Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Saying NO ONE likes or likes working with Bernie is a lie --- Proof [View all]StevieM
(10,578 posts)He leveled his attacks, they were treated as if they were true, and then it was dropped with his version of history being treated as undeniably accurate.
I don't think HRC is riling up anyone. In the first place, she was swift boated into oblivion. She went down hard in the Second McCarthy Era, and isn't going to influence too many people. In the second place, this story was never something Bernie had to deal with. It started out as a negative Hillary story on day one. It almost reminds me of all her so-called "attacks that backfired" from the 2008 race, that were never anything Obama had to deal with, but were from the beginning something Hillary was forced to deal with.
I am not sure how bad a "smear" this is. I can't imagine anyone cares about how popular a Washington politician is with his colleagues. The only reason we are talking about this was so that the media could provide another opportunity for people to attack HRC.
Hillary's criticism of Bernie from 2016 is very different. First, it is about the fact that he stayed in the race for a month after he lost, and kept telling his supporters that she was not a fairly victorious nominee. Second, he portrayed her as a politician who was in it for herself, even to enrich herself. It was a vicious line of attack, and one that benefited the GOP greatly when they took that line over in the Fall campaign.
If Bernie is the nominee then I am sure Hillary will immediately endorse him and encourage everyone to support him completely.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden