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NYMinute

(3,256 posts) Sat Dec 28, 2019, 10:42 AM Dec 2019

A compilation of oppo research on Bernie Sanders [View all]

Compiled by David Mack of Buzzfeed, well-researched and with references to congressional record and main stream media. These are not talking points but actual facts with citations.

NOTE: None of the citations are from right-wing sources

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3157291-151101-Sanders-Top-Hits-Thematics.html

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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A compilation of oppo research on Bernie Sanders [View all] NYMinute Dec 2019 OP

Some amazing, and surprising, little nuggets in that document. A must read.... George II Dec 2019 #1

And that doesn't even cover some of the most egregious character issues LongtimeAZDem Dec 2019 #2

Posting oppo research on a Dem candidate? TheRickles Dec 2019 #3

Oppo research on Dem candidates is posted all the time. TwilightZone Dec 2019 #5

I don't think anybody is stopping oppo research on any of the candidates you mention... George II Dec 2019 #7

Yes, and it's called vetting, so we are told treestar Dec 2019 #8

We call it "A Primary." Squinch Dec 2019 #10

Welcome to the primary season (nt) Recursion Dec 2019 #13

It's called the "Bernie Standard," which, as the name implies, doesn't apply to other candidates... InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2019 #51

That's called cognitive dissonance. MrsCoffee Dec 2019 #79

Yes! A thousand times yes! BannonsLiver Jan 2020 #135

Hear, hear!!! Stellar Dec 2019 #89

It's called the "Hillary Standard" and you helped set it...nt SidDithers Dec 2019 #126

There is a ton of oppo out there on sanders Gothmog Dec 2019 #4

As in, Steve Bannon's folder on him was allegedly four volumes, each several inches thick (nt) Recursion Dec 2019 #14

With videos of a number of lectures by sanders that would make great attack ads Gothmog Dec 2019 #17

Yuup Recursion Dec 2019 #19

No kidding! calimary Dec 2019 #23

I am convinced that trump would win 45+ states if sanders is the nominee Gothmog Dec 2019 #34

don't quit your day job! NJCher Dec 2019 #76

Why would Trump voters vote for anyone running as a Democrat? betsuni Dec 2019 #83

I agree with you Gothmog Dec 2019 #105

Post removed Post removed Dec 2019 #108

If sanders was the nominee, trump would run ads using this and other oppo on sanders Gothmog Dec 2019 #99

here's what trump will talk about NJCher Dec 2019 #110

LOL-trump has tried this already and it FAILED Gothmog Dec 2019 #112

Yup. And being able to say "I told you so" would be absolutely no consolation. SunSeeker Dec 2019 #36

If you look at David Mack's page, it is all salacious superficial stuff Beringia Dec 2019 #6

Which is this, salacious or superficial? George II Dec 2019 #9

Superficial. (n/t) thesquanderer Dec 2019 #11

It was a pretty big story for two or three days after that happened. George II Dec 2019 #12

More importantly, Mack didn't compile that Sanders document. It came from the 2016 Clinton campaign. thesquanderer Dec 2019 #15

The trump campaign has a great deal more oppo Gothmog Dec 2019 #21

Those ads will lose their punch when juxtaposed to ads with Trump and Putin Fiendish Thingy Dec 2019 #28

Trump's follies are already baked in -- you can't shock anyone with them nt NYMinute Dec 2019 #39

CRAP LIKE THIS IS HOW YOU KNOW BERNIE IS WINNING... CELEBRATE!! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2019 #80

No he isn't: George II Dec 2019 #96

This is material from 2016 that was NOT needed Gothmog Dec 2019 #107

K&R! nt TexasTowelie Dec 2019 #16

That's it? I skimmed but almost all of this is out there already. aikoaiko Dec 2019 #18

That was the Clinton file from three years ago Gothmog Dec 2019 #22

The material above is not the trump oppo file Gothmog Dec 2019 #20

Thanks for posting -- some people are deluded into a cult like blind following nt NYMinute Dec 2019 #27

This material is only the material gathered by the Clinton campaign three years ago Gothmog Dec 2019 #33

We are called a movement. roody Dec 2019 #127

As movements go, incredibly apt NYMinute Dec 2019 #129

..... ehrnst Jan 2020 #134

Like Nader's followers called his campaign? ehrnst Jan 2020 #133

Here's the money line: peggysue2 Dec 2019 #29

IKR? n/t NYMinute Dec 2019 #50

There doesn't seem to be anything in the cited document about Sierra Blanca. lapucelle Dec 2019 #53

I know -- there is tones of more "stuff" beyond what is in the OP nt NYMinute Dec 2019 #60

KR.. TY, NYMinute Cha Dec 2019 #24

I cannot support him for these and so many more reasons. NurseJackie Dec 2019 #25

I also have additional reasons to dislike sanders and his supporters Gothmog Dec 2019 #35

His and their contempt for the party has been obvious ever since he... NurseJackie Dec 2019 #38

I saw this contempt at the National Convention Gothmog Dec 2019 #49

K&R betsuni Dec 2019 #26

But you'll vote for him if he is the nominee, right? aidbo Dec 2019 #30

Read the material Gothmog Dec 2019 #32

Cue the crickets... chirp! chirp! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2019 #82

Useless question. He won't be the nominee. n/t PhoenixDem Dec 2019 #100

Holy Guacamole! I am on page 10 in and shock! OldRed2450 Dec 2019 #31

Wait until you get to page 53. nt SunSeeker Dec 2019 #37

There is a ton of strong material in this memorandum Gothmog Dec 2019 #48

O.M.G. PhoenixDem Dec 2019 #40

There's a reason Trump has been going after Joe Zeus69 Dec 2019 #41

trump is scared of Joe Biden and would love to run against sanders Gothmog Dec 2019 #47

So not true! Joe would lose @least 40+ states which is why Bernie's the 1 keepin Dolt45 up at night InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2019 #52

lmao PhoenixDem Dec 2019 #55

I am also amused Gothmog Dec 2019 #115

Give me a B, Give me an S PhoenixDem Dec 2019 #119

Imagine how great it's going to be when the losing starts? BannonsLiver Jan 2020 #136

I fact checked the document for a couple of things Beringia Dec 2019 #42

Well it's good to know we can now go back any number of years in vetting Joe under this new standard InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2019 #54

Yes, you could do this with any of the older candidates Beringia Dec 2019 #62

Biden has quite likely been vetted more than any other candidate this cycle. TwilightZone Dec 2019 #67

Exactly ... Biden is squeaky clean or Obama wouldn't have picked him n/t PhoenixDem Dec 2019 #72

Kids are dying OldRed2450 Dec 2019 #59

K&R brer cat Dec 2019 #43

I think there was an actual FBI investigation into Jane Sanders, R B Garr Dec 2019 #44

Yes ... and her loans were the cause NYMinute Dec 2019 #46

So all family is fair game in vetting candidates?? That's the standard now?! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2019 #56

Have you seen trump in action??? Gothmog Dec 2019 #57

Heh you don't want that, believe me. BannonsLiver Jan 2020 #137

K&R! highplainsdem Dec 2019 #45

Holy Mackerel Me. Dec 2019 #58

your report is outdated NJCher Dec 2019 #61

Based on the number of mentions, it's clear the candidate whom they most fear will win is Bernie! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2019 #63

the report is poorly written NJCher Dec 2019 #64

Could not agree with you more!! Hard to believe it's come to this!! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2019 #65

Actually the report is well written Gothmog Dec 2019 #74

surely you jest NJCher Dec 2019 #77

This is a well written report Gothmog Dec 2019 #86

content has nothing to do with it NJCher Dec 2019 #90

"content has nothing to do with it" betsuni Dec 2019 #91

You are totally wrong Gothmog Dec 2019 #98

LOL-this memorandum was written for a specified purpose Gothmog Dec 2019 #131

what is good writing, to you? NJCher Dec 2019 #111

Have you ever worked on a campaign? Gothmog Dec 2019 #113

This message was self-deleted by its author Gothmog Dec 2019 #130

I was part of the Clinton Victory Counsel team Gothmog Dec 2019 #132

... lapucelle Dec 2019 #84

I had a similar reaction Gothmog Dec 2019 #88

The information in this memorandum was gathered in 2016 but not used because sanders was no threat Gothmog Dec 2019 #104

Outdated? Is there a cutoff date for vetting? NYMinute Dec 2019 #70

check to see who has the highest support from Latinos NJCher Dec 2019 #75

bwaaaaahahahahahahahahahahahahaha NYMinute Dec 2019 #78

wrong NJCher Dec 2019 #81

Old? betsuni Dec 2019 #85

poor thing NJCher Dec 2019 #93

Biden leads among Latinos. Warren second, Sanders 3rd (Yougov poll, Dec. 23-24) Cha Dec 2019 #117

Biden leads among Latinos. Warren second, Sanders 3rd (Yougov poll, Dec. 23-24) Cha Dec 2019 #118

Nope. Facts don't change depending on age. betsuni Dec 2019 #71

LOL-that is because this is oppo gathered by the Clinton campaign during the 2016 race Gothmog Dec 2019 #103

The Clinton campaign presumably had most or all of this. TwilightZone Dec 2019 #66

Point already made by someone up in the thread NYMinute Dec 2019 #69

nobody's perfect... myohmy2 Dec 2019 #68

If you were to substitute Biden's name for Sanders, then what? Hortensis Dec 2019 #73

+1000 ehrnst Dec 2019 #114

There is not a single point in that document that isn't true.... George II Dec 2019 #106

"It was compiled by the Clinton campaign but never used." myohmy2 Dec 2019 #122

This memorandum was stolen by Russia and published on Wikileakes Gothmog Dec 2019 #123

I wish we could concentrate on beating Trump rather than trying to take down totodeinhere Dec 2019 #87

Some of this stuff is really old - how far should we go back when we vet someone? FM123 Dec 2019 #92

This comes from WikiLeaks melman Dec 2019 #94

So does that mean this information is here now because the gulp...Russians Uncle Joe Dec 2019 #121

Yes Gothmog Dec 2019 #125

Yes, I'm afraid so melman Dec 2019 #128

This material was used at the time to discourage sanders supporters from voting Gothmog Jan 2020 #141

This was material that was never used by the Clinton campaign Gothmog Dec 2019 #124

Somebody is verrrrry afraid of Bernie Sanders and his strong base of supporters StrictlyRockers Dec 2019 #95

WELL SAID!! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2019 #97

Not really-this material is from the 2016 Clinton campaign and was never used Gothmog Dec 2019 #102

This is limited to facts and is NOTHING to the scandals, Hortensis Dec 2019 #109

omg.. Vetting is so passe. lol I want someone who Cha Dec 2019 #116

Bernie's enthusiastic supporters can only vote once, and there aren't enough of them... NurseJackie Dec 2019 #120

I really wish that Hillary Clinton had not taken a kid gloves approach with sanders Gothmog Dec 2019 #101

Whether or Not Biden OR Sanders wins the nomination I feel like flying_wahini Jan 2020 #138

This is hitting below.the belt. Complete garbage. Joe941 Jan 2020 #139

Which one of those is factually incorrect? nt NYMinute Jan 2020 #140

Obama campaign guru: Trump would love to run against Bernie Gothmog Jan 2020 #142

I am seeing this file being pushed out in the public more Gothmog Jan 2020 #143

Holy Moly! Zolorp Jan 2020 #144