And everything is already out there, which is not much and that is why they attack his followers . endorsers, surrogates, they can't get anything on HIM that will stick! This is Bernie's SECOND time running for president, don't you think they would have something out there by now?

Seriously what is holding everybody back from vetting him if he hasn't been vetted already?

"Crazy Bernie."

Nope, no skeletons at all in Burnie's closet. Nothing to see. He's as clean and pristine as the driven snow.

cries of "fake attacks from a media that wants to destroy Bernie!!!" whenever something new is released.

No, Bernie has not been vetted, and the pushback against it from certain supporters indicates that they haven't seen it, and would prefer he not be vetted.

See also: Where are the promised medical records?

The GOP does not want their oppo out there, because he's their first choice as the nominee, and they don't want to torpedo him until he's the nominee.

haven't seen them yet but will if he was our nom.

opposition file on Bernie.

It was a seriously disturbing article.

It claims Hillary had access to information she refused to use so as not to alienate Bernie supporters in 2016.

This article gets posted periodically, so you might keep an eye out for it.

Guardian: Bernie Sanders' real problem isn't Elizabeth Warren. It's Donald Trump
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/16/bernie-sanders-elizabeth-warren-donald-trump

The GE time. The repugs will inflate everything to the point where they'll have people believing he had something to do with Kennedys shooting.

They have a shit load of opposition research which they will gladly unload if he gets the nod

The big tell is when you start to see Republican pundits praising Bernie and mentioning how he's been "screwed", it's obvious they are trying to set us up.

Backing Castro.

I think there is a lot that is waiting to come out in the GE that will surprise the people that voted for them.

Have you watched MSNBC or CNN or read any Washington Post or NYT columns? He's getting bashed daily all over the media.

It's the opposite of a "pass". The Bernie-bashing is so constant that it's gotten monotonous.

Anything short of being seized by an enraged mob of Chamber of Commerce officials is “getting a pass.”

endure vetting that he did not get prior to this campaign, then it doesn't show much faith in him, does it?

Just pointing out that trying to pretend that Bernie hasn't been vetted or is getting some kind of "pass" is absurd. He gets bashed/"vetted" constantly throughout the media. And still he's ahead of every other candidate.

applied to Sanders.

You react as someone who feels that anyone vetting him is simply trying to harm him, as if his campaign can't take it. One does not act in a hyper protective manner around someone that they feel will be OK without you shielding them.

I call 'em as I see 'em.

any of our remaining candidates. Biden has been a victim of this and I don’t want to see any other potential nominee destroyed by people on our side. Let’s not do the Republicans’ work for them. BTW, Sanders is my second to last choice and Bloomberg is last.

Trump, for one, is very concerned about Bernie.

But I'd say trump isn't one bit concerned about Bernie because of one word, socialist.

He is trolling those who buy into the “poor Bernie” memes with concern trolling about what Democrats are doing to Bernie.

True, Trump wants to run against socialism, so that word is not his concern.

why does he keep getting a pass?

Republicans and the media obviously want a trump second term. They’re saving their ammo until about August if sanders is the nominee. I suspect his campaign will be dead in the water in about a month. The only question then will be if we can save the house..

and has had oppo research done on him more than once.

I don't think there's really anything that juicy on him, or much that we don't already know. He hasn't amassed wealth, unlike many of his colleagues. He takes hits for bits and pieces of his legislative record and some shit he wrote 50 years ago. He gets criticized for his involvement with socialist groups and parties, and his general identification with socialism. But everyone knows all that stuff already so, while he will get hammered by the RW on a lot of it if he's the nominee, I don't think he'll lose any potential support over it.

If there was more, I think it would have come out by now.

Sanders supporters do not research his kinda sorta plans, let alone educate themselves on Sanders history. They do not care. All Sanders has to do is repeat the same thing the last five to fifty years that the middle class white man is being picked on and he is going to help them.

I don't think you can make such assumptions or a blanket statement about any candidate's supporters. Honestly, my impression is that most voters, regardless of their candidate, do not do much research on the person or their proposals. Also, I firmly disagree with you take on Bernie's message - it's not about "whites" or "men," it's a message about class. The demographic that offers him the least support is white men. His coalition is more diverse than most candidates.

have had it tough. And lots of applause, .... Sanders is interrupting the applause to say, but.... they are doing better. It is middle class that is in trouble and has no champion. White. Men. Rural. Middle class.

Sanders has displayed solidarity with marginalized groups his entire career, and it's quite clear his sympathies lie with the working class and the poor, regardless of their characteristics otherwise (race, gender, sexual orientation, etc.). If you've been paying attention for 50 years, it would take an act of will not to notice that.

When it behooves him.

Republicans are and that is safe to say. Repugs have power and dam well plan to keep it. This election will be the nastiest ever and more than likely the bloodiest. Remember the thugs are all on his side.

Imagine what else is out there before the political side of Sanders.

If I were worried about vetting, I'd look more at Buttigieg and even Klobuchar, just to make sure we don't have anything damaging that GOPers will dig up. Although I feel pretty good about Amy.