NV Democratic State Convention

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Jon Ralson reported on this incident:

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https://www.ralstonreports.com/blog/sour-grapes-revolution-rocked-paris-hotel


He also reports that Sanders supporters are now trying to shut down the businesses that Nevada Democratic Party Chairwoman Roberta Lange oversees.

https://www.ralstonreports.com/blog/business-state-democratic-chairwoman-oversees-targeted-berners

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kos at Daily Kos rips into Sanders over his pathetic "statement."  

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/5/17/1527598/-Amazing-Bernie-Sanders-still-can-t-tell-his-most-crazed-supporters-to-stop-acting-like-Trump-goons

As someone who did not vote for Sanders in the Primary but respected the spirit of what he was trying to accomplish, this was a leadership test and he failed badly.  Are violence and death threats now part of a "positive campaign?"  

I'm glad Elizabeth Warren didn't run.  Running for President usually results in the candidate making big and unpleasant compromises to their integrity.  Hillary accepted that long ago and Sanders has now sunk into a moral quagmire.  At least someone in the party can still speak with moral authority.

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kos at Daily Kos rips into Sanders over his pathetic "statement."  

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/5/17/1527598/-Amazing-Bernie-Sanders-still-can-t-tell-his-most-crazed-supporters-to-stop-acting-like-Trump-goons

As someone who did not vote for Sanders in the Primary but respected the spirit of what he was trying to accomplish, this was a leadership test and he failed badly.  Are violence and death threats now part of a "positive campaign?"  

I'm glad Elizabeth Warren didn't run.  Running for President usually results in the candidate making big and unpleasant compromises to their integrity.  Hillary accepted that long ago and Sanders has now sunk into a moral quagmire.  At least someone in the party can still speak with moral authority.

Kos declared Hillary the nominee over 2 years ago and has been trashing Bernie nonstop, so who cares what he thinks?

Kos is hardly alone.  Sanders has been blasted across progressive media and the progressive blogosphere for this.

Josh Marshall (Talking Points Memo):

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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/it-comes-from-the-very-top

Kevin Drum (Mother Jones):

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http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2016/05/decline-fall-bernie-sanders

Joy-Ann Reid (MSNBC/Daily Beast):

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http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/05/18/come-on-bernie-time-to-level-with-your-dreamers.html

John Aravosis (AMERICAblog):

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http://americablog.com/2016/05/sanders-issues-angry-statement-defending.html

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Dammit, Ogre Mage! You just ruined his narrative!

There's more.

Joan Walsh (The Nation)

Walsh has harsh words not only for wannabe messiah Sanders, but also our pathetic joke of a DNC chair, Debbie Wasserman Schutz.

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http://www.thenation.com/article/bernie-sanders-is-hurting-himself-by-playing-the-victim/

Jamelle Bouie (Slate)

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http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2016/05/bernie_sanders_scorched_earth_run_against_hillary_clinton_is_a_mistake.html


Sanders began this campaign claiming that he didn't want to be another Ralph Nader but with his continuous slams against the Democratic Party (and over process issues, not the policy issues his campaign was supposed to be about) that is exactly who he is starting to resemble.  Still, it is not yet too late.  Sanders needs to do some hard thinking about his legacy.  What is Ralph Nader's reputation today?