Nuclear Unicorn (18,055 posts)
"The GOP will savagely attack Sanders" seems to be code-speak for
"Hillary is acceptable to the GOP"
And after her real record of wars, corporatism and self-serving triangulation -- I BELIEVE THEM!
If, however, they wish to revise their statement to allow that the GOP would also savagely oppose Hillary what then is left to make me abandon a candidate who is not saddled with wars, corporatism and self-serving triangulation?
Edited to add -- Considering the failed attempts to staunch Sanders' groundswell with claims he never was a civil rights activist, only appeals to whites, universal healthcare is unobtainable, taxes will be too high coming from within the Democratic party itself why is there any reason to believe the GOP will be able to stop him with, "Because SOCIALISM!"?
First response out the gate is:
Skinner (61,247 posts)
1. It's not code-speak for that at all.
Rather, it's code-speak for: "We know everything there is to know about Hillary Clinton because Republicans have been attacking her non-stop for two decades. But the Republicans have not yet begun to attack Bernie Sanders, and when they do it's going to be much worse than the treatment he received from Hillary Clinton and her surrogates."
That alone generated 21 responses to his post, all but a couple were critical.
Nuclear Unicorn (18,055 posts)
7. When did being investigated become a rationale for voting for a candidate?
And what, exactly, will they be attacking Sanders for? As I noted in my edit, they're trying to throw the sink at Sanders, up to an including race-baiting, but the plumbing seems to be pretty solid.
Skinner (61,247 posts)
14. Do you genuinely not know what Republicans will attack Sanders for?
Because I find that incredibly hard to believe.
Here's the deal: I know you all think that Bernie has been attacked mercilessly during the primary, but the truth is that Hillary Clinton has an incentive to pull her punches -- she will need Sanders supporters in the general election if she is the nominee. Furthermore, the attacks that the Republicans would be using against Bernie in the general election are not attacks that would work very well in the context of a Democratic primary.
Nuclear Unicorn (18,055 posts)
19. Sorry, I'm not buying that.
Fake or not, there's no Sanders equivalent to Benghazi, emails, Whitewater, etc. and whether we care to admit it or not Clinton has not been successful in dealing with these issues. The fact these linger disproves your contention that she is capable of adroitly dismissing the GOP's attacks. She endures because she has rigged the party's machinery to insulate her.
After that Mr. Moskwa slinked away.
The OP has over 100 DU-wrecks so far and the Bern-outs are hammering the Hillions.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511246393
