Having now seen the complete remarks, I think it’s important to note that the article is inherently misleading. Immediately following the two halves of a single quote that TPM offered, Sanders continued to say that both Democratic candidates would of course do everything possible to make sure the Republicans don’t win the White House, regardless of who the Democratic nominee is. So really, when taken in full context, it seems very much like Sander’s remarks were actually far more in line with the ‘look, I can’t order anyone to vote in a particular way, but of course I’m going to pitch in’ approach that I outlined.
And TPM, quite frankly, should be utterly ashamed of removing the part of the response to Hayes’ question that completely reversed the intent of the answer.To take this quote out of context in such a way as to reverse the Senator’s intent is at the very least an example of inherent bias that TPM is making no effort to acknowledge and work to minimize, and at most outright journalistic malfeasance on the order of Fox News.
Mr. Marshall, if you read these comments (and I know that expecting you to actually follow up on the comments on a story more than 24h old is unlikely), I urge you to curb this disturbing trend in both your reporters and your editorial panel. While the writer bears the responsibility of accurate reporting, the editors on this piece either failed their due diligence, or potentially removed the relevant conclusion to the quote.