Among Politico reporter Glenn Thrush’s takeaways from Tuesday’s New York primary, which saw big wins for Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, was a senior Clinton aide’s sharp take on Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT): “tone it down” or “fuck him.”
Reflecting on Clinton’s double-digit victory, the anonymous senior aide told Politico: “We kicked ass tonight,” adding, “I hope this convinces Bernie to tone it down. If not, fuck him.”
Late last month, the Clinton campaign delayed signing on to debate Sanders in Brooklyn, New York, saying they would consider adding the event if the Vermont senator changed his “tone.”
The dig was a stark departure from the Democratic race’s generally diplomatic rules of engagement. After months of amicably agreeing to disagree, the claws came out while campaigning in New York, Clinton’s adopted home state and Sanders’ birthplace.
The remarks also captured the growing fault lines between the candidates’ supporters, with hopes of Democratic voters unifying to support the party’s nominee in the general election growing more remote.
h/t Gawker
It is truly shocking that people in politics use language like this. All this time I thought such phrasing was limited to the clergy.
When life gives you Hillary Clinton, make Hillary Clinton Aide.
No…No…NO…WTH. I really expect more out of Hillary’s team. I was always impressed with the No Drama Obama staff. We need that now. Do NOT stir the pot.
“hopes of Democratic voters unifying to support the party’s nominee in the general election growing more remote.”
Oh, please! Give me a fucking break! The Bernie supporters who were never going to vote in the first place because they are now bored with politics will stay home, and the vast majority of the rest will vote for Clinton. This stupid, unrealistic “threat” is used by the media for clickbait and to keep the horserace aspect of the election. Remember all the breathless media speculation about whether Obama could ever overcome the vast desertion of pro-Hillary voters and the dreaded “PUMAs”? It really is a shame, though, that Senator Obama didn’t win his races for Prez in 2008 and 2012. Oh, wait…
Gee, to tell you the truth, after being called a “Democrat whore” by the Bernie campaign last week, I was actually hoping someone would tell Sanders to go fuck himself a few days ago.