“Allowed Trump to win”: Sanders points out Harris campaign flaws on conservative podcast

If the federal administration weren t closed it s practicable that Sen Bernie Sanders would have better things to do than critique the long-dead presidential campaign of former Vice President Kamala Harris Since the budgetary stalemate is creeping toward the record set under the last Donald Trump presidency the Vermont independent was free to Monday morning quarterback nearly a year after Referendum Day Sanders shared his theories with conservative comedian conspiracy theorist and podcaster Tim Dillon The internet personality who couches his right-wing leanings in layer upon layer of too-online irony broached the subject of the poll during a chat about Sanders book Fight Oligarchy Dillon wondered about a lack of transparency from the Democratic Party in selecting Harris to run Related Kamala Harris is right Biden set her up to fail Why is there no primary a quick one even after Joe Biden is judged unfit to run Why is there no transparency there he disclosed That s a huge matter and I think it delivered I mean I know people blame five podcasters but I think that process helped deliver the country Sanders didn t follow Dillon s reasoning pointing out that Harris is an incredibly focused intelligent person and touting his own aid of her campaign However he added that Harris lost because she failed to run a campaign focused on the requirements of the working class Start your day with essential news from Salon Sign up for our free morning newsletter Crash Curriculum Harris didn t run a campaign focused on healthcare on economics and raising the minimum wage on paid family and physiological leave on housing on all of the issues that working people are struggling with right now he mentioned And I think her not focused on those issues allowed Trump to win in my view Watch the interview below via YouTube Read more about this topic Trump exploits shutdown to punish states that backed Harris Kamala Harris memoir revisits Biden tensions regrets Harris says Biden s ego led him to run for reelection The post Allowed Trump to win Sanders points out Harris campaign flaws on conservative podcast appeared first on Salon com