One thing is for sure, Republicans are most certainly not afraid of Bernie Sanders.

[JaneyVee]

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/420262/bernie-sanders-republicans-myra-adams

They've run zero ads against Bernie. They don't even mention his name at debates. They don't even respond to his comments.

Hillary on the other hand is beating every candidate on both sides of the aisle while simultaneously being attacked by every candidate on both sides of the aisle.

All while running a global charity to fight AIDS and poverty around the world, and battling Citizens United and Judicial Watch in the courts.

No wonder why she has the union endorsements, party endorsements, and endorsements from Civil Rights heroes like John Lewis, Gloria Steinem, Dolores Huerta, Andrew Young, Jim Obgerfell, to name a few.

[NurseJackie]

1. Bernie's history (which cannot be discussed on this website)

would be red meat for the GOP slime machine. They attack Hillary because they fear her and they ALSO know she'll be the nominee.

[JaneyVee]

8. Exactly.

[Punkingal]

2. They will be.

[JaneyVee]

3. By donating money to his campaign?

[Punkingal]

5. What????

[JaneyVee]

7. Read the article. Republicans are donating to...

His campaign and calling it Operation Chaos 2016.

[Scuba]

4. Neither were Hillary's supporters six months ago.

[JaneyVee]

6. The only thing to be afraid of is...

His incompetent campaign staff who lacks the professionalism to deliver our party a National electoral victory.

[1StrongBlackMan]

9. In the words of a wise person ...

"If you find yourself in a war and the enemy isn't shooting at you ... you are not on the field of battle. "

[JaneyVee]

10. I like! Thanks!

[Cha]

25. Thank you.

[leftofcool]

27. Thank you.

[Persondem]

11. Nope. He would be their dream candidate. K & R nt

[JaneyVee]

12. +1

[bowens43]

13. Of course you are wrong. They want hill , because she will be so easy to beat.

hill is probably the most despised politician since nixon.

[JaneyVee]

15. Is that why she's the ONLY candidate they're currently spending...

$30 Million in tv ads against her? Why would they waste all that dinero if they are looking forward to facing her? Oh right, because you're totally wrong.

[Uncle Joe]

14. That article is from June, now Bernie is Voldermort to them and they dare not

speak his name.

Thanks for the thread, JaneyVee.

[JaneyVee]

16. They don't speak his name because...

Why bother? Operation Chaos is pumping money into his campaign, according to this article.

[In_The_Wind]

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"Operation Chaos is pumping money into his campaign"? Accusing Senator Sanders' of being funded by the GOP is oot. Let's leave the right wing type smears and lies to the Republicans, we're better than this.

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[uponit7771]

21. Doesn't that make it worse that since June they don't mention his name?

[Thinkingabout]

17. Imagine this, the GOP is pushing Hillary's opponent. Now, why would this

Happen? Could it be the GOP does not want to run in the GE with Hillary. Sounds like this is the strategy in this article. I remember when Rush was pushing Obama and then Obama beat the GOP nomination in both 2008 & 2012. They have not learned the lesson before and trying it again. The only problem is Sanders isn't Obama, Hillary will be the DNC nominee.

[JaneyVee]

18. And even donating to his campaign and buying BUMPERSTICKERS!

[Thinkingabout]

19. Yes, Rush pushed Obama and then when Obama was eating their lunch he wished

It would have been someone else running.

[enid602]

31. GOP

And, the GOP looks at what's going on in Argentina, Venezuela, France, Spain, etc., and of course would LOVE the democratic nominee to be a socialist/economic interventionist. If only they could control their own party, and run a reasonable candidate that might have success in the election.

[Fred75]

20. Republicans think HRC will get the nomination

The reply title says it all. Republicans think HRC is a shoo-in. Not so. Look at the donations to
Bernie Sanders since the last debate. Why is the Sanders campaign not backing down on the lawsuit they have filed against the DNC. Washerman-Schultz is actively supporting HRC. She needs to be replaced. I think the sh-- is hitting the fan

Fred 75

[mhatrw]

23. Republicans don't run ads against Bernie Sanders because those ads would help Bernie.

That's the only way he could get on corporate media!

[Thinkingabout]

32. I haven't seen any ads by the GOP against Sanders.

[Betty Karlson]

24. They wouldn't be the first to underestimate him. eom

[leftofcool]

28. They are not underestimating him, he is irrelevant to them.

[Betty Karlson]

29. Until he snatches Louisiana away from them - and takes back House and Senate on his coattails.

I'd like that kind of surprise a lot.

[AgingAmerican]

26. They are afraid to utter his name

[CBGLuthier]

30. That is only because they think she will get the nomination. I like it when republicans are wrong.

Did they say a lot about Obama in December of 2007 when he was 20 plus points behind Clinton? You know, half a year before he won the nomination.

[Thinkingabout]

33. Yes, they pushed Obama.

[CBGLuthier]

34. They pushed Obama? Are you claiming that republicans supported Obama?

Do go on.

[Thinkingabout]

35. If you listened to Rush, yes they did, Rush was surprised Obama

Turned out to be a great candidate. In GOP hate of POC Rush probably thought Democrats would never elect a black man, he was wrong.

[CBGLuthier]

36. So one fat man on the radio cost Hillary Clinton her spot.

I have heard that the GOP hates "socialists" too. Is Rush pushing Sanders? I have always had better things to do than listen to that putz.

[Thinkingabout]

37. Two factors here, Rush had a large following and he totally underestimated Obama.

There is an article in the National Review asking for all of the Romney supporters to donate $10 to Sanders campaign, yes the GOP is pushing Sanders, Ann Coulter is also doing this.

The socialist attack from the GOP will be fierce in the GE if Sanders is the nominee.