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It is 3:25 AM on Al Gore's Internet and already I am plum tuckered out by all the (mostly) otherwise well-meaning dudes online going, 'huh... I guess a lot of Bernie's 2016 base really was just people hating Hillary due to generations of institutionalized misogyny and conspiracy theory.' No [!@#$%^&*], Steve!! I knew Bernie's base was far weaker than it looked, and I was far from the first or only. Only thing that surprises me a little is just how crippled it truly, clearly is without decades of misogyny and family-taught hatred for a progressive woman to cloak his flaws. I always knew he benefitted greatly, but I didn’t know it was practically a ghost train. He was never my first or even second choice but I think Joe Biden’s a very decent if very flawed man who’s done a lot of good and has a lot of goodwill with the public, more than the online sector likes to recall or frankly was prepared for. I’ve been quietly trying to mention that issue in more ideologically diverse corners of the Internet for months, and the last several weeks have proven this out. I gave Bernie a chance to surprise me and I was willing to embrace a good result if he could bring the heat he promised despite my severe personal misgivings, but he has exposed his weakness far graver than even I anticipated. He can’t be allowed to touch the general. Nor was I that surprised on the big turnaround - I knew if Biden’s segment of the black vote held, he might come back hard and fast. He did. We're done here. Suspension rumors are now flying re: Bernie. I’ll believe it when I see it. He has a choice: He can be the distinguished progressive torchbearer handing off the baton to someone new - which he should’ve done last year for Warren, IMO - or he can become Kucinich. I prefer not to believe he’ll opt for the latter this time.

I have never seen Moore like this. I almost felt bad; he was near tears, but also not his usual jolly “the Dems/Obama/Hillary will fail!” nihilist self, so fùck him. He also got called out on his claims to not be a Sanders surrogate; he is.

Smart words from AOC, who is learning: She has congratulated and pledged support to Biden.

@Toups

Agreed. Uh-oh!

I think Biden’s made many, many, many foot in mouth responses over the years and will make many more. He’s also made many imperfect ones that play well with voters. I think today’s bit above will do the latter. Frankly we’ve always needed more mainstream Dems who can flat out call out bullshit for what it is. Obama was held back from doing it because of the color of his skin bc of media and bigots eager to call him the angry black man; even his “anger translator” became a gag. Clinton was never allowed bc she’s a woman. Warren equally struggled to walk the line because of sexism and accusations of being “shrill”. This privilege is racist and sexist in its foundations, but that doesn’t change the fact that Biden (and Sanders) can get away with it in ways they can’t. I think ordinary folks are going to eat it up with a spoon. I suspect any "Demxit" or "BernieSurge" crap are Russian-originated but likely being picked up by useful local idiots as well.

Agreed:

Incredible

The coalition building continues from more of the Gawker Media faithful:

AOC, unlike some of her contemporaries, has begun wising up quickly. I don't agree with everything she does or says but she's built some bridges. I knew if that happened they'd start to come for her, like I knew they would Warren before her. It will continue. Sanders' voter ceiling and essential weakness has been exposed like never before this cycle. It would be sad, re: our common goals, if so many of his worst supporters didn't deserve it.

I see we've reached... whatever point this is:

I said my piece on my candidate and how proud I am of her, warts and all, the other day. No sorrow, she's just gonna keep moving forward. And maybe make Joe and especially Bernie work for an endorsement. I think Joe is more than willing to work with her re: policy.

Am I the only one who thinks Tlaib, etc. trading on Anita Hill's name in this primary will backfire? She is not a shrinking violet when it comes to being appropriated for coverage, not by Biden last year or I suspect anyone else.

LMAOOOO. He wanted to primary Obama!!

Link pls

Bernie could choose to intervene and shut down the aggressive surrogates, male journos and randos in his campaign. He occasionally feints towards it, but never follows up. Today he actually did a McCain '08 moment at a rally; silenced people booing Biden and told them Joe was just a good guy he disagreed with. But by the time tonight rolled around he was full of venom again. He wants them doing that. They are his id.