Sanders campaign attacks Holder/Patrick Presidential bids

[brooklynite]

There are also new reports that Eric Holder may jump into the race. He was the architect of the so-called “too big to jail” doctrine that made sure bankers were not prosecuted after the financial crisis. After that, he returned to his corporate law firm, whose website says he specializes in “white collar defense.”

And most recently, there are reports of a candidacy by Deval Patrick. He is currently an executive at private equity giant Bain Capital. He previously served as a top executive at oil giant Texaco, where he helped the fossil fuel colossus merge with Chevron. According to a detailed Huffington Post report, Patrick also became a “foreclosure mogul” at Ameriquest, where he “helped a Republican billionaire rip off the middle class.”

Again, these potential candidacies haven’t been floated randomly. They come at precisely the moment when Bernie’s campaign is surging.

https://bernie.substack.com/

[comradebillyboy]

1. How dare Holder and Patrick be successful and prosperous. Bernie seems

to think anyone who works for a corporation is corrupt and evil. An awful lot of Americans work for corporations. They are honest and hard working people for the most part.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

2. Bernie is right... as usual!!

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[comradebillyboy]

3. Bernie is wrong as usual. His purity test are tiresome...

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

5. Bernie's standards are high, for sure... it's too bad more Democrats don't share his vision.

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[comradebillyboy]

7. Yeah anybody with a job is corrupt by his standards....

[HerbChestnut]

10. Jobs in industries that have traditionally strong-armed government policy.

I don't want an oil executive for a President, thank you.

[TidalWave46]

14. What industry doesn't attempt to influence policy?

It would be stupid not to.

[HerbChestnut]

17. Are we really defending oil and banking executives on DU now?

[TidalWave46]

18. I'm not sure. I haven't seen it. Maybe you have. I think you responded to the wrong post. NT

[HerbChestnut]

19. ...

[TidalWave46]

27. Another errant response? NT

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

15. My thoughts exactly!

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

13. Why distort Bernie's policy positions? His views represent a large swath of the Democratic Party.

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[TidalWave46]

12. His personal standards are not very high. Not sure where you got that from. NT

[George II]

8. No he's not. And they aren't even official candidates and he's bashing them. Unbelievable.

[still_one]

25. +++

[question everything]

6. Well said. Many of us have worked for corporatiosn with decent salaries

and retirement plans that have allowed us, so far, retirement with dignity.

Neither Sanders nor Warren has worked, for a signifact time, for corporations. Most of us cannot make millions by writing books. So, yes, we have to work for corporations that allow us to... donate to political campaign.

[George II]

29. I worked for more than 40 years for various types of companies or corporations....

I never reached a salary of $100K, much less $150-174K for decades, or a management position. Yet I'm probably viewed as a "corporatist" in some corners. So, after working for all that time and living frugally, I now have a net worth of roughly the same as BS before his book deals, who has earned almost $6M since being in Congress with a wife that was earning $200k as a college president.

[Merlot]

26. Not "anyone who works for a corporation" just details on these two persons

And the details are somewhat damning.

[left-of-center2012]

4. Shut the door ! Don't let anyone else in !

laughable



in my humble opinion

[pfeiffer]

9. Ummm...

Bernie's campaign is surging?

[TidalWave46]

11. I have such an enormous amount of respect for Holder.

Bernie is attacking everyone. It's all he has left.

[Otto Lidenbrock]

16. I knew he would go there regarding Holder

Bernie supporters have been railing for years at Obama and Biden not prosecuting Wall Street in the first term. Holder is going to get much more shit for it because it was his Justice Department. He acknowledged this in David Axelrod's podcast.

[George II]

20. That's a feather in the caps of both Holder and Patrick in many Democrats' minds.

He's unbelievable, bashing two distinguished, very popular Democrats, almost like they're infringing on HIS turf!

I wonder why Sanders never addresses the fact that about half his net worth (more than $1M) is invested on "Wall Street" in mutual funds?

One more thing, as far as that "Bern Notice" blog - that's written by David Sirota AND Sanders' campaign is not "surging".

Nationally he was at 23.0 in May, dropped to 16.9 at the end of June, 16.2 at the end of July, 17.1 at the end of August, 17.5 at the end of September, 16.8 at the end of October, and 17.0 today.

Where's the "surge"? He's 4 points down from May and hasn't varied more than about a point up or down from month to month.

[Cha]

30. "surge.. Written by david sirota" that explains

the "surge".

[tirebiter]

21. Bernie is surging?

Is he bumping Warren for second place? No? Ok then, move on to the important thing. Getting Trump out.

[George II]

23. Hah, I agree. See my post #20 just above yours. Not "surging".

[highplainsdem]

22. This conscpiracy-mongering reminds me of tweets I saw about the Biden town hall suggesting it was

timed to hurt Sanders just as his campaign was surging.

LOL!

[George II]

24. That's David Sirota in action. Next he'll say that the 49ers losing their first game...

...of the season last night was "timed to hurt Sanders just as he's surging."

[Cha]

31. So "conspiratorial". smh

[democratisphere]

28. Come one, come all.

HRC should be announcing soon! ALL ABOARD!

[Blue_Tires]

32. They scared...

[betsuni]

33. Bernie's surging, big endorsements, growing momentum, strong polls ... as Bernie releases an ad.