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Democratic Primaries

TomCADem

(17,831 posts) Sat Mar 21, 2020, 04:21 PM Mar 2020

Bernie's Campaign Uses COVID-19 Crisis To Attack Critics [View all]

We are in the midst of a catastrophe and Bernie Sanders senior advisor thinks its a good time to complain about how unfair it was to condemn the harassment perpetrated by Bernie supporters, stating, "12 days ago, as a lethal pandemic enveloped the planet, the “raging controversy” dominating American politics and political media was about whether or not some tweets and emojis were too mean."

In doing so, he makes light of the snake emojis being used to refer to Elizabeth Warren by Bernie's supporters:

Link to tweet

Yup, nothing like a pandemic where thousands will die for Bernie's senior advisor, David Sirota, to settle political grievances.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Bernie's Campaign Uses COVID-19 Crisis To Attack Critics [View all] TomCADem Mar 2020 OP

His staff seems to have lost their collective minds. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author W_HAMILTON Mar 2020 #3

Is that the excuse that campaign wants to use for everything they don't want to deal with? still_one Mar 2020 #2

One day ago, as a lethal pandemic enveloped the planet... W_HAMILTON Mar 2020 #4

Geeze!! And this guy thinks he oughtta be president?! Thekaspervote Mar 2020 #5

Absolutely shameful. showblue22 Mar 2020 #12

He's always been self-exiled and thus uninvolved and Hortensis Mar 2020 #17

Post removed Post removed Mar 2020 #6

By That Same Logic, We Are In Midst of a Pandemic... TomCADem Mar 2020 #9

We want to know why Sanders is still on his futile quest for the Presidency instead of doing his job pnwmom Mar 2020 #13

I hope that adviser and others with the same reasoning Progressive dog Mar 2020 #7

Crisis Reveals Character BlueIdaho Mar 2020 #8

I thought Sirota deleted his account and quit. Maybe I am thinking of someone else. Politicub Mar 2020 #10

They have a difficult time accepting responsibility. showblue22 Mar 2020 #11

BS LOST the VOTERS.. Get That Through your Cha Mar 2020 #14

K&R Scurrilous Mar 2020 #15

That's a rather status quo ruthless political strategy.... ehrnst Mar 2020 #16

Using a Pandemic Crisis to attack critics is Desperate. Cha Mar 2020 #19

Among all the reasons to not vote for Sanders... BGBD Mar 2020 #18

This is beyond desperation NCProgressive Mar 2020 #20

How do you hold a round table on COVID 19 with no medical expert? Gothmog Mar 2020 #21