Washington Post: 16 negative stories about Bernie Sanders in 16 hours

(Also @Nonentity)

I hear you, but to me you’re missing the point–one of the chief tools of Clinton supporters has been “if Dems nominate Sanders, [Trump/Cruz/Rubio/Nyarlathotep] will be president”, and the linked article undercuts that premise, by saying that even though Sanders trails Clinton significantly in the primary, he still handily trounces Trump in the hypothetical general election, and even does better than Clinton against Rubio and Cruz, and presumably against the Elder Gods. So, yes, the use of the word “even” in the headline can be read as diminishing for Sanders, what it’s really saying is that Trump would be in big trouble in the general against either Clinton or Sanders, and thus Sanders is not a “dangerous” choice for Democrats in the primary.

(Looks like @benzbanana scooped me on my main point there.)

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