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Uncle Joe

(58,370 posts)
Tue Feb 11, 2020, 06:38 PM Feb 2020

NH Voter Says Live on MSNBC That Network's Effort to Tear Down Bernie Sanders Made Her Vote for Him



(snip)

"Go on," said Melber.

"I think it is completely cynical to say that he has lost 50% of his vote from the last time when there were two candidates," the voter replied. "This time there are multiple, wonderful candidates that would be great candidates and people that we could unify behind."

"The kind of 'Stop Bernie' cynicism that I heard from a number of people... It made me angry, so I said, Bernie's got my vote," she added.




(snip)

On Monday, "Meet the Press" host Chuck Todd referred to supporters of Sanders—who lost family in the Holocaust—as a "brownshirt brigade," a reference to the Nazis. "Hardball" host Chris Matthews was slammed Friday for a fantastical rant about a potential Sanders presidency that ended with Matthews being executed in Central Park.

(snip)


https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/02/11/nh-voter-says-live-msnbc-networks-effort-tear-down-bernie-sanders-made-her-vote-him



If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
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NH Voter Says Live on MSNBC That Network's Effort to Tear Down Bernie Sanders Made Her Vote for Him (Original Post) Uncle Joe Feb 2020 OP
Huh? apcalc Feb 2020 #1
Which part of the OP did you not understand? Uncle Joe Feb 2020 #2
My response is to her reasoning- MSNBC-is anti-Bernie???? apcalc Feb 2020 #5
Yes, MSNBC has been anti-Bernie for years, I imagine some people may just be tuning in to it. Uncle Joe Feb 2020 #8
News to me....of course I don't watch much...MSM pretty much sucks. apcalc Feb 2020 #19
I would like to think that the reason someone votes for a candidate is basedd on the issues that still_one Feb 2020 #3
If all things are roughly equal, which apparently they were Uncle Joe Feb 2020 #7
Good still_one Feb 2020 #11
lol TwilightZone Feb 2020 #12
Common sense or logic can appear that way to some people. n/t Uncle Joe Feb 2020 #15
Hear, hear Just_Vote_Dem Feb 2020 #9
Or online supporters amirite? Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2020 #18
well handmade34 Feb 2020 #4
There is no doubt that Bernie has been ignored by the media until it is no longer possible to do so. Chemisse Feb 2020 #6
Seems like a silly reason to vote for someone. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #10
I was hoping for five separate threads on this BeyondGeography Feb 2020 #13
I missed the other two Uncle Joe Feb 2020 #16
Just wait a little while. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #17
She was home by to vote for him anyway. Otherwise she would care what they said. wisteria Feb 2020 #14
Yeah right... NurseJackie Feb 2020 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author OKNancy Feb 2020 #21
 

Uncle Joe

(58,370 posts)
2. Which part of the OP did you not understand?
Tue Feb 11, 2020, 06:46 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

apcalc

(4,465 posts)
5. My response is to her reasoning- MSNBC-is anti-Bernie????
Tue Feb 11, 2020, 06:49 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Uncle Joe

(58,370 posts)
8. Yes, MSNBC has been anti-Bernie for years, I imagine some people may just be tuning in to it.
Tue Feb 11, 2020, 06:57 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

apcalc

(4,465 posts)
19. News to me....of course I don't watch much...MSM pretty much sucks.
Tue Feb 11, 2020, 07:13 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

still_one

(92,244 posts)
3. I would like to think that the reason someone votes for a candidate is basedd on the issues that
Tue Feb 11, 2020, 06:47 PM
Feb 2020

candidate expresses, and not what loud mouth TV personality spews


If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Uncle Joe

(58,370 posts)
7. If all things are roughly equal, which apparently they were
Tue Feb 11, 2020, 06:54 PM
Feb 2020

with this woman then blatant corporate media conglomerate demonization propaganda (even if the favorite network of viewer as was the case here) has the ability to backfire with anyone.

It becomes a conscientious decision based on justice or fair play in the fight against injustice or obvious one-sided propaganda.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

TwilightZone

(25,472 posts)
12. lol
Tue Feb 11, 2020, 07:02 PM
Feb 2020

That is one of the funniest things I've ever read on DU.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Uncle Joe

(58,370 posts)
15. Common sense or logic can appear that way to some people. n/t
Tue Feb 11, 2020, 07:06 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

Hassin Bin Sober

(26,330 posts)
18. Or online supporters amirite?
Tue Feb 11, 2020, 07:11 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

handmade34

(22,756 posts)
4. well
Tue Feb 11, 2020, 06:48 PM
Feb 2020

better than "Eeny, meeny, miny, moe"

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
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Chemisse

(30,813 posts)
6. There is no doubt that Bernie has been ignored by the media until it is no longer possible to do so.
Tue Feb 11, 2020, 06:51 PM
Feb 2020

Both this season and in 2016.

And commentators clearly worry about his rise in the polls.

While it can't be denied, it's not necessarily a reason to vote for him.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

TwilightZone

(25,472 posts)
10. Seems like a silly reason to vote for someone.
Tue Feb 11, 2020, 07:01 PM
Feb 2020

Vote for the candidate you feel best fits, not one that others tell you to vote for or against.

That being said, this sounds a little too scripted, frankly. I suspect there's a little more to the story.

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BeyondGeography

(39,375 posts)
13. I was hoping for five separate threads on this
Tue Feb 11, 2020, 07:03 PM
Feb 2020

We’re up to three now.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

Uncle Joe

(58,370 posts)
16. I missed the other two
Tue Feb 11, 2020, 07:07 PM
Feb 2020

but thanks for the heads up.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

TwilightZone

(25,472 posts)
17. Just wait a little while.
Tue Feb 11, 2020, 07:08 PM
Feb 2020

They'll be along on a fairly consistent schedule.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
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wisteria

(19,581 posts)
14. She was home by to vote for him anyway. Otherwise she would care what they said.
Tue Feb 11, 2020, 07:06 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
20. Yeah right...
Tue Feb 11, 2020, 07:20 PM
Feb 2020


There will always be clueless woefully ill-informed low-information voters who make their decisions based on the most trivial of things.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden

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