Political Pundits, Media Diminish Democracy with Misinformation Attack on Sanders
It seems like just about every time I turn on a cable news show these days, particularly the supposedly progressive MSNBC, the loudest and most frequent voices are declaring that Bernie Sanders will be sure to lose to Donald Trump in this November’s presidential election, or that, at a minimum, he is the least likely candidate to defeat Donald Trump.
These voices comprise political pundits, media personalities, and even the Democratic establishment. And the voices are usually calling for an effort to stop Sanders’ nomination somehow.
Host of Morning Joe and former Republican congressman Joe Scarborough, for example, called on Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren to drop out of the Democratic primary race “to help consolidate efforts against Bernie Sanders.”
James Carville, strategist of the Clinton establishment wing of the Democratic Party, out and out claimed Sanders couldn’t possibly defeat Trump, ranting:
If you want to vote for Bernie Sanders because you feel good about his program, you don’t like the banks on Wall Street or you don’t like pharmaceuticals, that’s legitimate, I understand that. If you’re voting for him because you think he’ll win the election, politically, you’re a fool. And that’s just a fact. It’s no denying…
