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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts) Wed May 18, 2016, 08:19 AM May 2016

The Sad Decline and Fall of Bernie Sanders [View all]

The Sad Decline and Fall of Bernie Sanders
KEVIN DRUMMAY 18, 2016 1:15 AM

So tonight's Democratic primaries basically ended in a tie. There's really nothing of interest left anymore: Hillary Clinton will win the nomination, as we've all known she would for at least the past month.

The one thing I do keep wondering about is what happened to Bernie Sanders. Before this campaign, he was a gadfly, he was a critic of the system, and he was a man of strong principles. He still is, but he's also obviously very, very bitter. I wonder if all this was worth it for him?

http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2016/05/decline-fall-bernie-sanders

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The Sad Decline and Fall of Bernie Sanders [View all] workinclasszero May 2016 OP

wonder if all this was worth it for him? I hope not. stonecutter357 May 2016 #1

Yeah this story is way to easy on Sanders TBH workinclasszero May 2016 #3

He had great ideas complain jane May 2016 #6

He won't. DURHAM D May 2016 #7

The fact he is a bitter man is something that his DURHAM D May 2016 #2

I know, huh.. Kevin Drum acts like he's hasn't been paying attention to what BS Cha May 2016 #5

Which explains WHY DemonGoddess May 2016 #15

What?! What is Kevin Drum on?! LOL Cha May 2016 #4

Yeah he kinda overlooked Bernie's justification workinclasszero May 2016 #8

No, it doesn't go without saying, burnie.. You have to actually condemn it.. no, Ifs, Ands, or Cha May 2016 #16

Yes! Cha katmille May 2016 #23

I'm proud to say I never liked him.. and now Cha May 2016 #24

"The above statement will become infamous in american political history I bet!" caquillo May 2016 #27

But................................................. workinclasszero May 2016 #29

Never forget that 85% of the problem is straight up misogyny. nt DURHAM D May 2016 #9

Yes workinclasszero May 2016 #14

It's weird him sticking up for poor burnie.. from that rough Hillary! Cha May 2016 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author DURHAM D May 2016 #10

I look forward to the day when I never BlueMTexpat May 2016 #26

As do I. hamsterjill May 2016 #32

Bernie lost Progressive dog May 2016 #11

His agenda was bad, he did not give a realistic answer on the cost. Thinkingabout May 2016 #12

That is one sad Kevin Drum SharonClark May 2016 #13

You may be on to something caquillo May 2016 #30

One BSer replied to a post like this... liberal N proud May 2016 #18

After what transpired in Nevada workinclasszero May 2016 #19

Who among the Democrats in the Senate will even sit at the same lunch table with him? Koinos May 2016 #22

How myopic Stuckinthebush May 2016 #25

Sanders lack of support among his peers in the Senate show him to be less than a powerhouse. Agnosticsherbet May 2016 #28

Sanders is a mediocre person trying for something that demands excellence... KittyWampus May 2016 #20

He's now Senator Bitter Beer Face, for those old enough to remember the commercials. CrowCityDem May 2016 #21

As a Game of Thrones viewer, Sanders reminds me of the zealot on that show: BlueCaliDem May 2016 #31