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"Bitter, broke and hated by his former allies: how Bernie Sanders made himself irrelevant"
"Months ago, Bernie Sanders was in position to become a liberal cult hero with real influence over the direction of the Democratic Party. All he had to do was accept the fact that he wasn’t going to win the nomination over the far more popular Hillary Clinton, and accept it gracefully, and he would have been the king of his own castle. Instead, Bernie has been gradually consumed by the kind of bitterness that’s made him a villain in the eyes of most on the left, and a punchline in the political arena. So what the heck happened?
Somewhere along the way, as Clinton won the popular vote in blowout after blowout and her lead became so large that it was clear she was going to be the nominee, Sanders decided that wasn’t good enough for him. Maybe his craven advisors had done such a good job of fooling him into thinking he was winning when he was really losing, he honestly thought the nomination was somehow stolen from him. Or maybe his ego just couldn’t handle the fact that millions more voters chose Clinton than chose him. But in either case, he’s now dissolved into a full scale meltdown, and he’s alienating just about every ally he ever had.
The last straw is, of course, Bernie’s sudden desire to debate Donald Trump in California. Nevermind that Trump was making a joke on a comedy show; as usual Bernie was too oblivious to realize he was being manipulated and he publicly accepted it as if it were a real invitation. It’s one final reminder of just how badly Bernie would have lost to Trump in a general election: Trump is the guy who says “pull my finger” and Bernie is the guy who keeps falling for it. Predictably, Trump put out a statement today saying that such a debate will absolutely not happen. The joke is on Sanders, as always....."
Somewhere along the way, as Clinton won the popular vote in blowout after blowout and her lead became so large that it was clear she was going to be the nominee, Sanders decided that wasn’t good enough for him. Maybe his craven advisors had done such a good job of fooling him into thinking he was winning when he was really losing, he honestly thought the nomination was somehow stolen from him. Or maybe his ego just couldn’t handle the fact that millions more voters chose Clinton than chose him. But in either case, he’s now dissolved into a full scale meltdown, and he’s alienating just about every ally he ever had.
The last straw is, of course, Bernie’s sudden desire to debate Donald Trump in California. Nevermind that Trump was making a joke on a comedy show; as usual Bernie was too oblivious to realize he was being manipulated and he publicly accepted it as if it were a real invitation. It’s one final reminder of just how badly Bernie would have lost to Trump in a general election: Trump is the guy who says “pull my finger” and Bernie is the guy who keeps falling for it. Predictably, Trump put out a statement today saying that such a debate will absolutely not happen. The joke is on Sanders, as always....."
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http://www.dailynewsbin.com/opinion/bitter-broke-and-hated-by-his-former-allies-how-bernie-sanders-made-himself-irrelevant/24897/
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Bernie and his dead enders can jump off a cliff
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1107&pid=149074
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Explanation: The only thing this Bernie supporter will do near a cliff is watch the sun rise. Having said that
Post isn't worth a hide.
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Juror # 1
The harsh truth!
Thank you!
I actually saw that last night on the Obama Diary.. and went OUCH!
