Bernie's wife went on Russian TV to explain why open primaries, like the one in SC is democratic

[Skya Rhen]

Link to tweet

[stonecutter357]

1. WOW !

[irisblue]

33. 2016 clip, not fair to imply it is current

[stonecutter357]

39. Does she still feel the same way / have the same view ?

[irisblue]

44. I do not care enough about either Sanders to search & learn anything else on this

But using an old clip *without* noting the date is political chicanery. And it is not right.

[ancianita]

47. +1

[still_one]

2. No surprise that they would want NON-DEMOCRATS voting in the Democratic primary

[efhmc]

3. Yeah, I wonder how many "democrats" wil be voting for Bernie in Texas

now that we have open primaries. They are lining up to do so with the consent and the push by their county chairs.

[efhmc]

16. The GOP is very excited to have a chance to help Bernie get the nomination here in Texas.

[still_one]

17. No surprise from me

[cannabis_flower]

31. You are saying

"now that we have open primaries" in Texas like this is something new. As long as I've been voting in Texas we've always had open primaries. Not that I don't think it should be changed, just that it's nothing new.

[efhmc]

36. No we once had caucuses. I remember a very lively one with Obama and

Hillary. you had to present yourself in person or did not have a vote. Even though you did not had to
prove you were a Dem, in this small county, your party affiliation was pretty well known. The GOP wanted Hillary and the delegates to the county and then state convention were almost evenly divided here. As a precinct chair, I followed back those new Dems (who as instructed by Rush should vote for Hillary since she had less chance to win.) As I would drive by their houses, I would see GOP stickers on their cars. So you could still pretend to be a Dem but it was harder.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_caucuses Is that what you mean by open primaries?

[cannabis_flower]

38. Texas is weird

Yes, we have open primaries and we have caucuses. We have always had both. Although now that you can vote anywhere in Harris county, I'm not sure where I would go if we still have caucuses. Used to be, the caucuse immediately followed the primary. The primary has always been open.

[cannabis_flower]

41. Ok

Looks like we no longer have caucuses.

[efhmc]

54. One of my Dem friends is still lamenting this because she said she saw the

most Dems together in the county that she had even seen at that last caucuse. I did/do not have the heart to tell her it was not a realistic event.

[joost5]

40. proof...

Link to tweet

There are 19 states with OPEN primaries - anyone can vote regardless of registration, but can only vote in one primary.

[still_one]

43. California has a partial open primary, where if you are registered as no party preference, the

California Democratic Party lets you vote in the Democratic primary

The California republican party only allows registered republicans to vote in their primary

[efhmc]

55. The is NO party registration in Texas. I have been putting this info on the internet for YEARS but

yet the MSM, DU and tons of other sources continue to label mass killers and others as registered Texas Dems, THERE IS NO SUCH THING!!!!The person might vote in the Dem primary but anyone can: Regugs, Socialists, Communists, Dogs and Cats, etc.

[Cha]

4. Because of course she did! But if they weren't voting for BS..

and they were voting for Biden.. what would she have to say then? hmmmm?

[ecstatic]

5. That's a major dog whistle to Russia and

republicans. Almost like marching orders. SMH.

[irisblue]

32. 2016 clip, I'm no Sanders fan, but this is not right to imply it is current

[ecstatic]

58. Good to know. nt

[kentuck]

6. How old is that video?

Didn't Ed Schultz pass away some time ago ??

[Sloumeau]

7. That was a good catch.

Yes, Ed Schultz died on July 5, 2018. I suspect that the video in question is from the 2016 race. However, I suspect that Bernie and his wife are still just as supportive of open primaries as they were in 2016 since I have heard nothing about them changing their minds about them. I also do not see why they would change their views about open primaries. Bernie tended to do better in open primaries in 2016.

[OliverQ]

21. From 2016

[David__77]

29. I didn't know that he died.

I used to enjoy his radio show back in 2006 or so when my area briefly had a progressive radio station - actually it briefly had two progressive radio stations.

[oasis]

8. EXPOSED!

[BlueTsunami2018]

9. Didn't Ed die a couple years ago?

The point remains but that has to be a pretty old clip.

[Me.]

10. But There Is No Connection Between Them & The Russians

[snowybirdie]

11. How old is this?

I see Ed Schultz as moderator. Unfortunately, he's been dead for three or four years. Please note this on your post.

[Celerity]

19. it is from 2016

[JaneQPublic]

12. GOP dirt bag Hugh Hewitt voted early in VA for Bernie.

He believed a Sanders nomination would ensure Trump's re-election.

Because of GOPers like him and his followers, I oppose open primaries.

[OliverQ]

23. And Democrats thought Trump would be the easiest to beat.

[JaneQPublic]

57. A 2020 video

Making the rounds today on Twitter, apparently produced by Trump people...

Link to tweet

?s=20

[uponit7771]

13. WHAT ..... THE ..... F**K !!?!??!?!? This is old but does she still believe this ?!?! tia

[Docreed2003]

14. Why would they do this? Especially after the news that broke last week about Russian interference

Not a good look

[OliverQ]

25. This was from 2016.

[Docreed2003]

42. Thanks for clarifying Oliver!

[Celerity]

18. video is from 2016 (it is still a super bad look) but so many on the Twitter thread think this is

brand new. The Tweet should have specified the date.

[OliverQ]

20. I disagree with this strongly

but it was from 2016 and Jon Cooper is a terrible source. He's as anti-progressive as you can get.

[Mr. Sparkle]

22. To be fair, thats Ed schultz, they are probably friends.

btw, wtf is Ed doing on Russia Today, it is bad enough larry king is there, but Ed?

[still_one]

26. After he was fired from MSNBS he went to work on Russian TV, and jumped on the Bernie bandwagon

I think before he died he was going back to his right wing ideology

I assume like many of these so-called political analysts, they go where they can make money

and have no problem changing if the money is right

[Mr. Sparkle]

28. I didnt know that Ed had died.

Rip Ed.

[Mme. Defarge]

24. WTF?!

[onetexan]

27. This needs to be all over social media and the lame stream media

So many things wrong with the Sanders campaign. Apparently BS is in cahoots w the Russians. They are betting on him in the case the Idiot does not get reelected. HOLY CRAP!!!

[irisblue]

30. 2016 clip. This is not right

David Shuster (@DavidShuster) Tweeted:
For crying out loud. This was from 2016. The host of that program, Ed Schultz, has since passed away. You @joncoopertweets should apologize and take this down. https://t.co/qDXG50bV3n

Link to tweet

?s=20

[SunSeeker]

50. The Bernie Sanders and his wife have not renounced their support for open primaries. nt

[yaesu]

34. They had sister cities in russia where they visited from time to time

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I remember a lot of communities did that back in the day.

[cry baby]

35. Skya Rhen, you should edit your title, it's misleading. nt

[keithbvadu2]

37. Useful idiot

[SunSeeker]

45. Old clip, but still their position.

[LeFortIII]

46. The interviewer, Ed Schultz, died in 2018.

So this is the 2016 election. Before we all knew just how much Russia was meddling. Pulling this clip out now and presenting it as if it is current says a lot more about you, Skya Rhen, than it says about Jane Sanders.

[HarlanPepper]

48. GMAFB. PutinTV.

[maximusveritas]

49. Most of them said they would vote for Trump over Bernie in the general

They were just voting for Bernie to stir up chaos and hurt Hillary. And they succeeded.
The Bernie people were either extremely naive or they knew this would happen and didn't care because they wanted another crack in 2020.

[Blue_Tires]

51. I'm so fucking done with these people

Every time I've tried to give them half a chance the last four years they just pull these stunts that only increase my distrust and suspicion...

[Blue_Tires]

52. How does that even work, anyway?

Get all offended and indignant about the stories saying they're being backed by Moscow, and then they go do this?!

[LizBeth]

53. 2016 this says something today. I am tired of Democrats having to play by the rules, ethics and

integrity and everyone not a Democrat does whatever without repercussion. Democrats need to close and primary only since the others lack integrity. I get we have open primaries because we hope for good intentions and afford everyone wanting to participate in good faith the right to vote. That makes us the good guy> But when you have bad faith actors, we cannot be so accomodating.

[duforsure]

56. Another mistake

And reason why I think Warren will continue to climb against him, especially as others burn out very soon, and the push will be for her to get others support over Bernie. Bloomberg as his numbers drop will also reject supporting Bernie over Warren even after she damaged him from the debates.