Bernie's campaign less than one hour ago.

[Aquaria]

28. Come on.

This is downright Trumpian in its incoherence.

A candidate is responsible for his campaign, and his staff does only what he lets them do. If his handlers are more powerful than he is, it's because he is too weak to rein them in. Otherwise, he's the one condoning whatever they're up to, if not outright directing them to behave this way.

Good grief, the man has been in politics for over 30 years. He is no innocent lamb being hoodwinked by a bunch of Machiavellian highbinders. They are doing what he's okay with them doing, and it doesn't matter if he's actively or passively encouraging them. They are following his lead--no one else's.