Former Obama staffers call out Bernie Sanders, say he's lying about campaigning hard for Obama

[Cali_Democrat]

The Obama Campaign Remembers 2012 Very Differently Than Bernie Sanders

Confronted with his support for a progressive challenge to Obama in 2011, Sanders said Saturday he “campaigned very hard” for Obama in 2008 and 2012. That’s not how Obama aides remember it.

Evan McMorris-Santoro
posted on Nov. 8, 2015, at 9:52 a.m.

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Sanders’s response on Saturday was unequivocal: He said he was a strong advocate for Obama’s election and reelection.

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Senior officials on Obama’s 2008 and 2012 campaigns did not remember the cycles the same way when it came to Sanders. BuzzFeed News talked to four senior officials from Obama’s campaigns, most of whom are unaligned in the 2016 primary.

Their take on Sanders’ role: In 2008, he got on board with Obama late. In 2012, he was either attacking the president from the left or doing little to get him elected. As for “vigorously” supporting him, they said, Sanders was not someone they thought of as a top surrogate.

“Every indication we had was that he was considering a primary challenge,” said one senior official from Obama’s 2012 campaign.

“Being annoying,” another said when asked to recall how they remembered Sanders in 2012.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/evanmcsan/the-obama-campaign-remembers-2012-very-differently-from-bern#.xmJpeBDxA

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Obama's former aides are right. Bernie did indeed call for Obama to face a primary challenger.

[MrWendel]

1. OUCH!

[Cali_Democrat]

4. Yup.

Ouch indeed.

[UglyGreed]

9. I'll just leave this here

[VanillaRhapsody]

2. Now we get a peak at why Bernie doesn't want to "dredge up the past"

got a few skeletons of his own...

[UglyGreed]

3. But when you post

these types of articles you are just giving the GOP ammo to go against Bernie when he wins the nomination...... Can't you just posts all the good things Hillary represents?

[OilemFirchen]

7. No, no, no.

Hold your head like this, then go Waaah.

Try it again.

[99th_Monkey]

5. My first thought is, if it's true, Bernie should own it

My second thought is, To wonder what candidate these folks are now working for.

[Cali_Democrat]

6. According to the article

The ones who spoke to Buzz Feed are unaligned.

[giftedgirl77]

8. I think this type of thing is why BS is pissy about

what is happening to Carson. BS's bullshit toward Dems & Obama is going to come back & bite him.

[HerbChestnut]

10. After reading the article

It's not nearly as bad as the OP suggests, and he certainly isn't lying. I think Bernie is right; this is media fluff at best. Obama moved to the right throughout his Presidency until maybe last year, which is something I think we can all agree on. Bernie was floating the idea that it might be a good idea for a progressive candidate to challenge him and move him back to the left like he was during his 2008 campaign. It was an idea that never took root, and Bernie ended up supporting Obama during the GE. BTW, shame on O'Malley for bringing up this nonsense. You want to talk about something that affects absolutely no one, this is it. Arguing over who supported Obama when is not going to solve the issues of the Middle Class.

[Bluenorthwest]

11. Are these the same staffers that called Hillary a monster in '08?

Some of Obama's staff have, since day one, a tendency to bad mouth others as individuals or in groups. I also don't think it's a good idea to hire people who have called gay people vampires and child killers but some Obama staffer made those choices in 08 as well.

[Cali_Democrat]

12. Obama's staff did an amazing job in 2008. What a brilliant campaign.

[ucrdem]

13. It sounds like the challenger he had in mind was himself:

“Every indication we had was that he was considering a primary challenge,” said one senior official from Obama’s 2012 campaign.

[MrWendel]

14. That is a good point.

[Cali_Democrat]

16. Yup. nt

[litlbilly]

15. hey calirepub, i can't see your posts because your'e on my ingnore list, but keep trying

I can see them when you start the thread and it's starting to get old. You do the same thing every time.