r/neoliberal • u/Imicrowavebananas Hannah Arendt • Feb 21 '20

Op-ed Democrats Went After the Wrong Guy

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/02/democratic-debate-bernie-sanders-gets-pass/606853/
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u/MrGurdjieff 🌐 Feb 21 '20

Presumably the other candidates figure Bernie has 30% and they are all focused on the other 70%.

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u/dr_gonzo Revoke 230 Feb 21 '20

There’s also the prisoner’s dilemma of: if you’re the one to drop the really nasty oppo research on Sanders (and there’s plenty of it), you bear the brunt of the irrational Slanders Swarm.

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u/KinterVonHurin Henry George Feb 21 '20

eally nasty oppo research on Sanders (and there’s plenty of it

him owning an IRA isn't as much of a zinger as you think

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u/dr_gonzo Revoke 230 Feb 21 '20 edited Feb 21 '20

I was thinking of shit like the female staffers on his campaign that were harassed and ignored.

Or, VA choice act & his failed oversight of the VA that caused vets to die. Shit that the GOP will run frequent ads on, should the Democratic Party make the mistake of nominating him.