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Koinos

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3. Bernie's style of negative campaigning
Wed May 11, 2016, 07:24 PM
May 2016

is to keep referring to all the malicious things he hasn't said or isn't saying or wouldn't say.

It is a tactic of subliminal messaging, whereby the negative is implanted in hearers' minds while, at the same time, denying that this is being done.

He did this in his mayoral, House, and Senate campaigns as well.

He is not a good person.

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So... The big bad Democratic Establishment is bullying Bernie? displacedtexan May 2016 #1
Yuck! Just plain unattractive! Her Sister May 2016 #2
Bernie's style of negative campaigning Koinos May 2016 #3
I bet Andrea Mitchell won't forget that! yallerdawg May 2016 #4
He can never be civil it seems.. Satch59 May 2016 #5
Couldn't agree more ! FloridaBlues May 2016 #8
Just when you think he couldn't get any more annoying with his livetohike May 2016 #6
Oh, I never thought he coudn't ever get more whiny.. he'll never stop. Cha May 2016 #21
He doesn't sound like a democrat in that statement FloridaBlues May 2016 #7
Yeah, oh that's right, not condemning his supporters for bullying Iliyah May 2016 #9
There was a tinge of sexism in his comments there bluestateguy May 2016 #10
Yep. Has he ever accused a man of "moaning" in describing that man's political arguments? SunSeeker May 2016 #13
Camplaining all the way to California Haveadream May 2016 #11
The way he refers to himself in the third person creeps me out. n/t fleabiscuit May 2016 #12
Loved the Seinfeld episode with George doing that. muhahaha grossproffit May 2016 #16
He's never going to concede. grossproffit May 2016 #14
How is an interview "moaning about Hillary"? DawgHouse May 2016 #15
What's scary is some saying Andrea is in the tank for Hillary. grossproffit May 2016 #17
Andrea in the tank for Hillary???? ladym55 May 2016 #19
The uninvited houseguest Setsuna1972 May 2016 #18
He needs a little cheese to go with his whine ladym55 May 2016 #20
burnie.. "let's moan about me.. I'm the poor loser here" Cha May 2016 #22
He's certainly been negative in his campaign DemonGoddess May 2016 #23
He's taken negative to a whole new level. grossproffit May 2016 #24
Hummm peggysue2 May 2016 #25
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