In all seriousness, he needs to consult with Kyle before a debate. Go to 4:50 in the video to see how Bernie can differentiate with the military budget stuff. The "I'm not a capitalist and she is" stuff isn't gonna hit. It hits in our lefty circles but it's not gonna move him in the general public. The military budget point Kyle makes is so clear and will make an impact.
I said this in the other thread, I don't buy Bernie's comment as an attack. He literally complimented her the whole way through and only drew distinction with her own words, that's caution not to offend. Kyle's right that Bernie could go in and push the differences but it hasn't been in his nature, so I don't expect that to change.
We'll wait to see how this debate goes, it's gonna suck with 12 people and I'm not expecting much. Bern just needs to make the point that he was fortunate with his health care while others are not and show he's fit during the debate.
This is exactly what I'm thinking. There won't be time to say much anyway, he just has to show that he's healthy and good to go. The numbers took a dip after the heart attack but not enough that he can't bounce right back.
Also I'm not completely agreeing with Zaid Jilani and other ppl saying Bernie is bad at hiring people this time around. His Latino team is killing it in Nevada and California. Whoever helped write his criminal justice, climate and labor plans clearly knows what they are doing as well. Zaid seems to like Bernie but has some sort of axe to grind. I think Sirota and Brie getting hired broke ppl's brains
I think Bernie's approach is just too out there for traditional thinking. He's doing things differently and targeting demographics that pollsters don't typically view as reliable voters. Everything he's doing is outside the box. I believe that even bleeds into his criminal justice, climate and labor plans; it's the addition of activists' input having a bigger role that makes those plans so bold and focused. I wish more people were exposed to earnest breakdowns of those plans.
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