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In reply to the discussion: Bernie is Jewish. Please don't minimize his minority status by calling him "another white person" [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)Had quite the fan base...He was the guy who separated Al Gore from the sinner Bill Clinton and made him his own man. He got some great press for his speech on the Senate floor that carved out that space for Al. His wife was charming and was a real asset to his political ambitions.
JL didn't anticipate such a strong challenge from his left...He thought "his" Senate seat was inviolable. He had to fight like he'll to keep it, and he wasn't afraid to throw a few elbows in the process.
911 was certainly a part of all that...but he probably wouldn't have tried so hard to stake out that party-straddling position if he hadn't lost that primary! He got very strident after that race, and burned a lot of bridges. Necessity and the urgent need to hang on to power changed him,and not for the better.