The Sad Decline and Fall of Bernie Sanders

[workinclasszero]

The Sad Decline and Fall of Bernie Sanders
KEVIN DRUMMAY 18, 2016 1:15 AM

So tonight's Democratic primaries basically ended in a tie. There's really nothing of interest left anymore: Hillary Clinton will win the nomination, as we've all known she would for at least the past month.

The one thing I do keep wondering about is what happened to Bernie Sanders. Before this campaign, he was a gadfly, he was a critic of the system, and he was a man of strong principles. He still is, but he's also obviously very, very bitter. I wonder if all this was worth it for him?

http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2016/05/decline-fall-bernie-sanders

[stonecutter357]

1. wonder if all this was worth it for him? I hope not.

I hope he regrets all of it ..

[workinclasszero]

3. Yeah this story is way to easy on Sanders TBH

But I thought it was worth posting to illustrate how many of his backers are leaving the wreckage of his failed campaign.

[complain jane]

6. He had great ideas

and when the wheels came off he blamed everybody else and his passengers got ugly

Hardly the campaign of integrity

[DURHAM D]

7. He won't.

He honestly thinks he is the Pied Piper.

I have dealt with so many people with mental health issues over the past few years and then to have to watch it on the national stage truly pisses me off. You can't get away from it with BS, Trump, Cruz, Carly, Carson and Morning Joe ever present on the TV.

Who am I forgetting?

[DURHAM D]

2. The fact he is a bitter man is something that his

House and Senate colleagues have known from the get go. Nothing new.

[Cha]

5. I know, huh.. Kevin Drum acts like he's hasn't been paying attention to what BS

has been saying about Hillary @ all.. like Hillary's been too rough on poor burnie.

[DemonGoddess]

15. Which explains WHY

only one sitting Senator has endorsed him. His colleagues know how intractable he is.

[Cha]

4. What?! What is Kevin Drum on?! LOL

"Maybe Hillary's team played too rough. Maybe Bernie's team is too thin-skinned"

omg. Hasn't he been paying attention @ all?! Did he hear anything coming out of BS' mouth?

He's blaming sanders' "downfall" on Hillary? Good Grief!

All I can say it's a damn good thing Hillary has a thick skin and doesn't let BS' crap bother her one bit.. she just moves forward while he's left in the dust.

Thanks working~

[workinclasszero]

8. Yeah he kinda overlooked Bernie's justification

of death threats against the Nevada chairwoman.

Our campaign of course believes in non-violent change and it goes without saying that I condemn any and all forms of violence, including the personal harassment of individuals. But...

The above statement will become infamous in american political history I bet!

[Cha]

16. No, it doesn't go without saying, burnie.. You have to actually condemn it.. no, Ifs, Ands, or

Buts!

Yeah, and this from Kevin Drum is comedy gold.

[katmille]

23. Yes! Cha

I was thinking exactly the same thing. "It goes without saying"? NO! It must be said, especially after what Bernie and his supporters have been saying these past weeks. Spreading false hope, blaming Democrats and blasting Hillary.
I was an early doubter of Bernie's motives. Now I am seriously against him.
Onward to the nomination, Hillary!!!

[Cha]

24. I'm proud to say I never liked him.. and now

I think he's despicable.

katmille~

[caquillo]

27. "The above statement will become infamous in american political history I bet!"

How do you mean?

[workinclasszero]

29. But.................................................

[DURHAM D]

9. Never forget that 85% of the problem is straight up misogyny. nt

[workinclasszero]

14. Yes

They are loath to admit defeat at the hands of a woman, I have no doubt!

[Cha]

17. It's weird him sticking up for poor burnie.. from that rough Hillary!

[BlueMTexpat]

26. I look forward to the day when I never

again have to hear "Bernie Sanders" and "Presidential candidate" in the same sentence.

It can't come too soon for me.

[hamsterjill]

32. As do I.

I was hoping that he would stay classy, but he has not. It's time for this nonsense to end, and for attention to turn to backing Hillary in the general.

[Progressive dog]

11. Bernie lost

and I don't feel sorry for him.

[Thinkingabout]

12. His agenda was bad, he did not give a realistic answer on the cost.

I lost trust in his leadership ability in his statement on Nevada, he pushed harder on the DNC than the actions of supporters who caused the problem.

[SharonClark]

13. That is one sad Kevin Drum

Drum is disappointed in Sanders' behavior of late, as we all are.
Sanders decided to burn bridges with the Democratic Party and take his fans to delusional and paranoid level of hatred for the party and Hillary. In the end, he has harmed the 'left' more than the party because no one will trust the 'left' again.

[caquillo]

30. You may be on to something

Sanders has never hidden his contempt for the Democrats, going back decades. That hatred has now been magnified by millions, which Sanders has cultivated the past year. Frankly, I wouldn't be surprised if Sanders takes his many followers and uses them against the DNC (both the Democratic National Committee and the Democratic National Convention). I know he said he won't run Independent, but I'm still not convinced, not when he's acting like this. He remains a loose cannon and has no loyalty to the party. I hope I'm wrong.

[liberal N proud]

18. One BSer replied to a post like this...

"His supporters want to give him as much power upon his return to the senate as possible. He will have a bigger voice with each ensuing win"

[workinclasszero]

19. After what transpired in Nevada

and the news that Sanders people put them up to it and then refused to apologize for his fans death threats....

Sanders will be an absolute pariah when he returns to the Senate.

[Koinos]

22. Who among the Democrats in the Senate will even sit at the same lunch table with him?

He will have even fewer friends than before.

[Stuckinthebush]

25. How myopic

Everyone knows he has lost yet he keeps crowing against the Dems. He keeps making the Dem nominee spend money to fight him. The Democrats in the Senate and President Hillary Clinton will put him on a back bench and tell him to shut his pie hole. Power? Hardly. His supporters will fade to tilt at other windmills and he will relegated to the back bench and crappiest office in the Senate. We will remember him only by the ironic t-shirts that wild-eyed college students will wear as some screwed up symbol of revolution.

Good riddance Bernie. You could have made an impact but your ego got in the way.

[Agnosticsherbet]

28. Sanders lack of support among his peers in the Senate show him to be less than a powerhouse.

His actions make it more likely that his popularity will decrease, making him more of a Cruz like figure to Democrats.

[KittyWampus]

20. Sanders is a mediocre person trying for something that demands excellence...

or a lying, complicit media.

The media tried their best to help Sanders by handling him with kid gloves.

In the end, he is not up to the job.

[CrowCityDem]

21. He's now Senator Bitter Beer Face, for those old enough to remember the commercials.

[BlueCaliDem]

31. As a Game of Thrones viewer, Sanders reminds me of the zealot on that show: