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Re:Media blackout after key witness against Assange admits l... by tacLog on Friday July 02, 2021 @09:11PM (#27718545)
I am interested in hearing more about about how "Bernie was a carpetbagger" if you don't mind. I really liked him, but I do also see how he was a thread to the Democrats winning in both 2016, and 2020. So I have mixed feeling about what the DNC did.

I have no idea what you mean you when you say carpetbagger and am legitimately curious to hear your perspective.

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Re:Media blackout after key witness against Assange admits l... by giantrobot on Friday July 02, 2021 @10:12PM (#27718823)
> So I have mixed feeling about what the DNC did.

The DNC didn't really do anything. Staff talked outside of school about him but that's it. Bernie was never a player in the Democratic Party, as he just caucuses with them, wasn't a fundraiser, and didn't stump for many other politicians in the party. He ran for the D nomination and lost by millions of votes. He didn't appeal to as many people in the primaries as HRC and he lost.

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Re:Media blackout after key witness against Assange admits l... by bsder on Friday July 02, 2021 @11:09PM (#27719051)
> So I have mixed feeling about what the DNC did.

A) By and large the DNC actually adhered to their own rules.

B) Why should the Democratic National Committee play nice with someone who isn't a Democrat?

1) Everybody seems to forget that while Bernie caucuses with the Democrats he isn't actually a part of the Democratic Party.

2) Everybody seems to forget that Bernie wasn't winning. When you're the underdog, losing well doesn't get you anything.

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Re:Media blackout after key witness against Assange admits l... by zuminator on Friday July 02, 2021 @10:54PM (#27718997)
Not the parent but Sanders wasn't a member of the Democratic Party yet he attempted to be nominated on the Democratic ticket with the goal of taking over the Democratic apparatus. After losing the nomination he went right back to not being a Democrat and acting like an outsider. I think that's what's meant by calling him a carpetbagger.
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