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Adrahil

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47. If he does that when he is so far behind in the polls...

Reply to morningfog (Original post)

Wed Jun 24, 2015, 11:48 PM

Jun 2015

... it would be rightly seen as an act of desperation, and further marginalize his canidacy.

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If Bernie is serious about winning, he needs to go negative. [View all] morningfog Jun 2015 OP

Right, because you and others doing it here has converted so many Hillary supporters. stevenleser Jun 2015 #1

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No Hillary supporters on DU are changing camps morningfog Jun 2015 #5

+1 Go Vols Jun 2015 #53

if YOU think it is a bad idea, I may need to reconsider my position! virtualobserver Jun 2015 #24

By all means. Please proceed! nt stevenleser Jun 2015 #25

Couldn't agree more kcjohn1 Jun 2015 #2

I disagree. Le Taz Hot Jun 2015 #4

Until she is force to respond to him as a threat.", morningfog Jun 2015 #7

Again, I disagree. Le Taz Hot Jun 2015 #17

That's so well stated I feel like sending it to my mom who is on the fence. Gregorian Jun 2015 #30

The same "corporate friendly record" that got her 18 million votes in 2008? brooklynite Jun 2015 #57

No his strength is being who he is and he is not a negative person Kalidurga Jun 2015 #6

Yes, but he does challenge the status quo. RiverLover Jun 2015 #18

I must disagree virtualobserver Jun 2015 #8

I know that is the strategy, but I am not confident it will be enough. morningfog Jun 2015 #11

He has to win without damaging Hillary for the general virtualobserver Jun 2015 #29

If he wins, there is no Hillary for the general, that is the point. morningfog Jun 2015 #34

I understand what you are saying virtualobserver Jun 2015 #52

Walker has the big pair of funders and Hillary has her big funders. They are all over glinda Jun 2015 #36

The whole fallacy of damaging a candidate for the GE is ridiculous davidpdx Jun 2015 #45

Her campaign is putting paid staffers in all fifty states. LuvLoogie Jun 2015 #48

He can just keep quiet Aerows Jun 2015 #9

If he goes negative it will make him look desperate. hrmjustin Jun 2015 #10

Not if he does it right. morningfog Jun 2015 #14

There is no good way to go negative and it will come off as desperate. hrmjustin Jun 2015 #16

Again, by negative I do not mean the type of stuff the republicans do. morningfog Jun 2015 #31

We shall se. He m7ght be able to pull off the compare and contrast. hrmjustin Jun 2015 #35

Absolutely. It is in her interest to coast on her lead. morningfog Jun 2015 #38

It's too early first off. Secondly negative ads are for when people are close on the issues. He can craigmatic Jun 2015 #12

maybe he thinks people will support omalley instead JI7 Jun 2015 #13

At the beginning thus follows the end seveneyes Jun 2015 #15

He has stated may times that he won't G_j Jun 2015 #19

This is the only way he'll get serious media attention, and more name recognition. RiverLover Jun 2015 #20

Because nasty primary fights are what will lead the Democratic Party to victory? BlueCheese Jun 2015 #21

What I like is he is right on the issues and speaks the truth. morningfog Jun 2015 #23

I shouldn't have been snarky in the title of my reply. I apologize for that. BlueCheese Jun 2015 #26

Apology not required, but graciously accepted. morningfog Jun 2015 #28

He may need someone else to do the negativity. BlueCheese Jun 2015 #37

Like a surrogate? Historic NY Jun 2015 #41

I do not want him to go negative. PowerToThePeople Jun 2015 #22

Yep! And he should avoid funny hats. Otherwise, it's the message. immoderate Jun 2015 #32

He is going plenty negative ... Trajan Jun 2015 #27

The momentum is left this time. He's tugging her left. He could be nominated VP to avoid a split Monk06 Jun 2015 #33

She is going left because she wants to win. Does not mean I believe her. Bernie glinda Jun 2015 #39

He doesn't need to go negative, he just needs to have Hillary face him in a debate. Maedhros Jun 2015 #40

If SOS Clinton starts tracking to the left it's all fake. onecaliberal Jun 2015 #42

"Calling her out" might be a better way of putting it. Smarmie Doofus Jun 2015 #43

Senator Sanders is drawing the biggest crowds of any candidate on either side of the isle. onecaliberal Jun 2015 #44

You said it better. morningfog Jun 2015 #54

I would say he has to make a clearer distinction between his stances and that of Hillary Clinton's davidpdx Jun 2015 #46

If he does that when he is so far behind in the polls... Adrahil Jun 2015 #47

Here's what Bernie has to say about such. herding cats Jun 2015 #49

No, no a thousand times no mikehiggins Jun 2015 #50

That is what the debates are for - assuming the DNC asks the right questions. jwirr Jun 2015 #51

Agressive issue-based challenges are NOT "going negative"!! n/t eridani Jun 2015 #55

No, he doesn't need to. HappyMe Jun 2015 #56

oh my is this a criticism of how Bernie is handling his campaign? treestar Jun 2015 #58

I know independent thought may be a foreign concept for you. morningfog Jun 2015 #59

Why do you say independent thought is a foreign concept for me? treestar Jun 2015 #60

What if? Nothing. I have no say in this. morningfog Jun 2015 #62

I disagree deutsey Jun 2015 #61

His message will take him far, but until Hillary is using his name, morningfog Jun 2015 #63

I see what you're saying deutsey Jun 2015 #64

Bernie just needs to keep on being Bernie madokie Jun 2015 #65

I think he needs to contrast his record with Clinton's. Vattel Jun 2015 #66

I strongly disagree. Negative campaigning is part of what voters are sick of, it is one of the Bluenorthwest Jun 2015 #67

I'm being misunderstood on my use of negative. morningfog Jun 2015 #69

But it's just not a ring. It's not a binary contest nor is it linear and compartmentalized like a Bluenorthwest Jun 2015 #72

"Hillary hopes to passively coast to a primary win." NCTraveler Jun 2015 #68

Should he bring up Benghazi? (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2015 #70

And another response who didn't read the op. No, morningfog Jun 2015 #71