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UTUSN

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5. He took no personal responsibility from Minute One when the story broke.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Oct 29, 2025, 12:25 PM

Oct 29

Bernie's word carries weight, but when the boxes checked ideologically are outweighed by serious personal distractions, time to move on - that's what I learned after Bill C., it's the agenda and winning that count, not wasting all of our precious energy and attention to support one person (cult mindset).

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ME-SEN: Psaki presses Platner on blaming Democrats: Sounds like shirking 'responsibility' [View all] RandySF Oct 29 OP

His blame-game is a poor choice of strategy Torchlight Oct 29 #1

Counting on the youth vote is usually a losing strategy. comradebillyboy Oct 29 #7

Thanks, Obama. betsuni Oct 29 #8

Platner is an immature whiny baby. yardwork Oct 29 #2

Hmm. Why extend his 15 minutes? leftstreet Oct 29 #3

K&R 2naSalit Oct 29 #4

He took no personal responsibility from Minute One when the story broke. UTUSN Oct 29 #5

Psaki is correct, as usual. Happy Hoosier Oct 29 #6

Indeed, it is shirking responsibility. This is another clue that he's not ready for elected office... QueerDuck Nov 1 #9

Many years ago, a friend of mine rose from obscurity to be-briefly-everyone's presumed Democratic presidential nominee DFW Nov 1 #10