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Reminder: As Nicaraguan Socialist Leader Eliminates Elections, Never Forget Bernie Sanders Praising Him, Offering PR Advice

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Reminder: As Nicaraguan Socialist Leader Eliminates Elections, Never Forget Bernie Sanders Praising Him, Offering PR Advice

It feels like Sen. Bernie Sanders is everywhere this spring and summer. Along with his socialist BFF Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, he’s been barnstorming in support of far-left candidates who’ve been racking up primary win after primary win.

He barely even hit a speed bump with the Graham Platner fiasco. In fact, it looks like Platner’s going to be replaced with a (supposedly) non-rapey socialist once the Democrats fill his spot in the Maine Senate race. In Michigan, he was appearing with AOC in support of Abdul El-Sayed, a hardcore lefty with some very problematic attachments to radical groups.

Of all the leaders he wants to tell you he’s supported this year, however, one he’s probably going to leave out is Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega.

Ortega was, once upon a time, a lefty favorite, as well. If you’ve ever heard of the Sandinistas or Iran-Contra scandal, you know a little bit about Ortega and how much of a threat the United States thought he was. Sanders, like many on the far left, thought the guy was fantastic.

He’s served two stints in office as president of Nicaragua, the latest beginning in 2007. You may be doing the math in your head, and perhaps you can see where this is going. If not, from Reuters on Tuesday:

Nicaragua’s long-serving president Daniel Ortega said the Central American country will no longer hold elections, eliminating the possibility ‌of an electoral challenge when his term ends next year and further entrenching the rule he shares with his wife. .. “There won’t be any more elections here for them to try to seize the government........

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