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Bad Bernie takes: ‘He’s a left-wing Trump’
№2 of a multi-part series deconstructing the worst bad-faith arguments against Sen. Bernie Sanders
The New York Times ended its Apprentice-like endorsement special titled “The Choice” with a twist befitting a reality TV show spectacle. The editorial board gave a rose to both Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren. Despite being in a dead heat for first, Bernie Sanders wound up at the bottom of the pile, with only one vote from the 15-member panel. In explaining why the Vermont senator didn’t get the nod, the Times sang a familiar refrain: “Three years into the Trump administration, we see little advantage to exchanging one over-promising, divisive figure in Washington for another.”
So according to the Times, Sanders is basically another Trump.
Yeah, sure.
A criminal slumlord is just like a dedicated public servant.
A guy who took out a full-page ad baying for the blood of five wrongfully arrested black teens is the same as someone who spent his…
