And "in a small state such as Vermont," they know him very well, indeed.
"...the campaign worker would speak only on the condition of anonymity, saying that to do otherwise would constitute 'career suicide' in a small state such as Vermont."--pwnmom (my emphasis)
There are always disgruntled people around--people jealous of another's success, people anxious to belittle others, people unhappy with themselves, people trying to make excuses for their own failures, whiney people, gossips. Also, people who are simply not suited to the rough and tumble of politics, people who are too sensitive for it, who 'read' strong opinions or criticism as 'abuse.'
This catty little article was obviously fed by such people.
Sanders has worked intimately with thousands of people in numerous campaigns, for mayor, for congress, for the senate, has worked with hundreds of congress critters--many of them RWers--on legislation, often winning amendments favorable to working people and liberal causes, and is now running a national campaign that is entirely unprecedented as to the method of successful fundraising (small donors) and issues never raised before on the national presidential level, such as campaign corruption, Wall Street crimes, the disappearing middle class, the scandal of college debt, the scandal of mass incarceration, the war on Iraq, U.S. interventionism and more.
It would be very surprising if there were NO backbiters, backstabbers and gossipy whiners trying to take him down a peg or two, among the thousands of people he has worked with.
For those of us who didn't get the memo, does the posting of this catty little article go together with the effort of Clinton supporters here to falsely claim that Sanders "stormed" out of a media interview (when in truth he merely ended it because of his tight schedule)? Did the memo say: Find anything at all that makes him seem angry or grumpy and get it up at DU pronto? Seems like there is a "theme" here.
I have a better theme: WTF was Clinton doing taking $10 million from the Saudis for the Clinton Foundation, then, as Sec of State, approving $29 billion in Boeing fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, one of the worst human rights violators on earth? And WTF was she doing repeating this pay-to-play for 36 other countries--including many human rights violators--who donated to the Clinton Foundation? Oh, and the U.S. defense contractors in these deals ALSO donated to the Clinton Foundation!
http://www.ibtimes.com/clinton-foundation-donors-got-weapons-deals-hillary-clintons-state-department-1934187
Theme: MAJOR CORRUPTION. Possibly CRIMINAL corruption.
Expand your themes is my advice. Find this kind of corruption in Bernie Sanders' life and career. Look hard. Look really hard.
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