Sen. Bernie Sanders On How Democrats Lost White Voters

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52. How is the quote out of context?

You have the entire interview you can read or listen to yourself. He listed a couple of quotes you can easily ignore, but they aren't the problem. The fact is some don't like what Sanders says, so you are blaming the messenger. That is the problem with politics based on personality. You all decided he was the One and now you insist only adoration be posted. I'm guessing you all did the same thing 8 years ago, which is how you managed to feel "betrayed" by Obama. That is how people make uninformed comments about his promising Single Payer or feeling betrayed by escalation in Afghanistan, when anyone who watched the debates and actually listened knew his positions on those issues. Not paying attention to what the candidates say when it doesn't suit you is never going to end well. You have decided Sanders is more important than the people he seeks to represent.

Now, I don't for a second thing you have any problems with Sanders interview, so let's not pretend you care about the quotes. Getting pissed off at me doesn't change what he said. It doesn't change the fact this interview is getting attention in the African American press. Bill and I are the least of his problems. Sanders doesn't need our votes, but no Democrat wins without African American support. They are the base of the party.