I agree with Jon Cooper here:

[Kingofalldems]

I remember the McGovern defeat very well.

Link to tweet

[calimary]

1. I do too.

[samnsara]

2. scary!

[highplainsdem]

3. I agree with him, too.

[CatMor]

4. I remember and I agree.

[ehrnst]

7. If it was just Trump, that would make sense. But it's not.

So it doesn't. Sounds like you think that Bernie supporters will indeed stay home on election day if he's not the candidate. Is that true for you?

The team that rigged the GOP primaries accuses Democrats of rigging Iowa against Sanders


Republicans claim Nancy Pelosi is intentionally helping Joe Biden and hurting Bernie Sanders by delaying the Senate impeachment trial

Trump and His Aides Focused for Now on 2 Rivals (Neither Is the Front-Runner)

Republican strategist Karl Rove says Bernie Sanders could beat Donald Trump in 2020

Republicans pray for Bernie as Democratic nominee

[ehrnst]

9. You seem to think that it will be easy for the GOP to sow discord among Bernie supporters.

Why is that?

[ehrnst]

12. It sounds like he's ramped up promoting Sanders.

Quite the opposite of what he's doing with Biden.

Logic.

[ehrnst]

15. It sounds like YOU think that Sanders supporters are the most susceptible to Trump's lies.

Why do you have so little faith in Sanders supporters to have critical thought?

Do you live in the U.S?

[ehrnst]

17. Do you think that "those Sanders supporters" could be fooled by Trump into

supporting Bloomberg?

[ehrnst]

19. About those monied interests...

Under the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, an entity directly or indirectly established by a federal candidate or officeholder is not allowed to “solicit, receive, direct, transfer, or spend funds in connection with an election for Federal office” unless the “funds are subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements” of federal law.

According to Our Revolution’s tax returns showing contribution amounts but not contributor names, data compiled and first reported by the Associated Press, from 2016 to 2018 Our Revolution raised almost $1 million dollars from contributors who gave in excess of the applicable $5,000 contribution limit, including multiple contributions of between $100,000 and $300,000. Our Revolution has not disclosed any of its contributors to the FEC, as required by federal campaign finance law.

“Americans expect and deserve to have our campaign finance laws enforced and they expect political organizations to abide by the law, regardless of their political views,” said Paul Seamus Ryan, Common Cause vice president for policy and litigation. “The facts surrounding Our Revolution, including its founding by Sen. Sanders, its receipt of six-figure contributions, its failure to disclose donors to the FEC, and its political spending in Iowa and elsewhere, point to a clear violation of the federal soft money ban. Common Cause is a nonpartisan organization and we work to hold power accountable regardless of party affiliation or policy positions. It is critically important that the soft money ban be enforced, or outside groups founded by candidates will become a commonplace means to evade contribution limits and disclosure requirements.”

https://www.commoncause.org/press-release/common-cause-files-complaint-against-pro-bernie-sanders-group-our-revolution-for-violating-soft-money-ban/

[greatauntoftriplets]

6. Yep, I remember.

It was my first presidential election as a voter.

[Happy Hoosier]

10. I can feel it coming, and it breaks my heart.

We have people clapping and cheering as they walk into the trap.

It will damage us for a generation.

[CalFione]

21. If it is ONLY for a generation, we'll be lucky.

[DanTex]

14. It's kind of ironic that he's asking people to google something that happened 48 years ago.

The youngest voters in that election are on Social Security now. And the young voters in 1972, the ones still alive today, went for McGovern.

Also, in 1972, McGovern was consistently trailing in the polls to Nixon, by a lot, the entire time.

Why anyone would think that's analogous to today is beyond me.

[nobuddy]

18. no worries

Bloomberg is bringing the Reverse-McGovern.

[musette_sf]

20. I remember too, and agreed

I went to one of Sen McGovern's last speaking engagements before the election, in Brighton Beach IIRC, and I will never forget the heaviness in the room. He and we all knew it was all futile at that point.