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ashling

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6. This was a ready made controversy
Sun May 22, 2016, 03:08 AM
May 2016

Whether or not it was just the media who started this controversy, the Hillary campaign and supporters ran with it.


Ever since I heard former governor of PA., Ed Rendell (co-chair of the Philadelphia host committee and Clinton surrogate) say "Bernie supporters better behave themselves in Philadelphia when they lose" I knew something was up.

That statement supported all of the following memes:

* Bernie (and Bernie supporters) were never Democrats to begin with and are dead set against the party

* Bernie supporters are all young immature kids who have no business in politics

* This is just 1968 all over again ... or McGovern ... or Nader ... or the man in the moon.

Whether or not the Nevada issue was intentionally contrived by the media or not, Hillary surrogates and supporters have been laying the groundwork since day 1 through their irresponsible language

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