Bernie can't decide whether the Democratic Party has been fair to him.

[RandySF]

"Do you think this process has been fair to you? The Democratic nomination process?" moderator Chuck Todd asked the Vermont senator in an interview filmed Saturday in Baltimore and aired Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press."

"Yes and no," Sanders said, going on to criticize the role of the media for neglecting to focus on "real issues facing America." The media, he said, emphasizes "political gossip" rather than "issues that affect working people."

"So it sounds like the party, though, you feel like's been fair to you?" Todd asked Sanders.

"No," Sanders responded. "I think we have— look, we're taking on the establishment. That's pretty clear."

Pointing to the Democratic debate schedule, of which three of the first four took place on weekend nights, Sanders said they were "scheduled — pretty clearly, to my mind, at a time when there would be minimal viewing audience— et cetera, et cetera."

"But you know, that's the way it is. We knew we were taking on the establishment," he said. "And here we are. So [I'm] not complaining."

Todd then asked Sanders if he felt he was "given a fair shot" at the Democratic nomination.

"Yeah, we took advantage of the opportunities in front of us. We are in this race. We are not writing our obituary," Sanders said. "We're in this race to California, and we're proud of the campaign we ran."



http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/bernie-sanders-democratic-party-fairness-222355#ixzz46llwjEM0
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[stonecutter357]

1. proud of the campaign we ran? WTF....

[BillZBubb]

2. Well Hillary couldn't decide if Obama was a Muslim, so what's your point?

[Adrahil]

3. He's struggling a bit. It's an emotional thing. I can understand that. NT

[mmonk]

4. His answers seem on target to me.

They let him run but that's it. The rest was knee capping.

[Jackilope]

5. If he were to run Independent, I'd follow him.

HRC and Third Way is not the Democratic Party platform or ideology I care to subscribe too. I think several of us feel that way. Flipping off progressives in the party and holding the thumb on us in the hostage holding tactic of "we are the lesser of two evils, whatcha going to do about it?" is far too old.

[highprincipleswork]

7. I wouldn't follow Nader, but I would follow Bernie.

[Armstead]

6. He's being a gentleman about a lot of things....If he said what I suspect what...

he REALLY thinks about the behavior of the Democratic party -- as well as what he knows about the corruption he is speaking about....you'd need asbestos earmuffs

I'm fed up with the arrogant "sore winner" attitude some of you have.

[silvershadow]

8. Duh. The Clintons engaged in a coast-to-coast Traveling Irregularity Fair. nt