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johnfunk

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4. Time for the press to ignore or marginalize Sanders

Sun May 31, 2015, 08:58 AM

May 2015

I like his message and his platform, but the media doesn't, hence their misrepresentation of a so-so satirical article he wrote four decades ago.

Sanders' campaign team should have been prepared for that debacle and pushed back hard - even doubling down on press and media bias against him.

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Sanders packs gym, stairwells in Iowa City [View all] kenfrequed May 2015 OP

And Hillary will pack MUCH larger venues... VanillaRhapsody May 2015 #1

Give it time kenfrequed May 2015 #2

Time is NOT on your side I am afraid... VanillaRhapsody May 2015 #3

Senator Sanders is a good, human man. ananda May 2015 #38

No question about his cred as a human VanillaRhapsody May 2015 #40

Bernie will win this one madokie May 2015 #54

Pffft! Enthusiast May 2015 #73

That's where you're wrong - Hillary is not left liberal. Carewfan May 2015 #121

The graph you posted is from 2008 The one above it is from Dec 2014. 4lbs May 2015 #131

Ouch! Tarheel_Dem Jun 2015 #136

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So she evolved.... CANDO Jun 2015 #145

Evolved = Agrees with Obama. He changed her mind and she'll continue and expand his policies. n/t freshwest Jun 2015 #151

Cool! I LOVE Chinese Checkers! hatrack Jun 2015 #155

Have you lived in Iowa. Eastern Iowas is not the Steven King district. Most of the colleges, uinions jwirr May 2015 #41

I have lived in South Carolina... VanillaRhapsody May 2015 #42

Let me tell you Iowa is absolutely nothing like South Carolina. jwirr May 2015 #57

:>))))) pangaia May 2015 #68

South Carolina and Iowa are nothing alike. ForgoTheConsequence May 2015 #96

That's correct. Jackpine Radical May 2015 #49

ooppssiee pangaia May 2015 #69

... Enthusiast May 2015 #74

hillary yikes1 May 2015 #65

Are you a 'democrat'? chknltl May 2015 #91

OK, after our little tete a tete last night, pangaia May 2015 #66

The hysterical thing about that comment, that Bernie is not a real Democrat NoJusticeNoPeace May 2015 #102

"Bernie is exactly what a real Democrat would be" Triana May 2015 #107

A bit late replying, but HEAR HEAR !!!! pangaia Jun 2015 #157

Whoa! Chi Chi! Carewfan May 2015 #122

Or on your side either--gone until July 19. n/t QC May 2015 #108

What does that mean? Carewfan May 2015 #123

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That was fast arcane1 Jun 2015 #152

Most REAL Democrats these days are bought and paid for... CoffeeCat May 2015 #112

Who really cares if he is not a Democrat INdemo May 2015 #113

wtf Voice for Peace May 2015 #132

Funny that.... CANDO Jun 2015 #146

He caucuses with the Democrats as the sole Senator in the CPC. Everything he says fits our platform. freshwest Jun 2015 #150

Time for the press to ignore or marginalize Sanders johnfunk May 2015 #4

well the rest of the party will ignore him once there are even MORE real Democrats VanillaRhapsody May 2015 #7

Democrats don't like being dictated too kenfrequed May 2015 #12

No you are right about that....THEY don't and HE is NOT one of them VanillaRhapsody May 2015 #13

I am sorry you feel that way. kenfrequed May 2015 #15

Don't feel sorry for me.....I vote for the Democrat...and HE said he is not one.. VanillaRhapsody May 2015 #17

And if he wins the nomination? kenfrequed May 2015 #18

notice there is no response. Karma13612 May 2015 #22

Wrong....I was busy with another post... VanillaRhapsody May 2015 #44

then I vote for him....BUT.....his chances of winning the General are slim and none VanillaRhapsody May 2015 #25

Well kenfrequed May 2015 #34

tenuous at best VanillaRhapsody May 2015 #46

So do you think we should do away with the primary system? If you think the A Simple Game May 2015 #63

You should work on counting to 270. jeff47 May 2015 #92

I really feel sorry that RoccoR5955 May 2015 #23

No I cannot BECAUSE he is a LONG shot to win the General by ANY stretch of the imagination.... VanillaRhapsody May 2015 #28

Uhm... source? kenfrequed May 2015 #35

Easy Peasy VanillaRhapsody May 2015 #36

Heh... kenfrequed May 2015 #45

this has been going on for years.... VanillaRhapsody May 2015 #48

Eh... have you looked into this deeper? kenfrequed May 2015 #53

Or just plain junk. Enthusiast May 2015 #75

Go Free Market SalviaBlue May 2015 #67

pfft progressoid May 2015 #94

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Of course she is ahead. Name recognition. But with the recognition comes all of the baggage. jwirr May 2015 #51

OMG!!!!!! pangaia May 2015 #70

Dead meat I tells ya! Enthusiast May 2015 #76

We often allow the odds to outweigh our convictions. LanternWaste Jun 2015 #149

I am older - this man sounds more like Democrats I grew up with than rurallib May 2015 #103

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I'm with you, Ken & I don't need a 1%er to be my flag bearer wordpix May 2015 #20

So was FDR a 1%er? VanillaRhapsody May 2015 #29

Times have changed. The people hate business a usual today and they blame the rich and those jwirr May 2015 #52

And justifiably so. Enthusiast May 2015 #77

Yes, the hatred is justified. jwirr May 2015 #80

yes there are a few 1%ers who are decent people wordpix May 2015 #97

Bernie Sanders is not an Insider. Senator Warren said she is not an Insider. DhhD May 2015 #26

what makes one an "insider" VanillaRhapsody May 2015 #30

A candidate or President that would be fine with a CEO on Wall Street, no matter his or her party. DhhD May 2015 #59

Not being an Insider. DhhD May 2015 #33

again what is? VanillaRhapsody May 2015 #37

All your graph shows is that a left liberal can be an insider. Sgt Preston May 2015 #86

bwahahahaha cali May 2015 #117

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Awesome! MORE Chinese Checkers! hatrack Jun 2015 #156

"real Democrats"????? heaven05 May 2015 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author Scootaloo May 2015 #64

What are you calling a real Democrat. Is Obama a real Democrat.Hell no he isn't INdemo May 2015 #114

lol it's delicious watching you freak out cali May 2015 #116

We will know he is a player when they come after him Cosmocat May 2015 #100

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Ok Cosmocat Jun 2015 #137

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Bernie's doing it now! Proof he's too big for Iowa retail politics! Bernie Sanders is flying! TheNutcracker May 2015 #50

Give it time? workinclasszero May 2015 #88

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I went to her website to check her schedule. bluedigger May 2015 #5

June 13... VanillaRhapsody May 2015 #9

What about it? bluedigger May 2015 #10

That is the date you were looking for.... VanillaRhapsody May 2015 #11

You're wasting your time cosmicone May 2015 #55

There is so much dishonesty in this post that I don't even know where to start with it. Scootaloo May 2015 #62

Start here. "confiscatory and anti-entrepreneurial wealth distribution candidates" Enthusiast May 2015 #82

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We don't have loonies running for president. pangaia May 2015 #71

Dostoyevsky. Never mind, he's on roll. pa28 May 2015 #99

Thanks for that shot of reality workinclasszero May 2015 #95

Frankly kenfrequed May 2015 #109

I guess that could happen as well workinclasszero May 2015 #110

To be honest kenfrequed May 2015 #111

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funniest,looniest du post EVAH! cali May 2015 #118

Dostoyevsky was a writer. LuvNewcastle Jun 2015 #135

I'm dying over here n/t Scootaloo Jun 2015 #139

Couldn't believe it when I read it. LuvNewcastle Jun 2015 #140

How about Boris Badenov? Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #148

That's a good one to pick. LuvNewcastle Jun 2015 #154

If you click on the Hilary logo right below where it is asking for email it takes you right in ToxMarz May 2015 #24

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Yeah, what's up with that? That turned me off. azmom Jun 2015 #153

Thank you for sharing your thoughts on his rally rpannier May 2015 #6

Man, chill out! babylonsister May 2015 #21

Not a man..... VanillaRhapsody May 2015 #32

I don't care what you are. This post was not babylonsister May 2015 #104

It just kills you.... daleanime May 2015 #58

"My paw can lick YOUR paw!" Scootaloo May 2015 #61

:>)))))))))))) pangaia May 2015 #72

I would expect that Hillary Clinton "will pack MUCH larger venues" than Bernie Sanders. democrank May 2015 #83

No doubt workinclasszero May 2015 #87

Then why isn't she? jeff47 May 2015 #90

Like this one.... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #134

If people will come to hear Bernie, great.. mountain grammy May 2015 #8

+1 daleanime May 2015 #60

+1 merrily May 2015 #78

+1. Rossi Jun 2015 #144

Great to see this turnout. Thanks. *Will you x-post in the Bernie Sanders Group? Or I can appalachiablue May 2015 #14

Please post it there! kenfrequed May 2015 #16

Ok great, thanks! Bernie's on MTP (Meet the Press) in a few. Folks here have a game appalachiablue May 2015 #19

thanks heaven05 May 2015 #31

Same, haven't watched Meet the Republicans in several years. Bernie will be good. appalachiablue May 2015 #39

I am beginning heaven05 May 2015 #27

Very good, the more you see him the clearer his views are. And at this point, he appalachiablue May 2015 #47

WHEN, I listened to heaven05 May 2015 #56

I like him Cosmocat May 2015 #101

true heaven05 May 2015 #119

Good for u Cosmocat Jun 2015 #138

Give 'em hell, Bernie! merrily May 2015 #79

BERNIE!!! AzDar May 2015 #81

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast May 2015 #84

Had me going HassleCat May 2015 #85

kick midnight May 2015 #89

Go Bernie Go! SoapBox May 2015 #93

A rose by any other name Boomer May 2015 #98

My favorite candidate in my favorite old college town I lived in... cascadiance May 2015 #105

Article notes that Iowa City had the highest poverty level (28%) of any Iowa town on his trip... cascadiance May 2015 #106

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+1000 heaven05 May 2015 #120

I like Bernie, but here is a critique of his politics from the left. Beauregard Jun 2015 #147

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