To be clear, sexism/misogyny is real in politics. Although my reporting on 2016 campaign trail (100s of interviews) didn’t indicate sexism was the key factor in @HillaryClinton losing—she definitely was covered differently than the kid-glove treatment @JoeBiden is getting. BUT..
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There are ethical/authentic ways for a candidate like
@ewarren to spark awareness/messaging about sexism against her that aren’t weaponizing a private convo w/@BernieSanders—someone who has publicly supported you dating back to 2010 even after she didn’t endorse him in 2016–Show this thread -
Happens ALL THE TIME, Two people have a convo and their wires get crossed. Bernie may have very well said to Warren something along the lines of “are you ready for Trump’s sexist attacks” and Warren took it as Bernie saying a woman wouldn’t beat him. Warren apparently didn’t...
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Take his comments so terribly considering her people described the meeting to the
@nytimes AT THE TIME in Dec 2018 as neither tried to stop the other from running and there was no mention of any sexist comments from Bernie. If Warren had an issue with something Bernie said, she..Show this thread -
Had over a year to talk to him and clear the air. Instead, she pulled a David Brock move and spun her version of events to
@CNN (out of political desperation), then called@BernieSanders a liar, and then feigned frustration she had to talk about it during debate. It is identityShow this thread -
Politics ON STEROIDS and will ultimately help Bernie (it already is judging by him raising $4 million in 48 hours with 25,000 NEW DONORS).
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And Bernie lost to the person who lost to a game show host. That’s even more pathetic, right?
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According to all the polls, Bernie had a bigger lead head to head vs Trump than Clinton did. Of course, nobody knows how it would have ended, but the data showed him as doing better than her head to head
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