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All the "Warren was defeated by Sexism" memes are sprouting and Biden supporters are trying to blame Bernie for that. And plenty of y'all seem willing to suck up that bullshit.
What Bernie said to her in a private conversation was that "it is very hard for a woman to become president in America's present sociopolitical climate", *not* that a woman 'couldn't be president'. That is simply acknowledging reality. Warren either misheard that or deliberately distorted such to use as a political weapon. Clearly, it didn't work.
But where she really lost her bid was her flip flop on Medicare For All in Oct. Any review of her poll numbers, which were soaring at that point, shows them tanking steadily from then on out.
That is the thing about us true Progressives; we pay *close* attention to policy positions. That she's bunting on endorsing Bernie or Biden shows her commitment to her stated principles is iffy. She knows that if she endorses Bernie, she alienates the Dem Establishment. But if she endorses Biden, she’s dead to the Progressives. So she's playing the 'middle game'...which only helps Biden.
I still like Elizabeth Warren and would have voted for her come Nov. But all this has badly disappointed me. She has a lot of bridges to repair. /sigh
As for Bernie, remember that he was fighting for Racial and Sexual Equality back when Liz was still a Goldwater Republican. And please note that Nina Turner is a national co-chair of Sanders's 2020 campaign. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina_Turner
What Bernie said to her in a private conversation was that "it is very hard for a woman to become president in America's present sociopolitical climate", *not* that a woman 'couldn't be president'. That is simply acknowledging reality. Warren either misheard that or deliberately distorted such to use as a political weapon. Clearly, it didn't work.
But where she really lost her bid was her flip flop on Medicare For All in Oct. Any review of her poll numbers, which were soaring at that point, shows them tanking steadily from then on out.
That is the thing about us true Progressives; we pay *close* attention to policy positions. That she's bunting on endorsing Bernie or Biden shows her commitment to her stated principles is iffy. She knows that if she endorses Bernie, she alienates the Dem Establishment. But if she endorses Biden, she’s dead to the Progressives. So she's playing the 'middle game'...which only helps Biden.
I still like Elizabeth Warren and would have voted for her come Nov. But all this has badly disappointed me. She has a lot of bridges to repair. /sigh
As for Bernie, remember that he was fighting for Racial and Sexual Equality back when Liz was still a Goldwater Republican. And please note that Nina Turner is a national co-chair of Sanders's 2020 campaign. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina_Turner
