This woman is not a professional. But then again, maybe he couldn't get anyone better.

She will only end up alienating voters that Sanders needs. Why she has been given such a public position is a very questionable decision. During 2016, nearly every time I saw her on television the interview ended badly with either raised voices or at the very least cutting sarcasm.

I have a history of saying the wrong thing in these forums!

If I recall correctly, I remember sheshe2 defending me back in 2016.

Bed time. I will drink that in the morning.

Because it was already at rock bottom and can't get any worse.

All he can do now is confirm what I already think of him and this pick does exactly that.

I put him in the exact same level as the Rumpus. There is no lower.

too long.

I guess the 2020 primary season will be as painful as 2016.

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OMG.

OMG.

Jus to disrupt (again)

6 million just yesterday, in fact.

Tad Devine needed to get paid.

Cause she's the kiss of death

If he cant win he simply wants to overturn the board.

Truly sick of this man.

Once Sen Brown or VP Biden get in the whole race will change. It's early folks.

Biden, Beto, Hickenlooper, Brown.

Anything is possible. And it is very likely that at least one of those four will be in the top two.

People are too focused on demographics. This race is more likely to be won on the performance of the candidates than anything else.

I think one of those four will likely be in the top three nearer the end of the pre-ballot primary season.


The only people I ever see saying we shouldn't be too focused on demographics are the same ones who are certain the the top "performing" candidates will be white males. Wouldn't ya know it? It's almost always white males saying these things. Funny how that works.

That includes Brown and Biden..

I think it will be Biden, Harris, Klobuchar, Hickenlooper (not in any order). I can see a scenario where one of those four is replaced by Brown if everything clicks for Brown.

What is your first criteria for picking a presidential candidate (other than party affiliation)? Race, gender, or something else?

Seriously?

Its sickening.

There's your answer right there....

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The quote in the first tweet really isn't a good look.

them credit that they're smart enough to know why they're voting for THEIR candidate.. And, giving trump Voters a pass..

Sanders defends Trump voters: I don't think they're racists, sexists or homophobes

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/326820-sanders-defends-trump-voters-i-dont-think-theyre-racists

Yulin Cruz and Congressman Ro Khanna as well as Ben Cohen in your OP.

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This is yet more evidence why Bernie should not be running for the Democratic nomination.

that Cornel West wasn't offered a position.

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Sid

They don't have to disclose that?

Isn't that special.

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Very poor judgement. Complete mistake. That reveals much and it's not flattering.

Ugggg.

But he seems to be keeping a low profile since his partner Manafort has been living large in the slammer. But, I'm betting, BS will use Devine's PR firm again which means Devine will once again collect a LARGE share of those $27.

I want to see the freaking tax returns.

“Even if he had a crisis of conscience, Devine’s employment history had relatively little effect on his professional standing, allowing him to eventually earn more than $10 million working for Sanders, to the chagrin of the Democratic Socialist’s supporters.”

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/07/bernie-sanders-strategist-tad-devine-paul-manafort-files-mueller

“Old Towne’s income from the Sanders campaign has not been disclosed, but the industry standard for ad buy commissions is 15 percent. Based on that formula, the firm could have made $12 million.

Devine — whose company has received more than $5 million to create ads for Sanders’ primary campaign — told the Post that he had an additional source of income from the Sanders campaign: a percentage of the ad buys. Devine said he split a commission with Old Towne Media. The exact amount is unclear; the Post reported that he was “splitting a single-digit-percentage commission” with Old Towne.”

https://vtdigger.org/2016/07/15/sanders-campaign-millions-go-to-mystery-firm/

In this case, it's a pitiful grudge match.

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We need Sander’s voice and issues and ideas. He has a lot to offer to the Democratic Party Platform as he received so many votes in the primaries. Give those people a voice. I would vote today for Elizabeth Warren, her ideas are supported by Sanders. The stomping all over Sanders is not helping our party.

much more. Many accomplishments, and she is excellent at detailed policy proposals. She is also quite good at getting under Trump’s skin, she had him melting down a lot in 2016 when she was a surrogate.

I was thinking Bernie wouldn’t run this time and would instead endorse Senator Warren.

Of course, JMHO. YMMV

Will be an interesting primary, that is for sure!

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He is not our friend. He is using us.

"Earlier this week, Sanders made waves with his campaign manager pick. On Tuesday, the Daily Beast reported that Sanders had hired Faiz Shakir, the national political director of the American Civil Liberties Union, for the top post. Shakir is likely to be the first Muslim American to head a major presidential campaign.

The campaign has also retained Analilia Mejia, the state director of New Jersey Working Families, as its national political director, and Sarah Badawi, the government affairs director of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, as its deputy political director."

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-presidential-campaign-co-chairs-2020-carmen-cruz-ro-khanna_n_5c6efd30e4b0e37a1ed619ae

he used to run Think Progress back when they still had a comment section, and left that job to work for Nancy Pelosi, as best as I can recall.

This is not going to go over well.

who next Mike?

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Bernie Math and denial won't save him.

Not sure I can stomach 12 more months of The Bernie Show.

Divisive choice.

Who knows with this guy.

Maybe to energize his fan club and go Indy.

although .. Ms. Turner's history worries me a bit. Surely she will be able to explain satisfactorily.

to expand Bernie’s base beyond his core supporters.

I say that as a Sanders 2016 supporter.

All they do is throw extremely bloody red meat to people who already support him.

They are not coalition builders.

Whoever brought these two back has poor judgement.

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... expect Sanders. This is one of the many reason why. If he wins the primary I will vote for him.

I'm just going to be over here, playing Solitaire...

That Nina Turner?

It’s a part of his presidential campaign that has not stopped.

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With his most active and aggressive supporters.

him cred with everyone who remembers what harm Nina Turner did in 2016. And I'm already seeing lots of reminders of that on Twitter.

So true.

Sherrod for now. Don't know exactly why. My bones are speaking to me. I could change my tune 'tho.

Of all peeps!

Let's schmooze about him!

Love ya!



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From those active supporters. It’s clear from last time that he runs a bull in a china shop national campaign.

"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting a different result."

Maybe only the second time, but meets the requirements for "over and over again".

This man is toxic.

He just hired a person to manage his campaign who advocated for not voting for our previous Democratic nominee which certainly helped to get Trump elected.

I don't know how you can justify that?!?

At this point it's mainly interesting to me that no new, shiny, (and younger) populist leader has arisen and pushed him off the stage yet. I really guessed one would by now.

Turner's kind of fun to hear about. Sanders tried to make use of troublemakers like Turner and Gabbard before, after they soiled their nests elsewhere, but he refused to bring them into his inner group and poison his operation.

Will he be able to placate and control this CO-chair long enough to peel a few conservative or otherwise dissident black voters away from their bloc? Sanders is not exactly great at working with women anyway, and this one is ... what she is. I'm guessing that CO- already means trouble.

… I had forgotten the Jill Stein stuff...

My, my, my, my, my.

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There was a great deal of concern about her speaking at the national convention. My whip let us know that Nina was not going to be allowed to speak

It turns out that this was a good decision

Problem solved.

refused to support Hillary against Trump in 2016.

bringing Nina Turner on board.. who supported Jill Stein's Fucking LIES.

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Will she be styled:

paid gig on cnn?

Oh yes, that Nina Turner. Sanders' choosing her as a campaign co-chair speaks volumes about how "sincere" his pledge to run in 2020 as a Democrat is.

between Dems and repubs.


And, BS is going to run as a Dem with Nina among his campaign co-chairs?

have not stopped since his $6 million destruction of all campaign fundraising records is evident that he is on the right track..

Love Nina - all the right ppl hate her... & she welcomes their hatred - as does Bernie..