Why is it that not one elected Republican official has said a word about Bernie?

[kstewart33]

Not one peep. It's like he doesn't exist.

Hillary? Republican PACs have spent millions on Hillary-hate ads in all of the big primary and caucus states.

If Bernie is outpolling Hillary, wouldn't they prefer Hillary to be their opponent? Wouldn't they be spending their millions on Bernie-hate ads and ignoring Hillary?

Why is that?

[revbones]

1. Actually they have.

Even Trump has called him a communist multiple times. Just because you choose to ignore it while yelling "Right wing smear!" about anything negative about Hillary, doesn't mean it didn't happen.

[ladjf]

2. Called him Jewish Socialist. nt

[Hortensis]

15. Because they want us to nominate Sanders, of course.

GOP officials don't call people Jewish Socialists except in stupid, self-destructive moments. They would encourage radio and on-line slimebuckets to whole swamps of it if Sanders became our nominee for president, of course.

As for Trump, bigotry and anti-establishment wall-kicker noise are the carrots he's using to draw in mostly the usual social conservatives who lap that stuff up.

[DesertFlower]

3. it's interesting because the polls say

he would beat republicans.

[anotherproletariat]

20. Because there hasn't been any media assault against him.

The thing that will surely work is the agnostic charge. While most Americans can accept a Jewish president, there would be a battle cry against a godless one. This is one of the main reasons I chose Hillary several months ago. (Not because Bernie is agnostic, but because that makes him unelectable, in my opinion.) I come from a large Catholic family, almost all Democratic, and to a person, they would vote for anyone (including Trump) who was 'god fearing' over an agnostic. They don't believe that anyone who doesn't believe in god can have good morals, ethics and values.

[dogman]

4. They started in the Iowa Caucus.

Most of those type ads are run locally because they tend to be targeted and timed for the most effect.

[Loudestlib]

5. I live in a big primary state if they are running Hillary-hate ads I must have missed them.

Do you have a link to some of these ads?

[DesertFlower]

11. my primary was last tuesday (az) and i

didn't see any hateful ads.

[Loudestlib]

12. I think I found one ad that was ran in Iowa.

Their hasn't been an "all out attack" with ads against Hillary despite what people are saying. This was pretty tame and they also put out an ad against Bernie.




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[w4rma]

25. Why bother running ads when they've suppressed the vote? (nt)

[kstewart33]

13. Google it. They're easy to find. nt

[Downwinder]

6. Sometimes you don't want to draw attention to your opponent.

[jfern]

7. The Republican frontrunner actually had an event in Burlington VT just to troll him

[senz]

8. They want him to be invisible.

They either pretend he doesn't exist or they dismiss him with a joke.

[anotherproletariat]

21. Or, the Koch brothers run ads in favor of him. nt

[cosmicone]

9. Because Bernie is irrelevant now n/t

[cherokeeprogressive]

10. Because they fear Bernie.

[whatchamacallit]

14. Like everyone else from the last generation they follow the media

which means they don't know Bernie's running. Or they simply hate Clinton with intensity of a million white-hot suns.

[zappaman]

16. They are terrified of Bernie.

There is absolutely nothing negative they could use against him.
That's why if he was up against Trump, he would win 50 states.
The right wants Clinton to be the nominee and that's why they attack her.
#Bernielogic

[CorkySt.Clair]

17. THere are people here who believe every word of that.

Every. Word.

[Bluenorthwest]

18. Lindsey Graham on Bernie- "The No. 2 guy went to the Soviet Union on his honeymoon

and I don't think he ever came back."
http://www.politico.com/blogs/live-from-boulder/2015/10/lindsey-graham-bernie-sanders-soviet-union-215283

Trump on Bernie: "I watched Hillary last night, ‘we’re gonna give this, we’re gonna give that, we’re going to give that. The poor woman, she’s gotta give everything away because this maniac that was standing on her right was giving everything away, so she’s following! That’s what’s happening. This socialist-slash-communist, okay? Nobody wants to say it. He’s gonna tax you people at 90 percent; he’s gonna take everything! And nobody’s heard the term ‘communist.’ I call him a socialist-slash-communist because that’s what he is.”
http://www.mediaite.com/online/donald-trump-bernie-sanders-is-a-maniac-and-communist/


Not one peep? Not one official? How many more would you like? 'Commie maniac' not enough for you?

Not a very well informed OP....

[WDIM]

31. Somebody should tell Lindsey Graham about Ronnie Reagan.

Ronnie Reagan made peace with the Soviety Union and went there many times.

[Lil Missy]

19. It's because they know he's not going to be the nominee. They'd be wasting their money on him.

[senz]

22. So the fix is in?

[KitSileya]

28. No, just the math.

They understand that the Democratic primaries are proportional better than many who support Bernie.

[senz]

29. It ain't over till it's over.

This is a VERY important primary.

[SoLeftIAmRight]

27. I love my new DU - Ignore Edition -- welcome to the list

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[frylock]

32. And we all know how sound the Republican's judgment can be, amirite?

[LanternWaste]

23. I imagine the GOP is relying on probabilities

I imagine the GOP is relying on probabilities, but would have zero problems re-evaluating their targets if circumstances call for it.

[Jitter65]

24. They are more fearful of Hillary than Bernie despite the polls. They know they can win with Bernie

being the Dem nominee against anyone but Trump. And Trump is not going to be their nominee.

[w4rma]

30. Hillary is the unelectable candidate. Bernie is the electable candidate.

Hillary has an unfavorability higher than anyone else since before 1985, except for Trump.

[B Calm]

26. Where do you live, in a bubble? They are constantly attacking Bernie.