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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: David Axelrod on Chelsea's attack on Bernie: "It wasn't an honest attack" [View all]winter is coming
(11,785 posts)91. No. Chelsea's already torpedoed her own credibility.
Treating her as if she has no agency, as if her ability to reason has been incapacitated by familial obligation, would be misogynistic.
Chelsea is not "someone's daughter". She's an adult, and should be treated like any other campaign surrogate. The last thing the Sanders campaign should do is metaphorically pat her on the head and say, "poor misguided child." All it needs to do, and probably all it will do, is say that her assertions were false.
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David Axelrod on Chelsea's attack on Bernie: "It wasn't an honest attack" [View all]
cali
Jan 2016
OP
Just Goes To Show That The ENTIRE FAMILY Has Some Serious "Personal Character" Issues
CorporatistNation
Jan 2016
#142
Is it not great that the people are not dumb? The Washington talking heads were so wrong.
daybranch
Jan 2016
#132
I heard one of his responses and he corrected the message, not the messenger...
CTyankee
Jan 2016
#125
Pragmatic voters who won't mind voting for a proud proponent of a progressive Democratic platform
Babel_17
Jan 2016
#78
That loyality justification is just one step away from "I was only following orders."
sarge43
Jan 2016
#34
She's extremely well educated and had a high paying career in the finance sector
Babel_17
Jan 2016
#75
Grown women in their thirties with all the advantages Chelsea has had do not need to be defended
sabrina 1
Jan 2016
#86
The Third Way plan has failed. Let's go with the alternative: single payer. eom
Betty Karlson
Jan 2016
#66
At this point it is better to set a goal, because there are many possible paths
Armstead
Jan 2016
#76
Of course. An actual bill is pretty detailed. Better to stick to the basic underlying value--
eridani
Jan 2016
#140
Axelrod is an Obama person...so is Biden. Not so sure Obama supports Hillary.
Punkingal
Jan 2016
#10
I'm sure the strategy was to roll out the daughter to lie about Sander's health care proposal ....
raindaddy
Jan 2016
#41
In this context, it is deliberatly trying to create the opposite imnpression from the truth
Armstead
Jan 2016
#79
Just like her mother and daddy. No surprise here. She knows how to lie and defame people's
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jan 2016
#64
"Since when do Americans attack one another on Universal Healthcare? I thought we were trying to
secondwind
Jan 2016
#134