Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumFlorida Democrat likens Sanders's Cuba remarks to Trump's Charlottesville response
Saying a murderous dictator wasnt so bad because of a literacy program is like saying there were very fine people, on both sides, state Sen. Annette Taddeo tweeted Monday.
Her comments included a clip of a 60 Minutes interview in which Sanders said it's unfair to simply say everything is bad in regards to Castros authoritarian rule of Cuba.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/484362-florida-democrat-likens-sanderss-cuba-remarks-to-trumps-charlottesville
Sanders is gong to be toxic in Florida...theres still time to fix this mess.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
msongs
(67,462 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Garrett78
(10,721 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
RandySF
(59,414 posts)Or at least not the State Senate where she was elected in 2017.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Garrett78
(10,721 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
RandySF
(59,414 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Garrett78
(10,721 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
uponit7771
(90,367 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
RandySF
(59,414 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
jimlup
(7,968 posts)The public won't here it unless it is repeated 10000 times. Since Bernie is the likely nominee why are you repeating it here?
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tritsofme
(17,412 posts)says, is not a recipe for success.
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blue-wave
(4,368 posts)Hopefully people are listening
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Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)That criticism and attempt at equivalence are just plain inane. That was, in truth, a very poor choice to use as a simile. It is a false equivalence, but that's only clear if you go into details about both.
Of course, the nuance in differences matter's too: "wasn't so bad" is not the same as "unfair to say everything is bad" and sounds like reading into what he did say in order to make her own point. Her rhetoric was loaded.
We could go into the role of the USA in regards to Cuba, but that's a long story and it is not going to be a mainstream commodity between commercials.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Midnightwalk
(3,131 posts)She is a state senator in Florida which has a large number of Cuban Americans. Its not a good constituency to alienate.
Bernie could have advocated restoring more open relations with Cuba and praised their healthcare and literacy rates without saying anything about Castro.
The controversy as you say probably wont matter nationally but may matter in Florida which is an important state in the election.
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Downtown Hound
(12,618 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
efhmc
(14,733 posts)whom actually despise the folks in the new England states. That is why Clinton with all his faults was beloved here. Unfortunately Hillary, even though a Clinton was too N England to receive that love (plus no penis). If you are relying on my beloved diverse and progressive Houston to propel us through, look at Beto's campaign and think again. There are still too many yahoos and religious numbnuts (the Dems will kill babies, etc] in the rural areas to change things. You also need to know that the Catholic church feeds this same vitriolic to their Hispanic members who are think this message comes directly to them from their cleric (God).
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden