Politico has long been the voice of the Washington establishment. If a senator or congressman or party bigwig wants to get a story in the news, they leak it to Politico which runs it. Today, there is a story in Politico about how Democrats in the House and Senate are angry at Sanders for his proposed debate with Donald Trump. What is important about the article, however, is not the supposed anger of congressional Democrats, but rather what the story really means. The Democrat establishment in Washington is in full panic mode as Hillary Clinton keeps taking blow after blow after blow.
If you read the Politico piece, it is clear that the Democrats view a debate between Trump and Sanders as a very bad thing for their nominee Hillary Clinton. Oh, a few of them say the obligatory covering remarks about how Sanders can take on Trump on behalf of working men and women, but the almost universal view is anger at Sanders inserting himself into this debate. They may claim that Sanders is just trying to stay relevant, but the truth is that the debate puts Sanders on the stage of the biggest political event so far this campaign season while it relegates Hillary to watching from the sidelines with absolutely no one paying attention to her. It's no wonder the Democrat bosses are upset; their choice for nominee is being treated as an afterthought. The audience for a Sanders battle against Trump will be huge (sorry, I had to say that), and no one will see even one kind word said about Hillary. Think about it. Trump will castigate Hillary as crooked and will point out her many misdeeds. Sanders is not going to come forward to defend Mrs. Clinton; why would he? Trump will call out Hillary Clinton for taking cash from so many large Wall Street banks and foreign governments and individuals. Sanders will just say, "amen" and no one will defend Hillary.
The truth is that the Democrats power elite in Washington is beyond upset at the thought that tens of millions will spend two hours watching both candidates bash their favorite. And what will the take on Hillary be? Most likely, people will just see Hillary as weak and cowardly. She wouldn't debate Bernie after promising that she would. Instead, she just ran and hid. It's a terrible image for someone who wants to be president.
If you read the Politico piece, it is clear that the Democrats view a debate between Trump and Sanders as a very bad thing for their nominee Hillary Clinton. Oh, a few of them say the obligatory covering remarks about how Sanders can take on Trump on behalf of working men and women, but the almost universal view is anger at Sanders inserting himself into this debate. They may claim that Sanders is just trying to stay relevant, but the truth is that the debate puts Sanders on the stage of the biggest political event so far this campaign season while it relegates Hillary to watching from the sidelines with absolutely no one paying attention to her. It's no wonder the Democrat bosses are upset; their choice for nominee is being treated as an afterthought. The audience for a Sanders battle against Trump will be huge (sorry, I had to say that), and no one will see even one kind word said about Hillary. Think about it. Trump will castigate Hillary as crooked and will point out her many misdeeds. Sanders is not going to come forward to defend Mrs. Clinton; why would he? Trump will call out Hillary Clinton for taking cash from so many large Wall Street banks and foreign governments and individuals. Sanders will just say, "amen" and no one will defend Hillary.
The truth is that the Democrats power elite in Washington is beyond upset at the thought that tens of millions will spend two hours watching both candidates bash their favorite. And what will the take on Hillary be? Most likely, people will just see Hillary as weak and cowardly. She wouldn't debate Bernie after promising that she would. Instead, she just ran and hid. It's a terrible image for someone who wants to be president.
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