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In reply to the discussion: Bernie alumni seek meeting to address 'sexual violence' on '16 campaign [View all]WeekiWater
(3,259 posts)Writing it off as being small in the big picture and they will deal with it later. I truly believe many of his own top staff bought into his sales pitch and viewed themselves as revolutionaries. Im sure Sanders was isolated to an extent. That campaign was amazing with respect to how fast it grew. Just like the other things I mentioned, its not necessarily that they didnt know, they simply had a very limited scope of priorities. Its the only shot they had and they did well with it. They are still picking up the pieces left in their wake.
They knew they werent getting their filings in on time. They knew they werent returning contributions over the maximum on time. They knew they werent going to release his taxes. Its not that they didnt know.
This is my belief. I also think it is one area where Sanders himself is a bit tone-deaf. Thats not saying he doesnt care about womens rights.