2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumDid anyone notice the comments on Hardball, july 30, 2015 by
writer Perry Bacon, Jr. ? He simply brushed Sanders aside as though he was a total joke. (And Trump, as well.)
Seemed that Tweety was also going along with the dismissal. I checked out some of the 2015 pieces by Perry Bacon. He has done several very snarky items about Sanders. He is definitely working hard to discourage anyone from voting for Bernie.
DemocratSinceBirth
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ladjf
(17,320 posts)All I asked was if you heard the comments.
And who ever Lack is, No, I don't need his contact information.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,711 posts)Andrew Lack is the chairman of NBC News and MSNBC
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ladjf
(17,320 posts)But, I wasn't until I checked out some of his pieces that were in the INTERNET.
BooScout
(10,406 posts)Sancho
(9,070 posts)Perry Bacon Jr. Named NBC News Senior Political Reporter
A Louisville native and graduate of Yale, Perry is a longtime Washington political reporter. Prior to NBC, he covered the 2004 presidential campaign and Congress for TIME magazine, then moved on to a similar role at the Washington Post, where he served as a national political correspondent and White House reporter.
http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/limits-bernie-sanders-surge-n385911
The Limits of the Bernie Sanders Surge
So Sanders likely needs to win Iowa and then develop a base broader than white liberals to win the primary. The latter may be the bigger challenge. Iowa is full of the kind of white liberals that like Sanders. But his surge so far is concentrated among white Democrats and liberals, while polls show black and Hispanics overwhelmingly and more moderate Democrats favor Clinton.
A liberal insurgent candidate without strong black support or appeal to moderates will struggle to win in states like South Carolina and Pennsylvania.
http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/bernie-sanders-wont-win-his-ideas-might-n349991
ANALYSIS: Bernie Sanders Won't Win. But His Ideas Might.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has almost no chance of winning the Democratic nomination, but he is likely to delight party activists as he takes unabashedly liberal stances and tries to push Hillary Clinton to adopt them.
The 73-year-old is officially not even a Democrat, but instead identifies as an independent and self-described socialist who has been in the Senate since 2007 and usually votes with Democrats.
immoderate
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Snotcicles
(9,089 posts)The word must have come down from the top. Hayes and Maddow have slowed their roll too IMO.
We'll just have to do it without them. But we will remember.
Juicy_Bellows
(2,427 posts)Are minding their ps and qs. That's my take as well. Everyone on DU should just stop watching cable news of any and all flavors. There is no liberal news media on cable tv.
ladjf
(17,320 posts)these kinds of changes show you that MS NBC has made up their mind and it doesn't favor any liberal candidates.
restorefreedom
(12,655 posts)since the beginning. he is salivating over some epic Clinton Bush showdown. I think he only has guests on for willing to discredit Bernie. One day he had Joan walsh and she said in a really dismissive way that Bernie wasn't a serious candidate. That's when I turned MSNBC off. And as soon as the Ed show wraps up tomorrow, I'm completely done with them.
No Vested Interest
(5,167 posts)"Do you really want to have a Socialist president?"
I don't the reasons, but at least we know he is being very obvious in downplaying Sanders.
Stardust
(3,894 posts)house party event to the last couple of minutes on her show, and then seemed almost timid about it.
Damn.