"Bernie's Biggest Critic" has changed his mind.

[liberalnarb]

Peter Daou publicly loathed Bernie Sanders during the 2016 primary. He just wrote a piece in The Nation in his support:

Bernie Sanders can beat Donald Trump—and it would be an epic act of self-destruction for Democrats to try and hobble his campaign.

Daou makes a point of noting he was not endorsing the candidate, however, he does believe the Senator's candidacy is an asset to the Democratic field, not a hindrance.

Bernie Sanders is unquestionably in the top tier of candidates for the Democratic nomination, and it would be an epic act of self-destruction for Democrats to plunge into an internecine conflict over his candidacy at a time when they need to marshal every asset to defeat Trump and his GOP cronies. I am calling on Democrats, progressives, and leftists to hit the pause button, to table our disagreements, no matter how intense, as we fight to preserve the rule of law and the last semblance of our democracy. We owe it to ourselves and our country.

Full Article HERE

[melman]

1. Yeah it's pretty amazing

And what's also amazing is how people now pretend they don't know who he is. Even though he used to be cited here frequently.

[floppyboo]

14. Maybe they know him as Peter Douche?

This is HUGE. Almost too HUGE! Looking for the catch...

[Hassin Bin Sober]

22. I now refer to him as Great American

[Renew Deal]

2. Bernie is inevitable

The super-delegates should all vote for him and the election should be cancelled.

[BlueFlorida]

6. heh

[DoctorJoJo]

3. I Am Just the Opposite! I Think Bernie Is Now Disqualified As the Dem Candidate:

Would I vote for him against Trump? I'd vote for an orangutan over Trump! But I absolutely would not vote for Bernie as our nominee. I think his recent stance that incarcerated felons should be allowed to vote is just insane and disqualifying. Sure, once someone has been fully restored to society they should be allowed to vote--in every state--that should be federal law. But letting the incarcerated vote is just insane, and that will haunt him forever. What's next? Giving them full Constitutional rights? Like Freedom of Assembly, Freedom from search and seizure, Right to bear arms, and on and on--just insanity!!

[liberalnarb]

5. That's silly. Many countries allow inmates to vote.

[Nanjeanne]

7. And I'm much more concerned about the hundreds of thousands of disenfranchised people

in prison than I am about the Boston Bomber voting.

[liberalnarb]

16. Of course.

And the vast majority of US inmates are non-violent offenders. They should not lose their ability to participate in our Democracy.

[Demsrule86]

20. Yeah, I saw that Sanders announced this and people are now in

lockstep...yeah that will play well in a general...not.

[Nanjeanne]

21. And you assume I didn't feel this way prior to Sanders? Considering I've lived

in five of the many countries that have the same policy, my convictions were well formed before. Please don’t pronounce how others fell about things. It’s really presumptuous of you.

Disagree with the policy if you feel you should. Don’t ascribe reasons to others.

[thesquanderer]

12. Some states also allow inmates to vote. They haven't collapsed either. (n/t)

[DoctorJoJo]

17. Really?? Name the states in which INCARCERATED felons can vote!

[thesquanderer]

18. Maine and Vermont, at least (nt)

[DoctorJoJo]

23. True That--So I've Read. Not States I'd Ever Look Up to Then!

[Blue_Tires]

4. That's a bunch of bullshit because *I* am Bernie's biggest critic

and nobody asked me...

[WeekiWater]

8. .

[WeekiWater]

9. I hope people read this and don't just slam Daou.

He is out there supporting all of our candidates. He really didn't say anything offensive or out of line here. He supports Warren, Harris, etc.

[Mr.Bill]

10. I think any one one of a half dozen or so

Democratic candidates can beat Trump. Even more if the economy goes bad, which is a "when", not an "if", really.

[BannonsLiver]

11. So by hobble he means running against him?

I’m not seeing any efforts to hobble, and I’m not interested enough in his awakening to find out why he thinks there is.

[thesquanderer]

13. See the New York Times article discussed at...

...this link

https://www.democraticunderground.com/128770950

(which will also take you to the full NYT article if you want, but I wanted to give you something you could see without worrying about a paywall)

[robbedvoter]

15. Smells like "Eau de Linday Graham"

They either have his family hostage or it's one of those secret jobs like Sirota had before becoming official.

[Demsrule86]

19. Sanders will not beat Trump. He can't carry the states we need.