Bernie Sanders on Monday told NBC’s Chuck Todd that he ran as a Democrat to get more media coverage. (Reply #16)

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Lucinda (30,931 posts)

16. Bernie Sanders on Monday told NBC’s Chuck Todd that he ran as a Democrat to get more media coverage.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-dem-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/03/bernie-sanders-independent-media-coverage-220747

Bernie Sanders on Monday told NBC’s Chuck Todd that he ran as a Democrat to get more media coverage.
During a town hall-style event in Columbus, Ohio, the independent Vermont senator said, “In terms of media coverage, you have to run within the Democratic Party.” He then took a dig at MNSBC, telling Todd, the network “would not have me on his program” if he ran as an independent.
Money also played a role in his decision to run as a Democrat, Sanders added.
“To run as an independent, you need — you could be a billionaire," he said. "If you're a billionaire, you can do that. I'm not a billionaire. So the structure of American politics today is such that I thought the right ethic was to run within the Democratic Party.”
POLITICO has previously reported that Sanders initially resisted running as a Democrat, but was convinced by his advisers that it was necessary.

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73 replies	Author	Time	Post
How can a brilliant political scientist like Rachel seem oblivious to the DLC? [View all]	WhaTHellsgoingonhere	Apr 2016	OP
Bernie has no interest in the party. It's just a vehicle for him. n/t	Lucinda	Apr 2016	#1
Bernie plans to lead the Democratic Party. Whether he gets that opportunity is a different question	WhaTHellsgoingonhere	Apr 2016	#8
No he doesn't. If he did he, would be keeping his word and be working towards	Lucinda	Apr 2016	#11
The POTUS is the leader of the Democratic Party. Starting to sound like Clinton supporters don't	WhaTHellsgoingonhere	Apr 2016	#19
bernie plans to be president. the democratic party is just his temporary vehicle nt	msongs	Apr 2016	#35
Nope, he said he's taking it with him. Sounds like you guys would drop out if he got the nomination	WhaTHellsgoingonhere	Apr 2016	#37
LOL	Lucinda	Apr 2016	#56
No, sound like the DLC and Clinton supporters are willing to shove old school democrats...	daleanime	Apr 2016	#53
Oh, gobbledeegook.	pangaia	Apr 2016	#10
Bernie Sanders on Monday told NBC’s Chuck Todd that he ran as a Democrat to get more media coverage.	Lucinda	Apr 2016	#16
That's a different thread. POTUS = leader of Democratic Party	WhaTHellsgoingonhere	Apr 2016	#20
Bernie has no interest in the Dem party and has exhibited no leadership skills	Lucinda	Apr 2016	#34
So what.	pangaia	Apr 2016	#62
What a bunch of hooey	Trajan	Apr 2016	#21
I've noticed you posting some pretty ominous reponses ...	1StrongBlackMan	Apr 2016	#44
nah, he has no interest in the party, he only caucused with it his whole career.	Punkingal	Apr 2016	#28
The party is there to be used. Bernie wants a better America. Bernie's vision	Ed Suspicious	Apr 2016	#57
The party, seemingly, has no interest in Bernie.	Ed Suspicious	Apr 2016	#58
Bernie only added "Democratic" to Socialist when he was thinking about running for POTUS	redstateblues	Apr 2016	#66
It is a label and running as third party could split votes. That what you want?	snowy owl	Apr 2016	#70
Maybe you should step back and think about your question.	Buzz Clik	Apr 2016	#2
She's not oblivious, she's been purchased.	dchill	Apr 2016	#3
Really?! Is that all ya got...just CT's. I trust Maddow more than you!	KelleyD	Apr 2016	#31
OK.	dchill	Apr 2016	#47
She's getting $7 million a year	Art_from_Ark	Apr 2016	#4
It is very hard to recognize the thruth when your paycheck depends on not seeing it.	Vincardog	Apr 2016	#33
She's well paid to be oblivious to it.	CharlotteVale	Apr 2016	#5
It sounds like she's playing dumb. It's what she's getting paid for after all.	Broward	Apr 2016	#6
Well, My Thunder Has Been STOLEN By At Least Four Ahead of Me...Hillary Is BOUGHT and PAID FOR Shill	CorporatistNation	Apr 2016	#12
Bernie was original member of the progressive caucus	kcjohn1	Apr 2016	#7
Perfectly said.	pangaia	Apr 2016	#13
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $	pangaia	Apr 2016	#9
^^^ This ^^^	cantbeserious	Apr 2016	#29
you got it.	840high	Apr 2016	#60
yep - lots of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$	SoLeftIAmRight	Apr 2016	#69
Money often buys learned incompetence among media types.	leveymg	Apr 2016	#14
Upton Sinclair explained this long ago.	JackRiddler	Apr 2016	#15
+1	Electric Monk	Apr 2016	#23
Yep. She took the money. nt	silvershadow	Apr 2016	#24
Jeez, I wrote this 5 years ago!	JackRiddler	Apr 2016	#42
Thank you for the comment and link. I'm just catching up to my posts	silvershadow	Apr 2016	#73
7 million a year can make you forget that stuff.	litlbilly	Apr 2016	#17
Because she makes 7 figures	nadinbrzezinski	Apr 2016	#18
She's paid to know autonomously which details to miss, of course.	JackRiddler	Apr 2016	#30
Her dissertation doesn't help in this thread. I'll start a thread about her ignorance of HIV in	WhaTHellsgoingonhere	Apr 2016	#43
Interesting.	JackRiddler	Apr 2016	#45
Maybe I misunderstood your post. My bad.	WhaTHellsgoingonhere	Apr 2016	#48
Rachel, Chris Hayes, Carville,..it's bought and paid for amnesia..	tokenlib	Apr 2016	#22
I got used to Rachel's lost objectivity, but Hayes is starting to make me sad. Didn't anticipate it.	WhaTHellsgoingonhere	Apr 2016	#25
They know the history as well as we do.	Kalidurga	Apr 2016	#32
This message was self-deleted by its author	silvershadow	Apr 2016	#51
To paraphrase Upton Sinclair...	Califonz	Apr 2016	#26
Yep. Beat me to it	Doctor_J	Apr 2016	#39
Answer: Millions of dollars and a new social circle.	revbones	Apr 2016	#27
Whose bread I eat, his song I sing nt	BernieforPres2016	Apr 2016	#36
Wow...you all are just something else.	KelleyD	Apr 2016	#38
Simply pointing out the New Dem/Third Way/DLC Clinton linkage is not hate...	tokenlib	Apr 2016	#46
And you know this for sure!?!	KelleyD	Apr 2016	#52
Seems you drank a lot	840high	Apr 2016	#64
lol Where's the CT? You guys are so blinded by your loyalty to Hillary, you can't see the demise of	WhaTHellsgoingonhere	Apr 2016	#67
I asked her directly. Let's see if I get blocked.	WhaTHellsgoingonhere	Apr 2016	#40
Too easy on Rachel. She sold out.	snowy owl	Apr 2016	#41
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$	Skwmom	Apr 2016	#49
I never could stand her	yourpaljoey	Apr 2016	#50
I thought everyone enjoyed her 20 minute "Purple Drank" set ups to her lead story	WhaTHellsgoingonhere	Apr 2016	#54
I was not a fan of the purple drank :)	yourpaljoey	Apr 2016	#55
Maybe she's not so	840high	Apr 2016	#59
She doesn't seem to be the sharpest tool in the shed. n/t	Skwmom	Apr 2016	#61
The way she presents a story	840high	Apr 2016	#65
x10 Thanks for saying it. I thought it just me!	snowy owl	Apr 2016	#68
Cha-ching!	Little_Wing	Apr 2016	#63
Perhaps the simplest explanation is the best as it usually is	mythology	Apr 2016	#71
A smart person would understand the damage done by NAFTA and the repeal of Glass-Steagall. n/t	Skwmom	Apr 2016	#72

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