Bernie Sanders Inadequate response ...

(CNN) I was a proud supporter of Bernie Sanders during the 2016 Democratic primaries because of his bold progressive stances on issues that I still believe represent the best path forward -- not only for the Democratic Party but for the future of our entire nation. Yet I knew Sanders wasnt perfect. On issues of racial justice for instance he was inadequate at best. And of course there was the Bernie bro culture surrounding his campaign which was frankly off-putting. This is all to say that I never put Sanders on a pedestal. But Im afraid many Sanders fans are just now learning the problem with imagining your candidate to be beyond reproach. That so many were and still are adamant about the infallibility of their hero candidate to the point of downright harassing anyone who scrutinized let alone criticized Sanders makes his apparent mistakes all the more stinging. Bernie Sanders has insisted that he didnt know about the multiple claims of women within his 2016 campaign infrastructure who complained about sexual harassment as well pay inequity according to New York Times reporting. In a statement to CNN Sanders campaign committee acknowledged that some HR actions were taken during Sanders campaign but did not go into detail on the allegations that triggered them. Even if we give Sanders the benefit of the doubt and believe he was unaware of the complaints he definitely knew about his Bernie bro supporters who pointedly and repeatedly attacked female Hillary Clinton supporters online. Read More