CNN's Avlon on Trump Hyping Bernie: 'A Trap' to Make a 'Radical' Democratic Socialist the Nominee

[highplainsdem]

Yes, it is.

Mediaite article, with video at the link:


https://www.mediaite.com/news/cnns-john-avlon-on-trump-hyping-bernie-its-a-trap-to-make-a-radical-democratic-socialist-the-nominee/

CNN Senior Political Analyst John Avlon offered a “reality check” in which he informed viewers that President Donald Trump has been promoting Independent Vermont Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’ candidacy because Trump wants to run against an “actual radical” who calls himself a “Democratic Socialist.”

On Tuesday morning’s edition of CNN’s New Day, co-anchor Alisyn Camerota introduced Avlon’s “Reality Check” segment by noting that “Team Trump cannot seem to stop talking about Bernie Sanders, and it turns out there’s a good reason for that.”

Avlon then played several clips of Trump promoting Sanders’ chances in the Democratic primary, saying “I think people like his message, he’s got energy, his people have energy, but they like his message.”

He also noted assertions by Trump and his son that the primary is “rigged” against Bernie, and the mini-movement of Republicans voting for Sanders in open Democratic primaries.

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Avlon asks why all these Trump supporters are suddenly feeling the Bern, then points to video of alien Admiral Ackbar in Return of the Jedi realizing "It's a trap!"

Avlon then goes on to cite polling data on the socialist label, adding that Trump wants to run against a self-described socialist to distract from his own popularity.

And of course that's exactly what they'll do.

And what they've been hoping to do, ever since they started talking about this election, as Politico pointed out last May:

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/07/bernie-sanders-republican-senate-1307296

[Autumn]

1. It amazes me that Trump, the man who lies about everything tells the truth when it comes to Bernie

Trumps a fucking liar. He lies.

[WA-03 Democrat]

12. Maybe if he is always lying, as you said,

You would allow for him to be possible lying about Sen. Sanders? tRump’s first language is lying and second is English.

He always lies is absolutely correct. Disinformation all day and all night. It’s purpose is to drown out critical thinking by over loading our capacity to process information. It’s all noise and no signal.

[Autumn]

16. One thing I know. I watched one Trump event when he was running. He was stealing some of

the things he was talking about from Bernie. Those things got the largest reaction from his crowd. We knew everything that came out of his mouth when he was running was bullshit, he meant none of it. His problem is Bernie does mean what he says. He doesn't want to run against Bernie.

[WA-03 Democrat]

19. He got impeached over Biden Fear

Other than nick names has tRump been negative to Sanders?

[Autumn]

21. He got impeached over corruption and digging up dirt one one of the candidates. So now

it's on to booga booga socialism. He figured Biden would be the front runner and the one to beat. He was wrong.

[Scotch-Irish]

2. Let's get this straight: Democratic socialist is GOOD.

Unbridled capitalism, corporatism is NOT good....that's why Bernie is so popular.
Most people know that in this country. The rest of the industrialized world knows it.

[rzemanfl]

5. I always read profiles. n/t

[Blues Heron]

8. to see the # of hides?

[rzemanfl]

10. Profiles contain useful information. That's why DU has them.

Now I have to go wash socks.

[Iliyah]

3. Duh . . .

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

4. It IS a trap!!! It's called "Double Reverse Psychology Mindfuckery"!! DON'T FALL FOR IT!!

Vote for the one candidate tRumpy The Clown fears most, Bernie, who's entire political career has been dedicated to speakin truth to power and lighting the way forward for Democrats, and there is no doubt that President Sanders will lead all of us to the promise of a brighter future!!


Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join the revolution!!

[WA-03 Democrat]

20. Did you see the Emoji Movie?

It was aWEsOnE!


Rest well tonight with the singular belief that you are right about Sen. Sanders being the ONE!

[Nikki28]

6. this

is what i an my brother were talking about yesterday. I so believe repukes are voting in primaries for Bernie and drive up his numbers to run in the primary. So when the GE comes around,;they turn around and vote for Trump and leaving us with a weak BS a s well as the American people who bought the polls leading to BS nomination he really did not win at all,;but were rigged by the Repukes to get BS and than we lose again to the real con.I may as well just wait to vote in the GE at the last minute like the Repukes did with Trump.I do not trust these polls at all. Trump team knows what they are doing.They also have Russia/Bots and probably China helping rigging the system as we speak. It is a scary time.I think we are getting a false sense of BS winning when he is really not and the real winner will lose because of this deception. JMHO.

[TheBlackAdder]

7. There's some plausibility, but ALL Democrats will be branded Socialists so Democrats need messaging.

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It behooves ALL Democrats to get the message out that ALL Americans, especially the wealthy are Socialists.

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[highplainsdem]

11. That label won't stick to the others. Sanders has been claiming that label proudly for decades,

starting in college.

[TheBlackAdder]

15. It will, even to Bloomberg. He will be branded as a redistributor, same as Biden will be.

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The Republicans will hammer that 24x7, whether it's true or not.

They'll make it true in people's minds. Have not the past two decades taught anything?

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[highplainsdem]

17. They won't have all the very damaging video clips Sanders has provided them with.

THAT is what will make the socialist label true in people's minds, where Sanders is concerned.

[TheBlackAdder]

18. Oh, I'm sure they have enough.

[Blues Heron]

9. Star Wars lol

what passes for senior political analysis on cable

[Zeus69]

13. This is obvious to many

Things are gonna get ugly

[LonePirate]

14. Progressive Dems are coalescing around one candidate and centrist Dems can't decide on a candidate.

If the egos in the centrist wing weren’t so large, almost all of them would drop out in order to consolidate support in or two candidates. Then we could let the parry decide.

If the centrists indeed feel this is a trap, then all but one (Biden or Bloomberg) should drop out. Seriously, there is no viable path in any of the polling for Buttigieg, Klobuchar and Steyer. The longer the centrist field remains crowded, the more it helps Sanders given Warren’s fade. The centrists can avoid such a trap but they have too much pride to address the writing on the wall.

[Zeus69]

22. Things will clear up soon enough

[Cha]

23. Of course.