Hightower: New York Times strikes out about Sanders

[Uncle Joe]

(snip)

Really? Then why did this prestigious publication waste so much paper and ink on a June 25 front-page article about Bernie Sanders that was demonstrably untrue, not news and clearly unfit to print?

The piece claimed that the formidable presidential contender of 2016 has been a ballot box flop this year, failing to “expand his political base and propel his personal allies to victory in Democratic primaries.” Moreover, it took a slap at Our Revolution, the aggressively progressive grassroots political movement that sprang out of Senator Sanders’ presidential run. The Times scoffed that “fewer than 50 percent of the more than 80 candidates [OR] has endorsed have won elections this year.”

News flash for clueless media cognoscenti: Winning anywhere near half of your campaigns is a stunning achievement for a political organization! It’s all the more stunning that it’s being achieved by Senator Sanders and Our Revolution, for nearly all of the candidates they endorse are unconventional, first-time contenders who start out with no name recognition, no fat cat money and no support from establishment power brokers. I happen to be a board member of the upstart Our Revolution movement, so I know of these gutsy mavericks personally, and I’ve seen their surprisingly successful campaigns from the ground level. They are winning because they’re bringing political integrity and Bernie’s big policy ideas to voters hungry for both — and because, in less than two years, has organized hundreds of thousands of democratic populists into more than 600 active political networks all across the country, including grassroots organizing in red areas the party has long ignored.

Asked about the Times’ mocking of the movement’s win-loss record, Sen. Sanders deadpanned: “It’s not a baseball game.” In fact, thought even the biggest of baseball superstars have never came close to a .500 batting average! Nor will the Times ever hit .500 on its pledge to cover all the news fit to print."

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http://www.muskogeephoenix.com/opinion/columns/hightower-new-york-times-strikes-out-about-sanders/article_d9697c4a-7fd7-11e8-8bd8-b7f3ff16ee75.html

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The "Doug Jones Average," a concept created by Jim Hightower, is the proposal that in order to check the true health of the American economy, it is less useful to look at the Dow Jones Industrial Average than it is to check up on how Doug Jones down the street is doing. If Doug Jones is on welfare, cannot feed his family, is blowing his savings, and is three weeks behind on his bills, the Doug Jones average is "down." If Doug just got a raise, can pay his bills and Doug and his family are looking into owning a nice but not too expensive house, the Doug Jones average is "up."[15]

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[Wwcd]

1. Well, it wasn't ALL untrue.

Just sayin!

[Uncle Joe]

2. Well hearing that from you, that's progress

Just sayin!

[Wwcd]

3. I don't understand what you mean by "

"Well hearing that from you, that's progress"

I was being polite & fair.

[Uncle Joe]

4. So was I

I can't recall you ever stating or responding to a post of mine regarding Bernie or Our Revolution with any form of agreement to the message or article.

I'm being sincere

Perhaps you have but not to my memory.

[Wwcd]

5. That is Not true.

Maybe don't assume you know everything about any of us.

[Uncle Joe]

6. I don't know and never claimed

to know everything about anybody here including you.

I posted in regards to my memories of my postings on Bernie and/or Our Revolution and your responses to those posts.

[Wwcd]

8. Thus the insult my way, I guess. Whatever Joe. Don't assume you know everything about any of us.

[Uncle Joe]

12. As I clearly stated it wasn't an insult, you just took it that way, along

with the "assuming I know everything about any of us" notion I never stated nor implied to such but if you can a find post of mine to that effect please present it.

[lapucelle]

7. I wonder why he didn't endorse Ocasio-Cortez.

That was a missed opportunity.

[Wwcd]

9. He has been rather quiet. Wonder why.

[George II]

10. The "facts" of the opinion piece aren't entirely accurate.

Our Revolution endorsees were running under 40% success rate a couple of weeks ago, and a few of those who did win their primary ran unopposed, and for still others Our Revolution endorsed a day or two prior to the primary/special election after it was known that the candidate would likely win.

PS - Muskogee Oklahoma?

[Gothmog]

11. I agree with the NYT's analysis

The sanders movement is not going anywhere in the real world https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/24/us/politics/bernie-sanders-midterm-elections.html

In addition, an advocacy organization aligned with Mr. Sanders, Our Revolution, has had only marginal success. Though it has touted its electoral victories in recent primaries, fewer than 50 percent of the more than 80 candidates it has endorsed have won elections this year.....

But Mr. Sanders has done relatively little to fortify the infrastructure he built out in the 2016 campaign, and Our Revolution appears to be flailing. The group has repeatedly picked fights with the Democratic establishment in primary elections, losing nearly every time, and there have been questions about its leadership. Mr. Sanders has appeared to distance himself from some of its endorsements, including its support for Dennis Kucinich, a former congressman with some fringe views, in his unsuccessful bid for governor of Ohio this spring.

Even supporters of Mr. Sanders who are sympathetic to his overall approach to politics say that he has not capitalized on opportunities to build support in more conventional ways.

[Mike Nelson]

13. That's very...

… likely true, but we've got Ocasio-Cortez and many others the media hasn't discovered, yet! Onward and upward!