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Nina Turner on Rachel... (Original Post) Satch59 Jun 2016 OP
She sounded to me like she DemonGoddess Jun 2016 #1
Worst. Surrogate. Ever! stopbush Jun 2016 #2
Sadly she's probably his best surrogate. geek tragedy Jun 2016 #14
With friends like those... nt eastwestdem Jun 2016 #16
Considering the candidate, it's not like it was an easy job. stopbush Jun 2016 #21
Now, there's a list that inspires respect and confidence. [sarc] Surya Gayatri Jun 2016 #34
I used to admire Nina Turner but I think she got bitter after underthematrix Jun 2016 #3
She had a good position in ODC ladym55 Jun 2016 #11
Well, she was a terrible candidate bluestateguy Jun 2016 #27
I found that intriguing too drray23 Jun 2016 #4
Good point about Turner not pushing back... Satch59 Jun 2016 #6
I think Nina should just cut out the double talk and campaign lines and just admit it's over bravenak Jun 2016 #5
"They really act like they represent everybody." I bet they do.. when Cha Jun 2016 #7
By the way she was talking you'd think HE won bravenak Jun 2016 #8
Uh huh.. I don't even have to have seen it to know about that.. they think they have. Cha Jun 2016 #9
She drinks a lot of coffee, doesn't she? NurseJackie Jun 2016 #10
If you are not mad at everything you are not genuine BootinUp Jun 2016 #12
As a Hillary supporter, I'm beyond sick of Sanders and his surrogates... SaschaHM Jun 2016 #13
That's been their attitude from the get-go.. except when BS first stepped in and said Cha Jun 2016 #18
"Arrogant, disingenuous and gratuitously nasty"...ay-yup. Surya Gayatri Jun 2016 #33
Aloha, Surya! Cha Jun 2016 #35
Not sure what the plan is? LiberalFighter Jun 2016 #15
she knows she done in politics jimw81 Jun 2016 #17
And, she did it all herself. Cha Jun 2016 #19
Turner was a supporter of Hillary. She made the political calculation stopbush Jun 2016 #22
Sad part jimw81 Jun 2016 #31
"Her political career is over..." Is that a promise? Surya Gayatri Jun 2016 #32
Maybe she's trying out for her own show on MSNBC? Tarheel_Dem Jun 2016 #20
One ranting Sanders' surrogate is enough. SaschaHM Jun 2016 #23
I, for one, won't be watching The Nina Show. Tarheel_Dem Jun 2016 #24
She might get a job on Fox News. As their requisite "Liberal commentator" so she can bash Hillary.. SaschaHM Jun 2016 #25
Sounds plausible. They tried out Dennis Kucinich for the same reason after Obama was elected. nt Tarheel_Dem Jun 2016 #29
Poor LO'D.. I can't believe he fell for BS. Cha Jun 2016 #28
Let her have her temper tantrum bluestateguy Jun 2016 #26
Good advice, IMO! eom BlueMTexpat Jun 2016 #30
 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
14. Sadly she's probably his best surrogate.
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 10:43 PM
Jun 2016

The alternatives:

Tad
Comic Book Dude
Jane
Tim Robbins
Susan Sarandon
Rosario Dawson
Killer Mike
Cornel West

ladym55

(2,577 posts)
11. She had a good position in ODC
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 09:55 PM
Jun 2016

Right up there with David Pepper. I don't see her listed there anymore. Have no idea what happened there.

drray23

(7,965 posts)
4. I found that intriguing too
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 08:43 PM
Jun 2016

The most notable thing is that she did not push back when Rachel said senator Sanders can not win the nomination at this point. She used to be a fierce advocate of the "dont count superdelegate" crowd.
I take it as a sign that the more politically savvy Sander's surrogates are starting to enact a course correction to move towards party unity.

Satch59

(1,354 posts)
6. Good point about Turner not pushing back...
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 08:48 PM
Jun 2016

And being a little less delusional...she's still out there with her aggressive rants.

After she left Rachel said it would benefit the party to make Sanders an integral part of the convention and I agree with that, as long as he doesn't bring his violent supporters there to muck it all up...

 

bravenak

(34,648 posts)
5. I think Nina should just cut out the double talk and campaign lines and just admit it's over
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 08:47 PM
Jun 2016

They really act like they represent everybody.

Cha

(305,440 posts)
7. "They really act like they represent everybody." I bet they do.. when
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 08:52 PM
Jun 2016

nothing could be further.

Cha

(305,440 posts)
9. Uh huh.. I don't even have to have seen it to know about that.. they think they have.
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 08:57 PM
Jun 2016

He never mentions Hillary's wins.. like they don't exist. BS calls the shots.

They're in an obtuse parallel Universe that's going to come crashing down soon.

SaschaHM

(2,897 posts)
13. As a Hillary supporter, I'm beyond sick of Sanders and his surrogates...
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 10:13 PM
Jun 2016

acting as if the 16+ million people who voted for Hillary didn't do it because they felt her policies were better. They want to be decide the platform on which the democratic party runs for the next 4 years after being decisively rejected. I don't want the Sander's tax increases on everyone. I'd prefer to spend more money improving K-12, while increasing college opportunities and funding, but expecting those that can contribute, to contribute. I don't want what amounts to policies written up by a far-left freshman polisci student. I want pragmatic policies that will be sustainable. If I wanted Senator Sanders, I would have voted for him.

Cha

(305,440 posts)
18. That's been their attitude from the get-go.. except when BS first stepped in and said
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 11:23 PM
Jun 2016

"no negative campaigning".. the ol Trojan horse ploy.. they've been arrogant, disingenuous and gratuitously nasty in their attacks.

And, look where it got them.. 2nd place.

Yeah, Hillary's got this, Nina.

Thanks, Sascha~

stopbush

(24,630 posts)
22. Turner was a supporter of Hillary. She made the political calculation
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 11:47 PM
Jun 2016

that she would have more exposure as a Sanders endorser, so she switched.

And she was right - with all of Hillary's big-name, high-power supporters, Turner would have been buried down in the third or fourth tier of political surrogates. With Sanders, she was an A-list surrogate.

She rolled the dice and she lost.

You're right - her political career is over.

jimw81

(111 posts)
31. Sad part
Thu Jun 9, 2016, 04:03 AM
Jun 2016

She had a future in party if she stayed on Hillary team. I remembered when Hillary first started her campaign Nina was one first groups of surrogates on tv for her. I wonder what happen to her while on Hillary campaign.

 

Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)
32. "Her political career is over..." Is that a promise?
Thu Jun 9, 2016, 05:50 AM
Jun 2016

She appears to have one volume level and one tone register--stuck on loud and aggressive.

Can no longer bear to hear her. The content is just a regurgitation of Bern's dead-horse stump speech and the delivery is ear-splitting.

SaschaHM

(2,897 posts)
23. One ranting Sanders' surrogate is enough.
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 11:55 PM
Jun 2016

Let's not give Lawrence O'Donnell any competition or company.

SaschaHM

(2,897 posts)
25. She might get a job on Fox News. As their requisite "Liberal commentator" so she can bash Hillary..
Thu Jun 9, 2016, 12:11 AM
Jun 2016

for 4-8 years.

bluestateguy

(44,173 posts)
26. Let her have her temper tantrum
Thu Jun 9, 2016, 12:17 AM
Jun 2016

And let what she says go in one ear and out the other. Don't engage her. She'll eventually run out of gas.

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