firebrand80 (1,086 posts) http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511151659
Sanders Rallies Take a Darker Turn
The Vermont senator's hardcore supporters have turned up the vitriol against Clinton.
By GABRIEL DEBENEDETTI 02/05/16 02:44 PM EST
DURHAM, N.H. — The boos are getting louder. The chants are getting more personal. The shouts from the crowd are getting more frequent.
Top Democrats supporting Hillary Clinton have noticed the disdain that some of Bernie Sanders’ most hardcore backers have toward her, and are beginning to worry about what it’s going to take to bring them into the fold in November, when they assume Clinton will be the party nominee.
Some of Clinton’s most prominent supporters and fundraisers were unsettled by chants of ‘she’s a liar’ by Sanders supporters Monday at his caucus night rally in Des Moines and the loud booing that ensued when Clinton was shown on the large screens at the front of the room – a reaction that appeared to prompt the nervous Sanders staff into turning off the televisions.
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/bernie-sanders-rallies-dark-tone-218817#ixzz3zKqHSmjC
My thoughts:
1. This should come as no surprise to people on this board.
2. I'm sure some people here think she deserves all this ridicule and more. Every single day I see people posting things like "She makes me sick to my stomach" or other things to that effect.
2. I don't blame this on Bernie, I don't think it's his attention to direct any vitriol at Hillary. I do think his campaign needs to get a handle on this before it gets out of control.
firebrand80 (1,086 posts)
6. She was asking for it nt
Mike Nelson (2,336 posts)
7. Agree......while the reverse is also true, the levels are not equal. Bernie supporters have a group who thoroughly despise Hillary Clinton and will never vote for her... if she wins the nomination and Bernie's support, they would likely think she's blackmailing him or sticking pins in her Bernie voodoo doll!
Ferd Berfel (1,073 posts)
12. What's taken a dark turn here is the desperation come From the right wing of the democratic party.
angrychair (1,762 posts)
16. The condescension is deafing. All this "concerning" going on while they continue the "great red hammer and sickle" red-baiting and also doing what I call the "my little pony" campaign strategy...as in "Bernie's agenda is unicorns and fairy dust".
There is also the Republican fear-mongering tactic of "only I can keep you safe from the scary brown men".
So, you will excuse me if their "concern" falls on deaf ears.
Stand and Fight (6,186 posts)
21. It's already out of control.
Many of his supporters here make me have second thoughts about supporting him. They're rude, seemingly incapable of recognizing that we're on the same side with some small differences, and that tearing down one or the other candidate only serves to help the Republicans.
MsMAC (52 posts)
28. His campaign staff are out of control! Rachel asked him about claiming to have been endorsed by some newspaper last night at the debate and he said that advertisement was not meant for TV! What does that mean. I've seen the ad and it clearly says that paper endorsed him but they DIDN'T!
magical thyme (13,896 posts)
39. round and round we go. it's back to attacking Sanders' supporters again...And Sanders' campaign doesn't tell me what I think or what I can talk about on my own time. When I criticize Clinton's foreign policy experience (Honduras, Iraq, Libya, Syria, and so on) and her track record (3-strikes, NAFTA, TPP and so on) and say I cannot support her because of those, it has nothing to do with Sanders.
I don't speak for Bernie. I speak for myself.
I'm just incredibly grateful to have somebody to vote for, for a change.
kath (9,694 posts)
44. Well, if she hadn't done so many sickening things, she wouldn't make us sick to our stomachs. Sorry.
I don't see why the hillbots and the bern-outs don't get along. They truly do have so much in common with each other. For instance, top of the list, they're both anti-American, Constitution hating trash.
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The dinner hall at an asylum would look at the DUmp with mystery and amazement.
Come now. Time for your lobotomy.They're missing the required equipment
They're missing the required equipment
All one would need is a NAA Mini-Revolver.
I don't see why the hillbots and the bern-outs don't get along. They truly do have so much in common with each other. For instance, top of the list, they're both anti-American, Constitution hating trash.
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All one would need is a NAA Mini-Revolver.
I don't blame this on Bernie
The dinner hall at an asylum would look at the DUmp with mystery and amazement.