MSNBC legal analyst Mimi Rocah said that 2020 presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders “makes my skin crawl” and that he’s not a “pro-woman candidate” on the network Sunday morning.
Rocah appeared on Up with David Gura alongside Zerlina Maxwell and John Harwood, during which they discussed the similarities and differences between Sanders and fellow Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren.
Maxwell pointed out that one difference between the two candidates is the level of detail in the plans they’ve announced.
“Elizabeth Warren on the one hand will tell me exactly how,” she stated. “Sometimes Bernie Sanders does not. So I think it’s very important to have them on the same stage at a debate so you can make that direct comparison.”
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Rocah argued though, “Having Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren next to each other will really highlight — because for me, as, you know, again, I’m not the political analyst here, but just as a woman, probably considered a somewhat moderate Democrat, I… Bernie Sanders makes my skin crawl.”
“I can’t even identify for you what exactly it is. But I see him as sort of a not pro-woman candidate,” Rocah continued. “So, having the two of them there — like, I don’t understand young women who support him. And I’m hoping having him next to her will help highlight that.”
Counterpoint: maybe the thing that should actually make your skin crawl is the fact that @MimiRocah1’s SDNY did not prosecute any major bank execs who were involved in the financial crisis that destroyed millions of lives https://t.co/oFA8s8NenL
— David Sirota (@davidsirota) July 21, 2019
David Sirota, a Sanders speechwriter, responded by quote tweeting a clip of Rocah’s comments and adding, “Counterpoint: maybe the thing that should actually make your skin crawl is the fact that @MimiRocah1’s SDNY did not prosecute any major bank execs who were involved in the financial crisis that destroyed millions of lives.”
