Politico: Centrist ConservaDems in Senate are CONCERNED about Bernie

[geek tragedy]

Bernie's making all the right people in the Senate uncomfortable. Just missing Tom Carper and Mark Warner from this story.

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/bernie-sanders-2016-senate-colleagues-opinions-120007.html

“Man, when I was away on recess, I kept seeing Bernie here and Bernie there,” said Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), recounting a conversation he had with Sanders. “It was like ‘Where’s Waldo?’”

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“I just hope they don’t move Hillary so far left that people believe she is out of the realm,” said Sen. Joe Manchin, a moderate West Virginia Democrat who supports Clinton. “I’ve seen bases move people.”

“No,” Sen. Bill Nelson said when asked if he was excited about Sanders’ candidacy. He added that Sanders would lose his critical swing state of Florida in a general election. “I’m totally behind Hillary.”

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“Bernie is a socialist and claims that title,” said Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), an early Clinton supporter. “I just don’t believe that someone who is a self-described socialist is going to be elected to be president of the United States.”

[Scootaloo]

1. I'm sure they will be more than happy to cast their ballots for Walker, then.

'Cause Sanders is going to win the nomination.

[Voice for Peace]

2. Twill be so marvelous to see a socialist elected as President

while ALL the jaws in DC drop like huh? The American people want THAT?

[Rosa Luxemburg]

3. They should be uncomfortable with a congress approval rating like that

[daleanime]

6. Hell yes....

[arcane1]

9. Exactly! They're the last ones to warn us against someone we actually approve of.

[arcane1]

4. They forgot to identify McCaskill as "Paid pro-Hillary Super-PAC employee". An oversight I'm sure.

I wonder if the others are getting cash too?

[-none]

14. Sen. Claire McCaskill (DINO-Mo.)

She should really run as a Republican.

[arcane1]

5. Ah, Tim Kaine is ALSO a Super-PAC employee. So are Mark Warner and Dick Durbin.

Money does indeed talk!

[London Lover Man]

7. Good. Bernie should make these people uncomfortable

They love getting the graft and have access to the powerful.

It's time to shift that kind of thinking. Bernie's got this one right. Clinton's surrogates continue to put their foot in their mouths as a result.

[rhett o rick]

8. And the Swiftboating goes on. Politico is not a friend of the progressive wing of our party. nm

[mmonk]

10. I hope so. But more importantly, I wish they were concerned

what they did to the voters driving him and no longer buy deregulation and low wages as the path to prosperity for all of they have screwed.

[Jefferson23]

11. Feel the heat, feel the bern...no matter what happens the tide is turning. n/t

[Impedimentus]

12. Hillary's Attack Dogs: "Arf, arf, bow wow"

Nothing new here. The Republican Light Democrats in the Senate are just doing the bidding of the Hillary campaign and its corporatist masters. Expect to see more of the "he's a socialist", "he's too far left", "he's a radical", "he's unelectable" BS from the usual Democrat corporate lackeys in the Senate. In the meantime Hillary will echo chamber Sanders where it might help her in Iowa and New Hampshire while dancing around discussion of a new Glass Steagall bill, breaking up the banks, Keystone XL or helping solve the student loan crisis. She has too much Wall Street money in her pocket to do anything else.

[madfloridian]

13. They are so completely out of touch with ordinary people. They have no clue.

It's all talking points.

[rocktivity]

15. Candidate for this year's "You Call This NEWS?" Award

I mean, consider the source -- isn't Politico the LAST publicati9on a Dem would turn to?


rocktivity