Why is that the media usually ends their mini coverage of

[INdemo]

Bernie Sanders with the little tid-bit "the Democratic Socialist" or in most cases just "the Socialist from Vermont"

I'm sure Bernie don't mind but I have never heard them say of Rand Paul "The libertarian Republican from Kentucky" or the "Libertarian".They don't mention Ted Cruz as the "Tea Party Republican just Republican.The list could go on with the clown car but I seem to always hear them address them as simply Republicans.

[daleanime]

1. Because they think of it as a negative....

there's plenty of us who don't.

[pnwmom]

2. He has made a point of calling himself a Democratic Socialist, who caucuses with the Democrats,

so you can hardly blame the media for calling him by his preferred label.

[INdemo]

4. My point was In the media case it is to as you said they focus on the negativity with

Bernie but they would never refer to Rand Paul as the "libertarian"

[pnwmom]

5. Does he only caucus with the Republicans or does he run as a Republican?

Wikipedia says Rand Paul is a Republican.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rand_Paul

[INdemo]

11. Here is another link to add to your research

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/10/27/rand-paul-could-win-libertarian-nomination-too

[pnwmom]

12. That's interesting but doesn't change the fact that, unlike his father, Rand has only run as an R.

[BainsBane]

9. Paul is first and foremost a Republican

He isn't a member of the Libertarian party. You may call him a libertarian, but that isn't his party affiliation.

If Sanders were to get the nomination, the GOP would portray him as Joseph Stalin. That might be something to complain about. His own self-description is not.

Sounds like a bit of buyers remorse on your part.

[Romeo.lima333]

3. if he wins the primary epect to hear it all the time

[INdemo]

6. Bernie can handle the heat if he wins the primary

If he wins the primary regardless of what the so called experts say, Bernie can win the White House.

[Romeo.lima333]

10. it's not about bernie handling the heat it's about people in the middle voting for a socialist

a word they've been conditioned to hate

[BainsBane]

7. That is how Sanders has explicitly identified himself

He describes himself that way. Why should you have a problem with it?

[Warren Stupidity]

8. Because Sanders is a threat to business as usual.

And nobody else seriously running is.