Came here for this, you said it much better.

I literally can’t wait for white progressive bros on Twitter to learn for a second time that the Democratic voter base is women, especially women of color....and not white working class men who hate Hillary Clinton.

I agree with a lot (most?) of what Senator Sanders espouses; I am also to the left of Senator Sanders. I find that he’s been on the right side of history for much of his career. My problem isn’t his positions (with a few exceptions); it’s in his unwillingness to admit mistakes, amplify the voices of POC (particularly…

Fucking THANK YOU.  It’s not because I don’t LIKE him.  It’s because he’s a slimy grifter pretending to be White People Santa. 

I get worried when legitimate complaints of Bernie get handwaved away as: “Well you don’t have to like him to support him”. It reeks of the same double-standard Trump supporters use. With the field that exists today, we don’t need to hitch up to this wagon again.

My problem with Sanders is he is too much of a grandstanding bullshiter. He deals with not getting his way by shouting and pouting. Putting down those who don’t necessarily agree with his “burn it all to the ground” mentality.

I won’t vote for someone who won’t show his tax returns. I won’t vote for someone who hires Tad Devine to run his campaign. I won’t vote for someone who votes repeatedly to protect Russian oligarchs from accountability. 

Yeah, Sanders has a great record on healthcare and Wall Street regulation, and if those are your primary voting concerns, he is a great candidate for you. But he also has a mixed record on plenty of other things—gun control and immigration and criminal justice, to start—and there are other candidates who have been…

This is not a plan, and I won’t vote for some who can’t articulate how we can actually achieve any of his/her stated aims. He has not seriously engaged with the economics or politics of his proposals, and that’s a deal breaker for me when it comes to deciding who I actually want to run the country.

Bingo. Capitalism isn’t going away any time soon, and Warren at least understands that, and understands the system well enough to figure out how to change it

“Some of us, not me, pinched our noses and voted for Hilldawg.”

To be fair, even that first premise is questionable. Which is why I agree about staying in the Senate or private sector - he’s a better activist than he is a legislator, team builder, policy wonk, etc.

Harris had 1% of the name recognition Bernie had because he ALREADY RAN for the primary. He has an email list of millions of people he can ask for donations, that other candidates would kill to have. I’m actually proud of her that she pulled in a third of his haul, if that is indeed the case. He should be shaking in…

It’s amazing that his positions galvanized a new generation of activism and have pushed the Democratic field to the left. He is demanding many things that we sorely need. I also agree that responsible adults must compartmentalize to some degree when it comes to political candidates - you won’t like EVERYTHING about…

Fundraising is a marathon, though, not a sprint. Also, is “he’s got the most money” really the main thing you can say in his favor, regardless of accuracy?

Bernie has fought for progressive causes all his life.  Terrific.  Let him continue to do so from the Senate.  Or as an elder statesman in the private sector.  He shouldn’t be the Democratic Party candidate for president.

There is only one criteria by which to judge Sanders and every other current and likely Democratic candidate: can he beat Trump? Every other consideration is secondary.

In 2016, Bernie was really the only game in town, regarding his brand of politics. For 2020, it’s clear that there will be other options that are potentially less annoying, less problematic, and lack his baggage. So why stick with him?

How are they going to prove he is racist?

And people (and this website) ate that shit up because they’re like a cat with a box that’s really a carrier. Even if they know it’s a trap, they can’t resist the urge to get in that box. And now the Burberry show is getting way more press than it ever would have, and the people who buy that stuff don’t give a shit…