2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Did Bernie's wife commit a felony when she secured a loan for Burlington College? [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)She touts herself as his 'political advisor' and campaign manager. Their desks are "side by side." This is being touted as a "two for one" candidacy.
And it isn't just "bad administration." It's a bit more than that. There's mismanagement at a minimum, and worst case, fraud. Further, there's a load of nepotism up in there, too.
I do agree with you that this won't be a huge issue in the primary, absent some bombshell revelation coming out of the People's United Bank, or something. I do, however, see it as having potential to derail him if he made it through to the general (a prospect I personally believe is not very likely, but ya never know). I also don't think this is something that can be "managed." Unless, of course, they've found someone else to fall on their sword and take all the blame.