Yes I absolutely agree that this would have been a much better response (as I’ve said now for the third time). However I’m responding to your first post which says this:

“Most of those people who would like a woman or someone younger aren’t voting for just any ol’ young person or woman just because they are a young…

That is true. He ran on a platform of anti-intervention, and it’s something a lot of liberals don’t understand about his base. They saw Hilary as the hawk and they didn’t want that. But it’s also true that his base is waaayyy more pro-USA pro-military than liberals. That doesn’t mean that they want to get involved in…

My guess is that he talks to other world leaders fairly frequently. The Saudis and Israelis want war with Iran but literally no one else in the world does.

I don’t think Trump understands complex foreign policy- he’s lazy and he has contradictory opinions about all of it. But at his core (as much as he has one) he’s…

You’ve linked to it and yet still didn’t hear the interviewer ask him why some people think of Warren (specifically Warren) as a more electable Bernie Sanders? Also I agree that it was a bad answer and he should’ve shifted to policy. That’s exactly what I said so if you think I didn’t then you are misunderstanding me.…

I like her too on most things. But she’s pro US imperialism and that’s a problem. 

That’s not what he was asked though. He was asked specifically why people think of Warren as a more electable Bernie Sanders. The assumption is that they are basically the same, but she’s more electable, why? This article is outrage fodder taking shit out of context.

Well you dont have to make up generous interpretations. You could just actually seek out the original context. That was a question about electability- that Warren is seen (of course the talking head didn’t say by whom but anyway)- that Warren is seen as a ‘more electable Bernie’. The premise here is loaded and unfair…

Just honestly curious, why do people keep saying this? Bernie has actually introduced legislation for some of his plans and he does talk about how we are going to pay for them. I think Warren articulated her plan for the wealth tax better than Bernie has, but Bernie has been more clear about tuition and minimum wage.…

He’s polling better because old people tend to answer polls. Polls are bullshit, surely we have all learned that lesson? And the first primary vote is still eight months away.

To be clear, in the end I think Biden has a very good chance of winning the nom, but the polls are nothing except distractions and media fodder.

Because their similarities were assumed in the premise of the question and this article is referencing another one which took a clip out of context. The conversation was about how they are considered the progressive options why would some people consider her more “electable”. Electability is usually about superficial…

Also it’s sort of a no-win question for him. If he had challenged the premise- that she is more electable in the first place- then he’d be getting shit for that. He is not campaigning for Liz Warren. What he should have done was deflected by talking about their main differences- especially on international policy and…

If you are looking for the perfect candidate, tell me when you find them. Personally I choose the best candidate from those available. That is by far and away Bernie by any measure except perhaps who seems like the most fun personality to hang out with. And I’m not voting for a friend. Policy wise, he is the best. He…

Or you could just tax the billionaires (keep in mind that Amazon paid nothing in taxes for their third year in a row) and fund public (not private) college / vocational training for everyone so that a) the burden is not on the back of lower income earners, and b) it’s a universal benefit, not one that goes mostly to…

AOC was not running for President. She was not even running for Senate. She ran for representative of her local district. And she won- she’s in a position that will give her extremely valuable experience for her own future in politics while also doing good work for her constituents. 

The past four presidents? Look I’m not trying to carry water for any of them, but Obama was a senator, Bush & Clinton were governors, Bush Sr. was VP & CIA director, etc.

Trump is a fucking idiot game show host billionaire and wholly unqualified, and if Pete were running against him, I’d say he passes the very low bar…

He’s not currently running against our current president. He’s running against over a dozen people who are ALL more qualified than he is.

Also he wants to split the SCOTUS evenly between Dems and Reps which is the stupidest fucking idea I’ve ever heard and should automatically disqualify him.

That was literally the context of the question. This article is briefly referencing another (not the source material) that took a quote out of context and ran with it. 

No you are correct. That is exactly the context of his answer. It was assumed that their policy stances were similar hence what else makes the difference in perceived electability.

Yes but the context of the answer was a question about how they have similar policies. It’s not like he just walked up out of nowhere and said people like her b/c she’s a woman. The question was about why he thinks, with their similar positions, some people might see her as more electable than him. It’s simply true…

Folks, Bernie says stupid stuff from time to time, especially when it’s off the cuff. But I get really tired of all the people who take his shit out of context. The question was why people would think of her as a more electable version of him- implying that they stand for the same stuff, so why is she surging ahead.…