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ehrnst

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Fri Mar 6, 2020, 07:48 AM Mar 2020

Fact check: Bernie Sanders ad featuring praise from Obama leaves out important context

Last edited Fri Mar 6, 2020, 11:45 AM - Edit history (4)

Obama did say, "That's right. Feel the Bern!" at the 2016 convention. But he said it while trying to get Sanders supporters to vote for Clinton, not while offering an endorsement of Sanders.

Obama was trying to unite the party behind Clinton after her contentious primary with Sanders. During Obama's lengthy testimonial to Clinton, he complimented Sanders supporters -- and promptly encouraged everybody to vote for Democrats.

"So if you agree that there's too much inequality in our economy and too much money in our politics, we all need to be as vocal and as organized and as persistent as Bernie Sanders supporters have been during this election," Obama said. There were cheers. Obama continued: "We all need to get out and vote for Democrats up and down the ticket, and then hold them accountable until they get the job done."

The crowd cheered again, and there was a chant of "Ber-nie!" Obama then said, "That's right -- feel the Bern!"


https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/04/politics/fact-check-sanders-ad-obama/index.html


If I were to vote in a presidential
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Well, that worked out well. LaurenOlimina Mar 2020 #1
How Did I miss this? It took me google Cha Mar 2020 #2
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LaurenOlimina

(1,165 posts)
1. Well, that worked out well.
Fri Mar 6, 2020, 08:03 AM
Mar 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

Cha

(305,440 posts)
2. How Did I miss this? It took me google
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 03:00 PM
Mar 2020

searching for something similar to discover it.. Mahalo, ehrnst!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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