Democratic Primaries

DanTex

(20,709 posts) Fri Feb 21, 2020, 10:02 PM Feb 2020

Sigh. Bernie again gets attacked for actions of people he has no control of and no connection to. [View all]

It's getting beyond ludicrous by now. First the "Bernie Bros" and now Russia.

Nobody has any clue what Russia is really up to. A pretty good guess is that they figured doing this would create more discord within the Democratic Party, with accusations of being foreign trolls flying around. And, judging by Twitter, it just might be working. Which is disappointing.

But whatever Russia is scheming, I can assure you it has nothing to do with healthcare or climate or education or any of the other reasons Bernie has millions of supporters and is leading in the polls.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Sigh. Bernie again gets attacked for actions of people he has no control of and no connection to. [View all] DanTex Feb 2020 OP

We just gotta laugh at it. Autumn Feb 2020 #1

Yes, like we "laughed" at Trump getting upset that congress was told about Russian ehrnst Feb 2020 #31

White House aide says 'absurd' to link mosque shooter, Trump TomCADem Feb 2020 #54

Putin is waging asymetric warfare. guillaumeb Feb 2020 #2

Putin: Send provocateurs to events, cause mayhem, Eyeball_Kid Feb 2020 #3

Why would they try to make Sanders look bad if they are supporting him? ehrnst Feb 2020 #32

Putin is not suppprtoing Sanders, guillaumeb Feb 2020 #51

They aren't supporting Sanders. They are baiting Democrats. DemocracyMouse Feb 2020 #52

Actually, the briefing stated that they were supporting Sanders. ehrnst Feb 2020 #88

Exactly, see my post #4. apcalc Feb 2020 #5

Of course we know what Russia is up to. apcalc Feb 2020 #4

Sanders is a traditional Democrat according to his policies. DemocracyMouse Feb 2020 #55

Couldn't have said it better... Woodycall Feb 2020 #69

Thank you 😊 🙏🏼 spread the logic! DemocracyMouse Feb 2020 #70

Folks here so lose sight of this. JudyM Feb 2020 #73

You may think so. The punditry and Dem establishment here do not think so. apcalc Feb 2020 #75

Lol, that's not true. OnDoutside Feb 2020 #77

A metoo smear is next d_b Feb 2020 #6

That sounds so much like what my RW relatives said ehrnst Feb 2020 #34

Also hurple Feb 2020 #53

Confusing and irritating Anericans suppresses the vote, which helps Trump DemocracyMouse Feb 2020 #58

If they are, as we learned, trying to help Sanders become the nominee ehrnst Feb 2020 #83

He had control to let his supporters and All Americans know boston bean Feb 2020 #7

Was he allowed to discuss what happened in the security briefing ??? SamKnause Feb 2020 #15

Yes. boston bean Feb 2020 #16

How do you know this ??? SamKnause Feb 2020 #18

You were there at the security briefing? ChubbyStar Feb 2020 #29

Did Democratic leadership know about it? if so why have they been silent? Autumn Feb 2020 #82

We have know about it since the Mueller report. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #20

The Mueller report was about 2016 elections. SamKnause Feb 2020 #21

Well now he is. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #22

He commented after it was published in the newspapers. SamKnause Feb 2020 #23

Not sure it would have been classified. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #24

Congressman Eric Swalwell stated on Rachel's show it was a classified. SamKnause Feb 2020 #37

Bernie didn't mention that it was classified... he wasn't upset with WAPO for leaking classified ehrnst Feb 2020 #42

Hmmmm. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #44

After watching Lawrence, Swalwell's briefing was classified. SamKnause Feb 2020 #45

He said that he "didn't" talk about it, not that he was prohibited from talking about it. ehrnst Feb 2020 #38

In his statement, he didn't say that he wasn't allowed, just that he 'didn't'. ehrnst Feb 2020 #36

You can't control bpositive Feb 2020 #8

. Squinch Feb 2020 #9

Eyes. nt sheshe2 Feb 2020 #10

I do wish you were right. Desert grandma Feb 2020 #11

+100x bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #13

Skewing the elections is what's going on here bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #12

What He Could've Done Me. Feb 2020 #14

Also, we knew Russia interfered in 2016 to help Trump, and that he's done nothing about it Cal Carpenter Feb 2020 #17

And they also helped BS against Hilary in 2016. Lest we forget. Squinch Feb 2020 #33

I'm not re-fighting 2016 Cal Carpenter Feb 2020 #41

They didn't cast doubt on the credibility of his support. They got caught Squinch Feb 2020 #46

.. Cal Carpenter Feb 2020 #48

Lol! "I'm not going to discuss this with you unless you agree with Squinch Feb 2020 #49

Not really Bear Creek Feb 2020 #56

Suuuure they were. Squinch Feb 2020 #59

Tired Bear Creek Feb 2020 #64

Have you seen his tweet? I'm tired of Bernie smearing us too. Squinch Feb 2020 #65

The DNC slanted the 2016 election. Bear Creek Feb 2020 #68

Why didn't Sanders denounce outside involvement in US elections when he found out? uponit7771 Feb 2020 #19

This OP is trying to direct attention away from that little detail... ehrnst Feb 2020 #27

It looks like all of them are ... this night is very strange. I was getting sql response in post ... uponit7771 Feb 2020 #28

such behavior with Trump fans is considered cultish Skittles Feb 2020 #62

He had "no control" over refusing to tell the US that the Democratic primaries were under direct ehrnst Feb 2020 #25

+1, Sanders could've denounced outside involvement in US elections second he found out about help uponit7771 Feb 2020 #30

OK cherryinpa Feb 2020 #26

Bernie handled his tarmac interview okay... until... Happy Hoosier Feb 2020 #35

Yep. That showed his priorities. (nt) ehrnst Feb 2020 #40

Don't make excuses. democratisphere Feb 2020 #39

+1000. ehrnst Feb 2020 #43

Russia is all about causing chaos, confusion and infighting. They don't care how they do it. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #47

Russia is all about keeping Donald Trump as President if the USA. Squinch Feb 2020 #50

That would be plan A quakerboy Feb 2020 #81

Same old same old. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2020 #57

poor Bernie Skittles Feb 2020 #60

Yep. There's no excuse for his secrecy. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #66

ooh I forgot to add this Skittles Feb 2020 #67

I've been on DU for close to 20 years. Bonobo Feb 2020 #61

You beat me to it. democrank Feb 2020 #71

Hilarious reply. Thanks for the needed laugh. Bonobo Feb 2020 #72

Add an asterisk next to his name on the ballot suggesting they think real hard before choosing him. JudyM Feb 2020 #74

You can say that again CrawlingChaos Feb 2020 #80

JFC... SidDithers Feb 2020 #85

I have seen no suggestion that Sanders is somehow implicated in Russia's support. TomSlick Feb 2020 #63

But why? scipan Feb 2020 #89

I have three theories: TomSlick Feb 2020 #90

All good theories. scipan Feb 2020 #91

I think he played this wrong radical noodle Feb 2020 #76

. TexasTowelie Feb 2020 #78

Don't be discouraged DanTex! CrawlingChaos Feb 2020 #79

Poor Bernie. He's the real victim here...nt SidDithers Feb 2020 #84

When anyone attacks Bernie over this they are helping putin & tRumps cyber warfare, they are doing yaesu Feb 2020 #86

Acknowledging the facts is not "attacking."(nt) ehrnst Feb 2020 #87