came in 6th.. So why did he even run if

he wasn't going to put any effort into it?

And, why didn't his daddy BS endorse him?

[Tarheel_Dem]

5. Levi knows you don't actually have to win to rake in a big haul. Just ask Jill Stein & others.

[BootinUp]

6. Lol. Nt

[Cha]

8. omg.. I didn't even think of that.. particularly

"others".

Tarheel!

[Me.]

34. I Refer You To Post #32

[dalton99a]

9. +1

[former9thward]

10. Big haul?

His total contributions were $38,000. About 5% of the winner.

[Voltaire2]

23. So you are accusing him of being a crook?

[Mariana]

24. The poster was careful not to accuse him of being a crook.

Some people don't have the guts to actually say what they mean.

[Tarheel_Dem]

25. If that's how you interpret it, I can't manage your perceptions.

[mythology]

30. In case you weren't aware, the 2016 primaries are over

Are people ever going to stop being petty and childish? You know perfectly well you intended that. At least have the courage to own your own behavior.

[Tarheel_Dem]

31. What did my post have to do with the "2016 primaries"? Again, I'm not responsible for the....

perceptions of others. That's on you.

[Cha]

43. And, you are not aware that this is about Levi Sanders losing the NH primary

the NH primary.

Before you start insulting members you need to look in the mirror.

[Voltaire2]

38. Right.

So you are not accusing a fellow Democrat of being a crook. That’s a relief. I’m fairly certain you have zero evidence to back up such an allegation.

[Tarheel_Dem]

39. So glad I could calm your fears. "Relief" indeed.

[Me.]

32. I Can Understand Why You Think That

The Sanders Clan have done very well for themselves. Two homes, close to a million net worth and the kids are doing fine.

“How did Jane Sanders funnel more than 500k to her daughter’s for-profit woodworking business during her tenure as President of Burlington College and get away with it?”

http://www.investmentwatchblog.com/bernie-sanders-daughter-got-paid-500000-to-teach-woodworking-at-his-wifes-bankrupt-college-in-vermont-he-is-up-for-reelection-next-year/

“Public records examined by the online paper reportedly show O’Meara Sanders was paid “more than $90,000 for consulting and ad placement services” between 2002 and 2004, while Driscoll received $65,000 from the campaign over the course of four years.”

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/01/bernie-sanders-family-money

“Jane Sanders wears many hats at the institute: founder, fellow, fundraiser and a non-voting member of the board of directors. The institute is being run by her son, David Driscoll, a political neophyte who previously worked at Burton Snowboards. His estimated salary for the job is $100,000.”

https://vtdigger.org/2018/07/29/sanders-institute-little-show-first-year-500k/

[Tarheel_Dem]

35. That kind of grift and self dealing make me want to wretch. It's becoming even more clear why Jane..

could never locate those darned tax returns. My instincts rarely fail me, and there has always been something about Jane that doesn't feel quite right, despite all her rhetoric.

[Me.]

37. Seems Like Your Instinct Is Dead ON

[uponit7771]

40. +1

[betsuni]

42. I felt the same way.

Like she'd always be the one with the TV clicker and not let anyone else have it.

[Cha]

36. Yeah, they not called

"********" for nothing.

[Cha]

18. My bad.. Levi came in 7th out of 7..

Link to tweet

[RockRaven]

4. Good. No dynasties. No generational coattails. No spousal coattails. No sibling coattails.

Incumbents are fine. I care not for term limits.

But please... when a seat is open...

New blood. Always new blood.

[ProudLib72]

7. I agree with the coattails, but sometimes politics just runs in the family

We must judge each candidate on his or her own merit. Let's just leave it at that.

[ehrnst]

20. That rules out FDR, Gore, RFK, Ted Kennedy....

Do you think that they did poorly?

Why would having a particular last name be a disqualifier on it's own?

[Eliot Rosewater]

26. Because on the surface it "sounds good", in reality it is not at all, of course.

Some assure us that new, young people, especially newcomers to politics, ARE THE ANSWER.

We are about to find out, arent we. Lots of them running.

We will see what the winners among that category do when in power. Will they initially defer to those with experience, learn, grow and act out carefully given their lack of experience?

Or will they make brash, bold and loud pronouncements about doing this or that, accomplishing little that way since the opposition is always a bigger problem than we want them to be.

Time will tell.

[Cha]

11. Blast from Levi's past..

We knew ye too well, Levi..

https://upload.democraticunderground.com/100210298979

[DesertRat]

12. Oh my

[Cha]

13. Yeah, just to keep this whole

thing in perspective.

DesertRat

[Eliot Rosewater]

27. Amazing.

[betsuni]

14. That was a spectacularly tone deaf thing to say.

How can he mock someone for being the daughter of politicians when he's the son of a politician?

[Cha]

15. "Spectacularly tone deaf.." nails

it, betsuni.

Glad Levi got 6th place.

[VOX]

41. Somehow I missed that. It's rather disturbing.

Because it pisses me off mightily, even now.

Getting pretty weary of the Sanders clan.

[R B Garr]

16. Didn't they endorse Jane's daughter in her mayoral race?

Not endorsing family doesn’t sound like the real reason.

[Cha]

17. Carina Driscoll asked for OR endorsement and got it..

Driscoll Leverages Relationship With Sanders in Campaign Ad

snip//

"I haven't and I won't ask for Bernie's endorsement," Driscoll said Wednesday.

https://www.sevendaysvt.com/OffMessage/archives/2018/01/31/driscoll-leverages-relationship-with-sanders-in-campaign-ad

[ehrnst]

21. Because of course she did. (nt)

[Me.]

33. Plus Fundraising Letters

I wonder if the 50/50 split was in play here.

[ehrnst]

19. He may not "believe in dynastic politics" but Carina and Levy sure used their relationship with him

as leverage in their campaigns.

"I am Bernie's daughter, and am one of the thousands of people across this country inspired by Bernie to lead during this challenging time," the ad reads. It lists Driscoll's political experience on the Burlington School Board, on the city council and in the Vermont legislature. "I am also a candidate in my own right," it says.

https://www.sevendaysvt.com/OffMessage/archives/2018/01/31/driscoll-leverages-relationship-with-sanders-in-campaign-ad

And Levy's campaign twitter feed nearly exclusively uses photos with Bernie in them:

https://twitter.com/LeviSanders_nh1?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

[Cha]

22. And.. it got them Exactly

Nowhere!

[GemDigger]

28. He chose the wrong man to run against. Well done Chris!

Several generations of the Pappas' are well known, well liked and well involved in the community.
Maybe he wasn't thinking, maybe to piss poppa sanders off, maybe to get his name out there, maybe next time.

[Scurrilous]

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