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Henhouse

(646 posts)
Sun May 22, 2016, 09:22 AM May 2016

Just watched SOTU with Jake Tapper...

Is it just me or did it look like Bernie was shrinking in front of our eyes?

He couldn't answer Tapper's direct question about super delegates or the state of the race or, if he thinks the candidate with the most votes and most pledged delegates should win the nomination. He didn't have a good answer or argument to support his campaign's current stance.

It was kinda sad....All he had was his impotent and petty little jabs at DWS.

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Her Sister

(6,444 posts)
3. Not the link! But from a month ago! Thought could be germane to the topic at hand!
Sun May 22, 2016, 09:34 AM
May 2016


How transparent is Bernie Sanders on his tax returns?
 

Her Sister

(6,444 posts)
2. He wants coverage but cannot handle more than his stump speech!
Sun May 22, 2016, 09:31 AM
May 2016

Needs Q's to be only what he wants to answer!

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)
10. Which is a Republican tactic: answer questions *only* with answers to questions you *want* asked
Sun May 22, 2016, 11:08 AM
May 2016

of you.

Great goin' there, Sanders!

 

Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)
8. He's deplorable as a candidate on the national stage.
Sun May 22, 2016, 10:49 AM
May 2016

Hardy more coherent than Trump when trying to flesh out the details of his "REVOLUTION" (TM).

"Just believe me, when those millions of marchers are amassing in front of the Congress, the Repubs will rush to pass my program." (Sanders) = "Trust me, it''s gonna be yuge, the greatest ever, you'll love it." (Trump)

Aside from a difference in register and tone, show me how their respective approaches to governance are different.

UtahLib

(3,179 posts)
9. He expects everyone to stick to his script.
Sun May 22, 2016, 11:05 AM
May 2016

Deviate from his script and BS is left with his mouth hanging open and no answers.

George II

(67,782 posts)
12. He looks and acts defeated, but his handlers are refusing to allow him to withdraw. It is a shame..
Sun May 22, 2016, 11:12 AM
May 2016

...because he's lost any credibility that he ever had.

caquillo

(521 posts)
13. Hillary should take the bit at 5:09-5:15
Sun May 22, 2016, 11:34 AM
May 2016

And use it for an ad as a quasi-endorsement from Sanders: "I'm not saying she cannot beat Donald Trump. I think she can. There's a good chance she can."

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
14. Ugh
Sun May 22, 2016, 01:31 PM
May 2016

He refused to give a straight answer to if the candidate with the most pledged delegates at the end of the process should be the nominee. This is a yes or no question but he circled around it and answered a question that was NOT asked instead. He does this a lot and it's very annoying.

Jake Tapper seemed to be annoyed with him. He asked that question TWICE and got the same runaround.

DemonGoddess

(4,640 posts)
15. jeezus
Sun May 22, 2016, 01:45 PM
May 2016

You know, a few things:
1. He couldn't answer a straightforward question asked of him TWICE. It was all the stump speech in response.
2. He really, really has issues with DWS, who IS doing her job, and from what I've seen, has gone out of her way to be fair to this nasty old brat.
3. We need the super delegates. THEY are our firewall against a potential Trump.

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