Evidently, Hillary supporters would have had no problem with Bernie running

[cali]

as an independent.

Ah, for the halcyon days of May, when they commended him for running as a Democrat.

Now? Bernie shouldn't have been allowed to run as a Democrat.

Whatever can account for the change.

(And Debbie, the "Bernie isn't a Democrat" whiny crap coming from you, is particularly funny)

[TDale313]

1. Yes, and then he'd be attacked as pulling a Nader.

Which he already is, even though he's not.

He shouldn't have run as a Den. He shouldn't run as an independent. Face it, to them, he shouldn't have run period.

[HooptieWagon]

8. They're just pissed that someone is challenging the coronation.

And that challenger is getting yuuuge support from the left, Hillary's big weakness.

[farleftlib]

2. Can you imagine the level

of apoplexy if he ran as an Independent and was pulling ahead like he is now? It makes the current level of hysteria seem like a trip to a Zen Buddhist temple.

[brooklynite]

6. Except that he wouldn't

The polling where he's "pulling ahead" is for the Primary, where they only poll Democrats.

You have no basis for saying he'd be ahead in a 3-way race as an Independent.

But keep dreaming.

[farleftlib]

22. Oh I will

me and the millions who are turning this into a real contest instead of a coronation.

Sorry that Hillary might have to work for her nomination instead of waltzing effortlessly to it.

She's got her work cut out, big time.

[Armstead]

25. You're correct. All the more reason Democrats should be grateful instead of knocking him...

for running as a Democrat.

He probably could have tipped the balance to the GOP in the General as a 3rd party spoiler.

[HooptieWagon]

3. At least Bernie was never a Republican.

[restorefreedom]

20. oh, snap. nt

[Nite Owl]

26. Ouche

[Beowulf]

4. They should be careful what they wish for.

[JRLeft]

5. Her supporters wanted a coronation not a primary.

[ucrdem]

7. YOU commended him. WE thought it was a terrible idea, and it was. nt

[Krytan11c]

9. Why do you think that?

Serious question.

[HooptieWagon]

10. He should have run as a spoiler and guaranteed a republican win?

Good plan, Einstein.

[ucrdem]

12. Republicans love him, remember?

Yes, I think that would have been a much better idea. Now, no. But he's promised not to, remember, and politicians never break their promises, do they?

[HooptieWagon]

16. He made an agreement, which he'll keep.

We'll have to see if DNC keeps up their end...not looking good so far.

[JohnnyLib2]

11. Ahem,

This blanket does not cover me as a HRC supporter.

[NorthCarolina]

13. Before he announced, they insisted that if he runs it MUST be as a Democrat,

NOT a Nader style spoiler.

Go back at look at the numerous posts by Hillary supporters clamoring for just that. Of course at the time they assumed that it would be the best way to use the party mechanism to keep him marginalized. That, in retrospect, hasn't been working as they planned, so suddenly they're all like "why is he running as a Democrat"?

Seriously, you can't make this shit up.

[cali]

14. Now they claim they never said those things. Unfuckingbelievable.

[HooptieWagon]

18. At least their flip-flopping is consistent with Hillary's multiple positions.

Have to keep a daily scorecard to keep track of them, though.

[MisterP]

23. everyone be sure and Ctrl+S the webpages before they self-delete

[ucrdem]

15. Who insisted that?

[NorthCarolina]

17. I was here, I recall it as I'm sure several others do as well on this site.

Do your own homework. It's easily searchable if you really want to know "who", though I suspect you are well aware of it yourself anyway.

[cali]

19. Lots of that. Do a search.

[ucrdem]

21. Exactly.

Nice try.

[thesquanderer]

24. I don't think any Hillary supporters really wanted him to run as an independent

In a 3-way, he would split the dem vote and could possibly hand the republicans the presidency.

[gwheezie]

27. I didn't want him to run indie

And I'm still glad he's running as a dem, although even if he just recently became one. I support HRC but if Bernie wins, so be it, I'm not going to get mad him because enough dems voted to make him the nominee, that would be a little irrational.