Yeah, I can’t help but think that, look, Hillary Clinton did some great things in her time in public life. Not least of which was hoovering up an absolute crapload of fire from the right that might have been spread at lots of other women public figures. We all, even privileged white male gits like me, owe Hillary…

It’s hard not to look at this article as another to add to the “Bad Takes” pile when the central focus is that this pushback had a racial component, when you know for a fact that if Bernie or #MayorCheat had pulled this, it would have been just as bad...

Clinton shouldn’t be denigrating any of the Dem candidates. If she’s going to be out publicly talking, she should spend her energy taking on Trump and his GOP co-conspirators and why they are making the country worse on a daily basis. Stop being salty about ‘16. Hell, you wrote a damn book. Move on to something more…

Right!? I am a massive pushover in real life, I don’t want that shit in office!!

I think this teaches us two things.

They were always going to claim it was “rigged” if Bernie didn’t win. Fuck up or no.

They can’t actually believe that some people just don’t like Bernie and don’t want to vote for him.

Bernie Bro-ism is an attitude, a state of mind. White, black, female, Asian, gay doesn’t matter. What started with some of Sander’s hard core male supporters has metastisized to people who can’t have a debate without losing their shit or personalizing things to the point people don’t want to listen to them.

You think you have hope?  I’m holding out hope for Warren to win the caucuses; because maybe she is the second choice of the nonviable candidates’ voters.  Now THAT  is hope.  Let’s ugly cry together!

Yea, I’m really uncomfortable with the celebritization of politicians; even worse; seeing them as a savior.  Systemic change takes work; and time; and it’s a long term slug towards a goal.  I worry that his young supporters think that it’s just going to magically  happen. 

I feel like this dramatically underestimates how hard the ACA was to pass as is much less in a more progressive form. 

What happened to Obama will definitely happen to Bernie, mainly that there’s a difference in campaigning and a difference in governing and one’s much, much harder and complicated than the other. It’s easy to spout off about medicare for all on a podium at a campaign event but much more difficult when trying to get Joe…

The Working Family Party and Ayanna Pressley is supporting Warren so you might want to dial that back. Just because someone is not in lock step with Bernie does not mean they are establishment.  

Preach.

I’m old enough to have purchased my own health coverage before the ACA as a woman in my 30's. Paying extra for coverage of my allergies as a “pre-existing condition”. Having to sign a waiver of pregnancy coverage to get my premium down, when I already had tubal ligation done. Getting charged a higher rate based…

Watching the higher level brogressives on Twitter (your Jacobin, Chapo, etc. douches) realize this and especially how this could have a dramatic impact today b/c of the second choice redistribution of non-viable candidates has been hilarious...

The reason Socialist stings so much is BECAUSE our politicians have cringed and ran away whenever someone mentioned the word. Admitting it and not shrinking from it is a way to stop it being seen as a poisoned word. We saw the same thing with ”Liberal” in the wake of 9/11 where people practically spat the word, it…

Well it has been an effective weapon in the past - I mean, look at how conservative our Democratic Party has gotten just trying to avoid that label - but I agree it’s stupid and they use it all the time.

Or even, like, I’ve been attacked as if I am anti-Bernie for just recognizing when he does something stupid or bad. And I’m not anti-Bernie. But any mention of a potential problem spot makes people get fucking nuts.

I am generally a Bernie fan but am willing to bring a critical eye to him and things he says and does, and that has gotten me big harassment on Splinter (RIP). It’s real.

Warren has been solidly fighting the establishment for years and years, and even fought Obama down from naming previous bank executives to high ranking positions (Tim Geithner and Antonio Weiss in particular). She also went against the DNC and supported Ayanna Pressley in her campaign. Literally bucking the…

Not even threats of violence - it is nearly impossible to critique Sanders’ record, platform, and surrogates without being derided as a ‘neoliberal corporatist shill’ or get seen as too dumb to function.