2016 Postmortem

MrWendel

(1,881 posts) Tue Dec 15, 2015, 01:12 AM Dec 2015

‘It Was a Gray Area’: Bernie Sanders Campaign Takes Down Ad Attacking Hillary

http://www.mediaite.com/online/it-was-a-gray-area-bernie-sanders-campaign-takes-down-ad-attacking-hillary/

Bernie Sanders has repeatedly said on the campaign trail he’s never run a negative ad in his life and doesn’t plan on starting now, but over the weekend his campaign took down an ad attacking Hillary Clinton.

According to The Washington Post, there was an online ad from the Sanders campaign going around slamming Clinton as being the champion for “big money interests.” Clicking the ad reportedly redirected to a list of big financial institutions that have donated money to Clinton.

After WaPo asked the Sanders campaign about the ad, a spokesman informed them they took down the ad. It turns out, they claim, they aren’t interested in attacking Clinton in ads and the online ad was the result of “a miscommunication in our communications shop.”

Sanders was asked about the ad by ABC News today. He explained, “Sometimes there are gray areas, we felt that it was a gray area, we took the ad down.”

(Video in link)

He again touted that he wants to run a positive campaign.

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‘It Was a Gray Area’: Bernie Sanders Campaign Takes Down Ad Attacking Hillary (Original Post) MrWendel Dec 2015 OP

The Difference Between Bernie And HRC Could Not Be Clearer cantbeserious Dec 2015 #1

I thought... MrWendel Dec 2015 #2

Know Thy Enemy - Oligarchs, Corporations, Banks And Their Media Minions And MIC Henchmen cantbeserious Dec 2015 #3

And more likely than not... MrWendel Dec 2015 #4

Yes - The Oligarchs, Corporations, Banks Vote With Their Money - Buying Minions Like HRC cantbeserious Dec 2015 #5

In this case a real bipartisn group daybranch Dec 2015 #7

The Difference Between HRC and Bernie is Hillary hasn't run a negative boston bean Dec 2015 #9

Your Opinion Only - Others See The World Differently cantbeserious Dec 2015 #11

A gray area? Only if "gray" is a synonym for "negative." MADem Dec 2015 #6

He always... MrWendel Dec 2015 #8

I was brought up to believe a man's word is his bond. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2015 #10

It has been said many times here on DU that edgineered Dec 2015 #12

cantbeserious

(13,039 posts)

1. The Difference Between Bernie And HRC Could Not Be Clearer

Reply to MrWendel (Original post)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 01:17 AM

Dec 2015

MrWendel

(1,881 posts)

2. I thought...

Reply to cantbeserious (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 01:18 AM

Dec 2015

they're owners were republican to begin with?

cantbeserious

(13,039 posts)

3. Know Thy Enemy - Oligarchs, Corporations, Banks And Their Media Minions And MIC Henchmen

Reply to MrWendel (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 01:19 AM

Dec 2015

eom

MrWendel

(1,881 posts)

4. And more likely than not...

Reply to cantbeserious (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 01:20 AM

Dec 2015

they vote?

cantbeserious

(13,039 posts)

5. Yes - The Oligarchs, Corporations, Banks Vote With Their Money - Buying Minions Like HRC

Reply to MrWendel (Reply #4)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 01:33 AM

Dec 2015

eom

daybranch

(1,309 posts)

7. In this case a real bipartisn group

Reply to cantbeserious (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 04:39 AM

Dec 2015

nuff said, go Bernie!

boston bean

(36,221 posts)

9. The Difference Between HRC and Bernie is Hillary hasn't run a negative

Reply to cantbeserious (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 09:12 AM

Dec 2015

campaign ad against Bernie.

Grey area or not.

But Bernie has.

cantbeserious

(13,039 posts)

11. Your Opinion Only - Others See The World Differently

Reply to boston bean (Reply #9)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 12:47 PM

Dec 2015

eom

MADem

(135,425 posts)

6. A gray area? Only if "gray" is a synonym for "negative."

Reply to MrWendel (Original post)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 01:38 AM

Dec 2015

Do as I say, not as I do....

He got caught, and called out. Sort of like when he got caught taking out the PAC reference in his stump speech.

smh.

MrWendel

(1,881 posts)

8. He always...

Reply to MADem (Reply #6)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 08:59 AM

Dec 2015

tries to have to look of keeping his hands clean. Minions was the word I believed was used are more than happy to believe anything he says and fall on the proverbial sword for him.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)

10. I was brought up to believe a man's word is his bond.

Reply to MrWendel (Original post)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 09:30 AM

Dec 2015

I believe Senator Sanders is a man of his word and when he said he doesn't engage in negative campaigning I believed him.

I am glad he will make good on his pledge not to engage in negative campaigning.

edgineered

(2,101 posts)

12. It has been said many times here on DU that

Reply to MrWendel (Original post)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 01:29 PM

Dec 2015

HRC's ability to get the financial support of big money interests is a plus. Now her supports say that pointing it out is negative campaigning.

I think some of her supporters have been huffing raid cans (as evidenced by some of their siglines).

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