Posted on 02/25/2020 11:19:32 PM PST by knighthawk
Bernie Sanders faced sustained attacks from all sides in Tuesday night's rowdy Democratic debate, as the self-described democratic socialist, now the race's undisputed frontrunner, parried multiple claims that his sweeping plans were little more than an expensive path to a "catastrophic," Corbyn-esque downballot rout for Democrats in November.
The forum, coming ahead of Saturday's primary in South Carolina and next week's pivotal Super Tuesday contests, was easily the most contentious of the primary season to date, as candidates frequently sparred with the moderators and ripped into each other on spending, foreign policy, and more. Fears have spread among the remaining candidates and establishment Democrats that Sanders, fresh off wins in several states, could soon be unstoppable.
Seconds into the event, Sanders downplayed historic-low unemployment numbers by arguing that the economy was only going well for "people like" former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg -- prompting Bloomberg to quickly bring up recent unverified reports that Russia is working to help Sanders' campaign.
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“The goal of socialism is communism” - Vladimir Lenin
Upset because he brags of his communism
Notice how Faux News is considerate enough to label the reports that Russia has been helping Sanders as “unverified”.
Crazy Bernie does no do well when criticized. He even turned on the audience when he was booed.
Pfft. They all believe what he believes, they just recognize he is stupid enough to say it aloud and are using that as a cudgel against him, as they should.
That is fine as long as everyone understands the other candidates are exactly the same...which unfortunately...many don’t.
LOL, what you said...in a nutshell. They are envious he does it, but they don’t have to the guts to say how they see it.
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