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Why did progressive hero never endorse Bernie? (Original Post) realmirage May 2016 OP
And Bernie wasn't ever going to win griffi94 May 2016 #1
Warren is principled enough not to back realmirage May 2016 #2
I agree griffi94 May 2016 #3
If only logic was enough to overcome the realmirage May 2016 #4
I think a lot of people are like that griffi94 May 2016 #5
I really have been wondering if realmirage May 2016 #6
I don't know that they're actually Trump supporters griffi94 May 2016 #9
True that they haven't actually said what Bernie is FOR realmirage May 2016 #12
They stopped talking about Bernies agenda griffi94 May 2016 #14
Also shows that deep inside they know it's over realmirage May 2016 #15
They were all whiny she didn't endorse him before Massachusetts! Cha May 2016 #7
Warren is much too clever for that griffi94 May 2016 #10
Yeah I seem to recall the bus ran her over realmirage May 2016 #13
Not quite identical jmowreader May 2016 #16
She is very smart. She is also a good politician redstateblues May 2016 #8
Maybe because BS is no Democrat liberal N proud May 2016 #11
 

realmirage

(2,117 posts)
2. Warren is principled enough not to back
Sat May 7, 2016, 11:39 AM
May 2016

a bad candidate, if Hillary wasn't a good liberal Warren would have endorsed Bernie or someone else

griffi94

(3,733 posts)
3. I agree
Sat May 7, 2016, 11:43 AM
May 2016

That's why she didn't run to Hillarys left.
She has no problem with Hillary.
She didn't endorse Bernie because as you said Hillary is a good candidate.

Wouldn't have been smart politics to endorse the loser when
their voting records in the senate were almost identical.

The dudebros wanted Warren to endorse but that wasn't ever likely to happen.

 

realmirage

(2,117 posts)
4. If only logic was enough to overcome the
Sat May 7, 2016, 11:47 AM
May 2016

talking points. I think politics is a football game for a lot of people. They just want to win, everything else be damned

griffi94

(3,733 posts)
5. I think a lot of people are like that
Sat May 7, 2016, 11:50 AM
May 2016

I think this year there's a lot of irrational Hillary haters pretending
to be Bernie supporters.

 

realmirage

(2,117 posts)
6. I really have been wondering if
Sat May 7, 2016, 11:52 AM
May 2016

some of these Hillary haters aren't Trump supporters stirring up hatred to divide democrats. Their talking points are identical to old GOP attacks.

griffi94

(3,733 posts)
9. I don't know that they're actually Trump supporters
Sat May 7, 2016, 12:00 PM
May 2016

I think they're not Democrats tho.
They're Greens or the old Ron Paul Libertarians.

They don't seem to be for anything so much as they are against Hillary.

And I haven't seen any real mention of Bernies agenda here in a couple of months
it's all conspiracy theories and Hillary smears which as you noted sound
remarkably the same as the RW talking points.

I'm actually glad they're here and I'm glad Bernie is staying in the race
it will make the final smackdown that much sweeter.

 

realmirage

(2,117 posts)
12. True that they haven't actually said what Bernie is FOR
Sat May 7, 2016, 01:09 PM
May 2016

Just a lot of hatred and negativity. Hadn't really noticed that til u said it

griffi94

(3,733 posts)
14. They stopped talking about Bernies agenda
Sat May 7, 2016, 01:17 PM
May 2016

after the interview he did with the NYD news.
He had zero answers about how he'd get his agenda passed or paid for.

After that all they've done is bash Hillary.

If you ask how Bernie would pass his plan for free college
they'll start talking about transcripts from speeches Hillary gave as a private citizen.

That's why Bernie got crushed. At the end of the day
he didn't really have anything but some slogans.

 

realmirage

(2,117 posts)
15. Also shows that deep inside they know it's over
Sat May 7, 2016, 01:20 PM
May 2016

Otherwise they'd be focusing on his positives to convince people

griffi94

(3,733 posts)
10. Warren is much too clever for that
Sat May 7, 2016, 12:03 PM
May 2016

I think she did it exactlt right.

Hillary is crushing Bernie without her endorsement
so let Warren stay neutral in the primary.

Bernies candidacy was always a loser.
Hard to win with a message of anger and envy.

 

realmirage

(2,117 posts)
13. Yeah I seem to recall the bus ran her over
Sat May 7, 2016, 01:15 PM
May 2016

as soon as they realized she didn't buy into all their bs

jmowreader

(50,557 posts)
16. Not quite identical
Sat May 7, 2016, 09:33 PM
May 2016

Hillary has been known to work across the aisle to accomplish things.

Bernie, the Braxton Bragg of the Senate, has been known to vote 'nay' on bills he likes just because there's one thing in there he's not completely happy with.

liberal N proud

(60,334 posts)
11. Maybe because BS is no Democrat
Sat May 7, 2016, 12:23 PM
May 2016

He only in the last year said he wanted to run on the Democratic ticket. Never has he declared or demonstrated that he is a Democrat.

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