At tonight’s Univision debate in Miami, Bernie Sanders misled voters on his support of an amendment to protect Minutemen in 2006. And when confronted with his past admiration of Fidel Castro, he refused to denounce the dictator.
We weren’t the only ones to take notice:
Sanders’ Refusal to Denounce Fidel Castro:
Dan Merica @danmericaCNN: Sanders won’t answer if he regrets his positive characterizations of Fidel Castro and Daniel Ortega. Pivots to the embargo. [3/9/16 10:46 p.m. EDT]
Abby D. Phillip @abbydphillip; Yikes, old Bernie footage on Castro is brutal. [3/9/16 10:43 p.m. EDT]
Dan Merica @danmericaCNN: Sanders won’t answer if he regrets his positive characterizations of Fidel Castro and Daniel Ortega. Pivots to the embargo. [3/9/16 10:46 p.m. EDT]
Dan Merica @danmericaCNN: And Clinton picks up on it, says “That is not the kind of revolution of values I ever want to see anywhere.” [3/9/16 10:47 p.m. EDT]
Sam Stein @samsteinhp: Clinton pulling out the UN-AIRED part of that Sanders Fidel video is demonstration of pretty incredible preparation [3/9/16 10:47 p.m. EDT]
Jim Heath @JimHeathTV: Clinton slams Sanders for his pro-Castro remarks. That’s important in Florida. Sanders offers weak response. #DemDebate [3/9/16 10:47 p.m. EDT]
Kylie Atwood @kylieatwood: Clinton pushes back on Sanders once saying that he praised revolution of values in Cuba — this could be a key issue among voters in FL [3/9/16 10:50 p.m. EDT]
Yair Rosenberg @Yair_Rosenberg: Kind of silly that Sanders thinks Hillary’s praise for Henry Kissinger is disqualifying but his for Fidel Castro isn’t. [3/9/16 10:56 p.m. EDT]
Dan Merica @danmericaCNN: Idea: When running in Florida, it is usually advisable to run away from pro-Castro statements. [3/9/16 10:49 p.m. EDT]
Jonathan Alter @jonathanalter: Bernie a lefty sucker for Cuban line on health care. If he got sick there, he’d medevac out. And where’s his concern for human rights there? [3/9/16 10:50 p.m. EDT]
Sanders’ Vote to Protect Minutemen:
Xavier Becerra @XavierBecerra: Instead of running from his votes, #Sanders should admit he made a mistake when he voted for anti-immigrant Minutemen #ImWithHer [3/9/16 10:09 p.m. EDT]
Glenn Thrush @GlennThrush: Bernie, again, not answering Hillary’s charge that he voted on immigration with Republicans in House 2006 [3/9/16 9:29 p.m. EDT]
Glenn Thrush [email protected] : Bernie really really dodged the immigration question… [3/9/16 9:25 p.m. EDT]
Peter Hamby [email protected] : Hillary accuses Bernie of siding with the Minutemen. Bernie changes subject. [3/9/16 9:31 p.m. EDT]
Liz Goodwin @lizcgoodwin: Nope, still no explanation from Sanders about why he supported that bizarre Minutemen bill [3/9/16 9:28 p.m. EDT]
Liz Goodwin @lizcgoodwin: Sanders voted for the minutemen amendment itself, not just the bill [3/9/16 9:48 p.m. EDT]
Glenn Thrush [email protected] : Very good, tough use of Sanders’ 07 clip — where he clearly asserts his concern that immigration will drive down wages: he doesn’t answer q [3/9/16 9:23 p.m. EDT]