I can't see how there was any malice there. Certain DNC members endorsed Clinton. They didn't do it purposely to make him less electable, etc. They did it to show their support for her. He wasn't a party member, she was. Who did you expect them to support up front? When the party needed someone to do a tough vote, Bernie would vote on his ideals. It was up to the party members to vote for the deal. Sometimes those votes aren't ideal but they are often compromises. Bernie doesn't have that restriction on him. He gets to vote his ideals every time. Who would you support if Bernie was in your party and I joined your party and then came along to run against him?
I agree that they went overboard there but how should they have punished the Bernie team? It's not right for one of your team members to go through the records for the opposition.
I heard from a bug who heard from ant that Bernie is really an alien. You can ignore it if you want though
Perhaps and perhaps not. If you listen to the MSM up until before NY you would think that it was a close race between Clinton and Bernie. They have favoured him for a while now in that respect because they wanted a contest. Mica from MSNBC (who is a big time Bernie supporter) said the other day that the MSM had given him a free pass by not going into any depth or taking him to task with any of his positions. Did he get as much coverage as Clinton in the beginning, probably not, but that had as much to do with the GOP candidates speaking about her every second chance as it did with the Bernie being pretty unknown. What about O'Mally? He can have the same complaint. The MSM favour big news stories. They didn't think Bernie was one in the beginning. Why do you think they gave Trump so much coverage? Was it fair, I don't think so. Is it the DNC's fault? Of course not.
He is losing because he doesn't have enough support for his cause yet. Read the 538 link that I posted. Liberals don't make up enough of the democratic party yet. Could the MSM have helped his cause earlier on? Yes, I am sure they could have but it would only have been because they saw it as a story.
Most competent analysts (read debating experts) don't agree. When you listen to a certain segment of the base then you will tend to agree with their point of view. He didn't have a great night in the last debate but if you look at the Bernie supporters, he crushed Clinton. The experts read it differently. A lot of the other debates analysis that I saw had it even, Clinton slightly ahead or Bernie slightly ahead.
I can't see anything there where you can point a finger at the DNC other than the "hacking" issue.
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You are confusing the liberal independents with all independents. They aren't necessarily the same thing.
If he doesn't support her then he is cutting off his nose to spite his face because he can kiss any increase in the minimum wage out of the door.