Bernie Sanders may very well be on top of the Democratic Party’s pile at the moment, but that certainly doesn’t mean that he’s immune from scrutiny.
Sanders has long had to work to defend his brand of democratic socialism from the mainstream Democratic establishment, often relying on some rather enthusiastic young supporters to remain relevant.
Of course, these young men and women are a bit more impressionable than the supporters of other candidates, and have repeatedly gotten a little bit overzealous in their claims.
Rival 2020 candidate Pete Buttigieg is now calling the Bernie Bros out, and in a big way.
Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) traded barbs at the ninth Democrat debate on Wednesday evening in Las Vegas, when Buttigieg implied that Sanders’ far-left campaign was inciting violence.
“You have to accept some responsibility and ask yourself what it is about your campaign in particular that seems to be motivating this behavior more than others, because in order to turn the page on the Trump era, we’re going to need a president, not just a candidate, but a president who can move this forward,” Buttigieg said.
Buttigieg then predicted what would happen in America if it came down to two polar opposites in the Democratic Party, and attacked Sanders for his socialist views.
“We could wake up two weeks from today, the day after Super Tuesday, and the only candidates left standing will be Bernie Sanders and Mike Bloomberg, the two most polarizing figures on this stage,” Buttigieg said. “And most Americans don’t see where they fit if they’ve got to choose between a socialist that thinks capitalism should be the root of all evil and a billionaire who thinks money should be the root of all power.”
“We shouldn’t have to choose between a candidate who wants to burn this party down and another candidate who wants to buy this party out.” Buttigieg continued.
Earlier in the primary, a Bernie campaign field organizer named Kyle Jurek was caught on hidden camera stating that violence would erupt should Sanders be cheated out of the nomination, and that perhaps police would be particularly targeted by the liberal mobs.
