Just in, the Clinton campaign has just announced the that "the gloves are off"

[CajunBlazer]

Just announced on CNN, it is time to oust Bernie from the campaign and they will worry about unifying the party later. Translation: Look for Hillary to come out swinging from now until Bernie is out of his butt.

But the Democratic talking heads on CNN don't believe it.

My humble opinion: I think that with the gaffes Sanders has committed in the last few days kill him in he NY media. I don't think that you will see a lot of negative ads against Bernie, but look for Hillary to attack Bernie as much as he has been attacking her here lately in her speeches, rallies and the upcoming NY debate.

We'll see.

[fleabiscuit]

1. The upcoming debate could be 'really' interesting. n/t

[Cha]

19. Oh yeah! Will there be any "Excuse Me, I'm Talking!!!!"?

[pandr32]

23. He will try to play offensive

like he has in the past--at least until he trips up and then Hillary has him play defensive while he tries to turn the narrative back against her. While he struggles to do this he points his finger at her and gets really, really rude and agitated. Then his supporters will say he won.

[CalvinballPro]

2. Yeah, the vetting has started, and it's not going to let up. The Daily News interview was a major

fumble by the Sanders campaign, on top of the NYTimes pre-post-mortem on them. The real question is how diligently the media pursues some of the issues raised about the Sanders candidacy in the past few days.

Then again, I suspect the "win" in WI could wipe some of that away, at least temporarily. Ugh, 2 long weeks to NY. It will probably get tougher before it gets any easier.

[Cha]

20. The NYDN has this for its Front Page tomorrow..

New York Daily News
✔ ??@NYDailyNews
Tomorrow's front page
Bernie's Sandy Hook shame - defends gunmakers against Newtown kin suit http://nydn.us/1RMCZZL
2:21 PM - 5 Apr 2016
950 950 Retweets 629 629 likes

http://theobamadiary.com/2016/04/05/keep-chatting-17/

[Stand and Fight]

3. Your title... I think you mean, "the gloves ARE off". n/t

[SaschaHM]

4. I'm on the fence about this.

I love it when Hillary punches back, but I'm not sure if the voters do.
I think the gloves are off will mean that their will be harder contrast ads. They really need to hit the gun issue hard, counter Sander's "deep south" claims and bring up his past statements regarding Obama and the democrats. A full onslaught for the next 2 weeks would be great and should sew up NY for her.

[SaschaHM]

5. She also needs to...

get her backers from the Congressional Black Caucus on the trail reminding super delegates that switching over to Sanders would be nullifying the voice of millions of African American voters who have voted in wide margins against him.

[cosmicone]

6. Hillary has got this

No more open primaries and just two small caucus states.

Today, after spending 2.3-1 in WI, Sanders didn't even break even on the delegate deficit.

[sheshe2]

7. ...

[sheshe2]

8. Good! nt

[Firebrand Gary]

9. Hillary's campaign team will go after him on policy, not personally.

Bernie's a likable guy, although his negative attacks on her have alienated him from us Hillary supporters. Hillary has not done the same and looking at her congratulatory tweet on Wisconsin, her campaign has no intention of doing the same.

When people actually see the cost of his policy proposals, they will flee. I think you're right Cajun, he has seriously damaged himself in the NY media market.

[CajunBlazer]

12. I no longer find Sanders "likable"

You said, "When people actually see the cost of his policy proposals, they will flee."

I don't think so. My reasoning is that Sanders's supporters don't seem to be realistic people to me. They are college students and young who want free college or for someone to do away with their college debt. The rest are the dreamers and true believers and socialists of the far left. For both camps this is their once in a lifetime candidate and his core believers don't care what his programs will cost.

[Firebrand Gary]

14. I should have elaborated.

Sander's does better in the open primaries, independents. Most independents take a mile high view of politics and wait for the media to articulate policies for them. This group, who've largely supported Sander's has no idea just how much he will raise their taxes fro what he's proposing.

http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/3/25/11293258/tax-plan-calculator-2016

[romana]

10. Who said this? /nt

[CajunBlazer]

15. It was reported on CNN as coming from Hillary's campaign.

[Control-Z]

11. Can you tell me what

the gaffes have been? I think I missed them. Busy week.

[DesertFlower]

13. how about this?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/110791721

[Dawson Leery]

16. NY will not vote for the gunman.

Hillary will win NY.

[MattP]

17. I dont trust the Cnn guy from ABC he trained at the feet of Jon Karl

[Cha]

21. Yeah, I don't trust any of them, either.. why should we? Especially when you mention

Jon Karl.. yech.

[OhZone]

18. Gloves are off in the media too!

haha

[CajunBlazer]

22. The words which a Hillary campaign person supposededly used were:

We intend to "Discredit and Disqualify" Bernie Sanders.