Howard Finneman pointed this out on Chris Matthews last night. Bernie's tone has become more stridently negative in NY. Interestingly, in an interview Hillary Clinton did with Glenn Thrush a few weeks ago, she likened this NY primary to her race not against Obama, but against Rick Lazio in 2000.
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/transcript-politicos-glenn-thrush-interviews-hillary-clinton-221512
It seemed sort of counterintuitive. But in retrospect, it holds up. When you look at how Lazio campaigned against her in NY 2000, it was very similar to how Bernie campaigned against her this time.
Lazio was also really negative. Bernie kept hitting her on the paid speeches-an attack line that he had resisted when Jeff Weaver first suggested it as being too personal and unfair. A few days ago, Bernie had even suggested that she had violated campaign law in raising money for fellow Democrats.
Ironic as the FEC has had lots of questions about Bernie's fundraising tactics.
Lazio also hit her with innuendo about her fundraising. At their televised NY debate, Lazio had literally invaded her space and demanded she sign some campaign pledge not to raise certain kinds of money. It's amazing how stable over the years the kind of attacks Hillary's opponents launch at her.
That move by Lazio was subsequently seen as a huge blunder. It made viewers, especially women, recoil. It was just so physically aggressive. Similarly, Bernie really hit the wrong mark when he started saying she's not qualified.
Last night, Bernie hit her as hard as ever and Jeff Weaver promised more of the same. Tad Devine did say they'll see what happens next Tuesday in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Maryland, Delaware, and Rhode Island. Then they'll make another assessment.
Bernie probably wants to go to June 7-I presume they aren't serious about the contested convention. Let's hope so.
But if so, he might want to reconsider how negative he has gotten. It's getting absurd with his supporters actually protesting her rallies and throwing dollar bills. When have Democrats protested Democrats?
While it's been said that the Hillary-Obama race was a lot more negative than this one has been, the caveat was that ultimately, Hillary put the party above her own ambitions. Even if some of her supporters said PUMA-'Party unity my ass'-she came out strong for party unity.
Bernie is a socialist gadfly who has always been as Dan Pfieffer recently put it 'more nuisance than ally' for the Democratic party.
If The Bern continues this tact, by convention time the Democratic party may well say Hey Bernie, don't go away mad. Hey Bernie, just go away.
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/transcript-politicos-glenn-thrush-interviews-hillary-clinton-221512
It seemed sort of counterintuitive. But in retrospect, it holds up. When you look at how Lazio campaigned against her in NY 2000, it was very similar to how Bernie campaigned against her this time.
Lazio was also really negative. Bernie kept hitting her on the paid speeches-an attack line that he had resisted when Jeff Weaver first suggested it as being too personal and unfair. A few days ago, Bernie had even suggested that she had violated campaign law in raising money for fellow Democrats.
Ironic as the FEC has had lots of questions about Bernie's fundraising tactics.
Lazio also hit her with innuendo about her fundraising. At their televised NY debate, Lazio had literally invaded her space and demanded she sign some campaign pledge not to raise certain kinds of money. It's amazing how stable over the years the kind of attacks Hillary's opponents launch at her.
That move by Lazio was subsequently seen as a huge blunder. It made viewers, especially women, recoil. It was just so physically aggressive. Similarly, Bernie really hit the wrong mark when he started saying she's not qualified.
Last night, Bernie hit her as hard as ever and Jeff Weaver promised more of the same. Tad Devine did say they'll see what happens next Tuesday in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Maryland, Delaware, and Rhode Island. Then they'll make another assessment.
Bernie probably wants to go to June 7-I presume they aren't serious about the contested convention. Let's hope so.
But if so, he might want to reconsider how negative he has gotten. It's getting absurd with his supporters actually protesting her rallies and throwing dollar bills. When have Democrats protested Democrats?
While it's been said that the Hillary-Obama race was a lot more negative than this one has been, the caveat was that ultimately, Hillary put the party above her own ambitions. Even if some of her supporters said PUMA-'Party unity my ass'-she came out strong for party unity.
Bernie is a socialist gadfly who has always been as Dan Pfieffer recently put it 'more nuisance than ally' for the Democratic party.
If The Bern continues this tact, by convention time the Democratic party may well say Hey Bernie, don't go away mad. Hey Bernie, just go away.
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