(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 wasn't 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 I'm 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 didn't 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
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