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Showing Original Post only (View all)The Obama Campaign Remembers 2012 Very Differently Than Bernie Sanders (HRC Group) [View all]
Just putting this here.
Confronted with his support for a progressive challenge to Obama in 2011, Sanders said Saturday he campaigned very hard for Obama in 2008 and 2012. Thats not how Obama aides remember it.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/evanmcsan/the-obama-campaign-remembers-2012-very-differently-from-bern#.efbkoqWzB1
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msrizzo
Nov 2015
OP
I think it's pretty clear that Sanders has always sucked at supporting Democrats and done nothing...
Walk away
Nov 2015
#1
Not surprising he distanced himself bc his fans don't like PBS but now bernie sucks up to him..
Cha
Nov 2015
#8
He's done very little. He supported Jesse Jackson in '84 and '88, knowing darn well the man
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2015
#26
Bernie knows that without the Obama Coalition, he doesn't have a chance in Hades to win the nom.
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2015
#27
He should have thought of that in 2012.. when he was demagoging him to be primaried.
Cha
Nov 2015
#28
He is a good dancer when it comes to answering questions, this is another one.
Thinkingabout
Nov 2015
#3
BS has a very bad memory. he said on national tv the opposite of what happened. It's documented
Cha
Nov 2015
#9
Interesting how memory comes and goes. He was praising President Obama today,
Thinkingabout
Nov 2015
#17
Oh really? bernie the expedient politician.. now he sucks up to President Obama. Too little
Cha
Nov 2015
#18
Someone else told me it was because it was the same year as his Senate race.
Starry Messenger
Nov 2015
#15
That would be the year bc bernie ran 1st time in 2006 when Obama campaigned for him. Then
Cha
Nov 2015
#16
So now bernie's sucking up to President Obama.. No, you don't get to fucking re-write history
Cha
Nov 2015
#6
Thanks for that. Nothing like a person's own words to put things into proper perspective.
Tarheel_Dem
Nov 2015
#29