Elizabeth Warren Says Bernie Sanders Sent Volunteers 'Out to Trash Me'

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39. Character, accountability and leadership matter.

Besides, according to the Politico story (Holly Otterbein shares the byline), the scripted talking points don't concern policy differences.

Sanders’ campaign has begun stealthily attacking Warren as a candidate of the upper crust who could not expand the Democratic base in a general election, according to talking points his campaign is using to sway voters and obtained by Politico.

The script instructs Sanders volunteers to tell voters leaning toward the Massachusetts senator that the “people who support her are highly-educated, more affluent people who are going to show up and vote Democratic no matter what” and that “she's bringing no new bases into the Democratic Party.”

The document also instructs to tell voters who are favorable toward Pete Buttigieg that he lacks support among African Americans and young people and to tell voters sympathetic to former Vice President Joe Biden that “he doesn’t really have any volunteers” and that “no one is really excited about him.” All of the attacks relate to the electability of Sanders' top rivals.

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As for character, leadership, and accountability, the Politico story aso notes:

“We were told never to go negative or contrast with other candidates,” a person close to Sanders’ campaign told POLITICO. “Bernie would let us know when it was O.K.. So if that’s happening, he’s aware.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/11/bernie-quietly-goes-negative-on-warren-097594