Bernie Sanders: I'm Not Anything Like Trump - Politico

[WillyT]

Bernie Sanders: I'm not anything like Trump
By Nick Gass - Politico
08/31/15, 12:56 PM EDT


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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday strongly rejected comparisons between his campaign and that of Republican candidate Donald Trump.

"No, I don't accept that for one moment," the Democratic presidential candidate told MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell. "We are not engaged here in demagoguery. We're not engaged here in racist attacks, outrageous attacks against Mexicans. What we are trying to do is talk about the reality facing the American people."

Instead, Sanders said his campaign is focusing on communicating "the reality facing the American people," on issues like unemployment, crumbling infrastructure, trade, raising the minimum wage and others.

Responding to the notion that a democratic socialist could not win in a general election, Sanders said he would point to the polls that have him performing well against Republican candidates despite low name recognition. Programs that he is proposing, Sanders remarked, already exist and work well in countries like Norway, Denmark and Sweden.

"The more we get those ideas out, the more I think comfortable they will be with the views that we're espousing," he said.

Sanders chalked up Trump's surge to his strong personality, not his policy proposals.

"Donald Trump is a very strong TV personality. He's very good at what he does," Sanders continued. "He's funny, he's articulate, but I think at the end of the day, when people focus on the kinds of programs we need, the fact that we need a mass political movement -- we don't need one person at the top. We need millions of people, young people, working people, seniors, coming together to reclaim our government."

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Link: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/08/bernie-sanders-2016-not-like-donald-trump-213187

[Fred Sanders]

1. Sanders is the anti-Trump. No matter how much the media tries to spin it otherwise.

In example:

"No, I don't accept that for one moment," the Democratic presidential candidate told MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell. "We are not engaged here in demagoguery. We're not engaged here in racist attacks, outrageous attacks against Mexicans. What we are trying to do is talk about the reality facing the American people."

[hrmjustin]

2. Sanders is a serious person and should be taken seriously.

Trump is not.

[Fred Sanders]

4. What should not be taken seriously as well is the likes of Andrea and their country club corporate media gated

mind sets drenched in white economic privilege.

[jalan48]

7. Andrea is also know as Mrs. Alan Greenspan. That says a lot.

[daleanime]

6. Amen.....

[AuntPatsy]

3. He gives Rufus to much credit, I could not be so diplomatic

[Juicy_Bellows]

5. The media takes a fact and then spins it in a centrifuge.

Trump and Sanders are outside establishment candidates, true. That does not mean you get to attach Trumps horseshit to Sanders gourmet ice cream. They sure like to try though - and are probably succesful with some real saps. However, most of us can see through that translucent weak sauce.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

8. Mrs. Greenspan must still be pissed over what Bernie did to her hubby.

[Uncle Joe]

9. Bernie Sanders is best equipped to damage Trump by straightening

out Trump supporters' misdirected anger.

Thanks for the thread, WillyT.