What makes the whole saga so blatantly cynical is that even Warren's side of the story sounds like she flat out asked "would sexism be an issue for a presidential campaign" and Bernie repeated the common wisdom that it would be.
That was what it was, but Warren was apparently telling aids it was something more vitriolic and then tried to turn it into a hot mic campaign killer. Felt super bad for Bernie watching that shit go down.
Moderator: [paraphrasing]Bernie did you say a woman can't be president?
Bernie: "As a matter of fact, I didn't say it. [...] Anybody that knows me knows it's incomprehensible that I would think a woman can not be president." etc etc he goes into his usual spiel about beating trump with platform and ignoring the media scandals.
Moderator: [So you're saying that you never told Senator Warren that a woman could not win the election?
Bernie: That is correct.
Moderator: Senator Warren, what did you think when Bernie Sanders told you that a woman could not win the election?
I'm trying to find the article that laid out exactly what he said, it was in a book later.
edit:I give up. I even checked Warren's book. It's out there somewhere.
Was it even that? I thought he had privately said to Warren that Trump would attack her on the grounds that she's a woman.
What makes the whole saga so blatantly cynical is that even Warren's side of the story sounds like she flat out asked "would sexism be an issue for a presidential campaign" and Bernie repeated the common wisdom that it would be.
That was what it was, but Warren was apparently telling aids it was something more vitriolic and then tried to turn it into a hot mic campaign killer. Felt super bad for Bernie watching that shit go down.
Yeah it is rare that I feel empathy for a politician on a personal level, but that betrayal had to hurt.
Video from the debate
I'm trying to find the article that laid out exactly what he said, it was in a book later. edit:I give up. I even checked Warren's book. It's out there somewhere.
Yeah, OK, good :bern-disgust: