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Related: About this forumBernie Loses His Halo Even progressives are criticizing him now - Politico
[font size="+1"]Last month Drum said Sanders was basically running a con
we were never going to get a revolution, and Bernie knew it all along.[/font]
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/05/bernie-sanders-loses-his-halo-213911
Is the left turning on its darling, Bernie Sanders? On Friday, Netroots titan Markos Moulitsas, namesake of the liberal Daily Kos, dropped a rhetorical bomb on the Bern, blaming the candidate for doing too little to denounce death threats received by the Nevada Democratic Party after Sanders state convention delegates complained they had received unfair treatment. The problem isn't Bernie Sanders' supporters, Moulitsas wrote. It's Bernie Sanders himself [He] refuses to forcefully and unambiguously reject that violence, instead rationalizing and explaining it away with a mix of grievances and outright conspiracy theory.
Actually, Sanders hasnt lost much support among his most avid supporterswho do not include Moulitsas, a sometime critic. What we are seeing, however, is that its no longer taboo in liberal circles to attack Sanders as he drags out the nomination process at a time when many are itching to turn their fire on Donald Trump. And if his reputation in the party is being damaged outside his base, that will make it harder for him to extract concessions from Clinton regarding the platform and party nomination rules at the convention.
Through much of the campaign, Sanders wore a progressive halo, making it tricky for Clinton to play classic hardball politics (not that she didnt try). Even if Democratic voters didnt believe he was the practical choice, his platform still spoke to the ideological aspirations of many in the party. His supporters heard, I like Bernie, but so much that they turned it into a website providing information designed to assuage unsure voters.
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This week another prominent figure in the online progressive community, Talking Points Memos Josh Marshall, also blamed Sanders directly for the increased animosity, saying: The 'burn it down' attitude, the upping the ante seems to be coming from Sanders himself. Right from the top. Mother Jones Kevin Drum said more in sorrow than in anger this week, It's sort of painful to see a good person like Bernie turned into such a sullen and resentful man.
Still, neither Marshall nor Drum, like Moulitsas, had been an active Sanders supporter.
[font size="3" color="red"]Two months ago, Moulitsas declared the primaries effectively over and banned from his site malicious attacks on our presumptive presidential nominee or our presidential efforts.[/font] {[font color="blue"]Wow, now that would pretty much eliminate everthing the Bernie Fans had to say! BAD, BAD!![/font]_Bill USA} Last month Drum said Sanders was basically running a con we were never going to get a revolution, and Bernie knew it all along. Marshall has been neutral, but has shown flashes of Sanders skepticism, such as when he characterized his economic critique as a somewhat one-dimensional diagnosis.[/font]
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Bernie Loses His Halo Even progressives are criticizing him now - Politico (Original Post)
Bill USA
May 2016
OP
There are Clinton "progressives" and Bernie "progressive". Markos made big $$$$$$ from Clinton
Skwmom
May 2016
#5
GreatGazoo
(3,937 posts)1. I guess you weren't here yesterday
pmorlan1
(2,096 posts)4. Saw a similar one about Salon Today
They aren't very creative are they?
morningfog
(18,115 posts)2. Dupe dupe dupe.
pmorlan1
(2,096 posts)3. Clinton Supporters Attacking Bernie?
How can that be? Well bless your heart for telling us.
Skwmom
(12,685 posts)5. There are Clinton "progressives" and Bernie "progressive". Markos made big $$$$$$ from Clinton
selling his subscribers email addresses.
arcane1
(38,613 posts)6. "neither Marshall nor Drum, like Moulitsas, had been an active Sanders supporter. "
So they still don't support him, and that's supposed to mean something new?
Do you even read what you post?
panader0
(25,816 posts)7. Bill, the "halo" meme was yesterday.
B Calm
(28,762 posts)8. Beat me to it, LOL!