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Never Trumper Sykes:

artappraiser — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 04:42:57 +0000

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Never Trumper Sykes:

Biggest fan of circular firing squad https://t.co/wbrW2za7A0
— Charlie Sykes (@SykesCharlie) February 2, 2020

not a divider, he's saying it

artappraiser — Sat, 01 Feb 2020 06:41:55 +0000

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not a divider, he's saying it now, not later: Joe Biden will endorse any Democrat who wins the nomination

@ Axios.com, 15 hours ago

2020 Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden told George Stephanopoulos on "Good Morning America" Friday that he'll support any Democrat who wins the nomination, even if it's a politician that has fundamentally different ideas from him—like Sen. Bernie Sanders [....]

It's a real problem. The

ocean-kat — Sat, 01 Feb 2020 04:49:06 +0000

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It's a real problem. The front runners are so divisive that it's going to depress turnout.Moderate democrats will have trouble voting for Sanders. Liberals will have trouble voting for Biden. I had hoped that maybe Warren could at least be acceptable to moderates and liberals but right now she sinking.

Krugman: won't be a "feel the

NCD — Sat, 01 Feb 2020 04:48:40 +0000

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Krugman: won't be a "feel the Bern" progressive revolution:

"It’s true that Sanders enthusiasts believe that they can rally a hidden majority of Americans around an aggressively populist agenda, and in so doing also push Congress into going along. But we had a test in the midterm elections: Progressives ran a number of candidates in Trump districts, and if even one of them had won they would have claimed vindication for their faith in transformative populism. But none did; the sweeping Democratic victory came entirely from moderates running conventional campaigns."

Help us, Obi-wan...you are

jollyroger — Sat, 01 Feb 2020 04:20:01 +0000

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Help us, Obi-wan...you are our only hope!

But a reminder that Radio Tom

artappraiser — Sat, 01 Feb 2020 03:51:20 +0000

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But also a reminder that Radio Free Tom advises do not go negative on Bernie, it only helps him.

Myself, I tend to agree with

artappraiser — Sat, 01 Feb 2020 03:44:19 +0000

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Myself, I tend to agree with people who present the issue like this:

Hillary ‘16 supporters: Bernie Bros are abusive.

Kamala supporters: Bernie Bros are abusive.

Beto supporters: Bernie Bros are abusive.

Warren supporters: Bernie Bros are abusive.

Pete supporters: Bernie Bros are abusive.

Biden supporters: Bernie Bros are abusive.

Media: pic.twitter.com/cnLfbbbnUv
— The General (@generalunite) January 28, 2020

A lot of his supporters are divisive. They don't like the idea of courting moderates or centrists somehow, they have the example of Trump, and mirror it. Win by harping on a few pie-in-the-sky promises attack the establishment and then throw in the right electoral "strategery"?

Here's what David Axelrod &

artappraiser — Sat, 01 Feb 2020 03:34:00 +0000

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Here's what David Axelrod & Sean Hannity see:

For all her expressed contempt for @BernieSanders, HRC sure seems to be working hard to rally his base before Monday’s caucuses.https://t.co/7dUCppccNt
— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) February 1, 2020

HILLARY UNLOADS: Clinton Says She Feels ‘The Urge’ to Run in 2020, Blasts Bernie’s Entire Career https://t.co/H4JOtb0eWz
— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) January 28, 2020

and a mix of a few other pundits:

You know, I blamed #Bernie for a lot of stuff in 2016.

And then I asked myself if true accountability is blaming the one candidate who wants to uproot the entire corrupt system.https://t.co/2zIXnUk5cj
— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) February 1, 2020

Hillary should go to Iowa and hold anti-Bernie rallies because it would certainly push Bernie over the finish line there
— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) February 1, 2020

Every time one of these people attacks Sanders he either goes up in the polls or has a record fundraising week.

So thank you, Clinton. What you meant for evil will work for his good. #TheTimeIsNow

https://t.co/SgIjJNKoIG
— Benjamin Dixon (@BenjaminPDixon) February 1, 2020

Hillary Clinton criticizing Bernie Sanders on the eve of the Iowa caucuses, while also criticizing the Iowa caucuses themselves, may not have the intended effect https://t.co/egx3lLFsY2
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) February 1, 2020

and lordy, with the right keyword search on twitter, can you see a lot of Bernie Bros and Bernie haters and bitter Hillary followers and Hillary haters screaming their lungs out, but I'll spare ya.

One popular response on

artappraiser — Sat, 01 Feb 2020 03:25:32 +0000

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One popular response to that on Twitter tonight was Rep. Tlaib advocating booing Hillary at a Bernie event in Iowa:

Hillary said “nobody likes Bernie”. She deserves “booooooooooos.” Thank you, Rashida. pic.twitter.com/zefZErwd4R
— (@SocialistBoomer) February 1, 2020

there's a bunch of primary

artappraiser — Sat, 01 Feb 2020 03:16:03 +0000

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there's a bunch of primary political infighting news & gossip going on that's related and I was hesitant at first to post it--as I loathe feeding faux horse race controversy-- but you've provided a great big picture article to post it under! Here we go, first:

NEWS: Hillary Clinton hits Bernie Sanders for not working to unite Democrats in 2016 in new podcast with @EmTSuss.

“All the way up until the end, a lot of people highly identified with his campaign were urging people to vote third party…It had an impact”https://t.co/clptd7Irbi
— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) February 1, 2020

Story was updated 7:32 pm but was up earlier today.

Here's the full sub-heading and photo caption:

In a podcast interview on Friday, Mrs. Clinton also described the caucuses in Iowa, where Mr. Sanders leads in some polls, as “undemocratic.”

Hillary Clinton criticized Bernie Sanders’s 2016 campaign in an interview on Friday. “His campaign and his principal supporters were just very difficult,” she said.

and the first three paragraphs:

DES MOINES — Hillary Clinton said on Friday in a podcast interview that Senator Bernie Sanders and his supporters did not do enough to unify the Democratic Party after the prolonged 2016 primary, calling the behavior of his supporters “distressing” and saying it affected the general election.

“All the way up until the end, a lot of people highly identified with his campaign were urging people to vote third party, urging people not to vote,” Mrs. Clinton said in an interview with Emily Tisch Sussman for her podcast “Your Primary Playlist.” “It had an impact.”

Mrs. Clinton also drew a sharp distinction between her efforts in 2008 to bring the party together after her bruising primary battle with Barack Obama and the efforts by Mr. Sanders in 2016: “Night and day,” she said [....]