May 20, 2016
THERE'S NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TRUMP AND SANDERS:
Bernie Sanders' campaign isn't about ideas anymore. It's about him. (Marc Ambinder, May 20, 2016, The Week)
Bernie Sanders made a huge mistake this week. It's one that, if not soon corrected, could squander the sizeable influence he has over his party's platform, and, more indelibly, create for the eventual Democratic nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, a schism in the party that she does not have the means to reconcile.The error: Bernie's campaign became a vehicle to advance Bernie Sanders' vainglory and cult of personality. His staff responded irresponsibly to violence at the state caucuses in Nevada. He compounded their tone deaf responses by wrapping a muted condemnation of the chaos inside a long justification of the complaints that caused it.
That's all Bernie has ever been about. It's why there is no Sanders Bill and his mayoralty is known only for developing Burlington much as Buddy Cianci developed Providence.
Posted by Orrin Judd at May 20, 2016 4:13 PM