Bernie Sanders probably thought he was helping Hillary Clinton out.
The Vermont senator appealed to his supporters to rally behind the Democratic presidential nominee in spite of her personality.
“People have got to get beyond personality,” Sanders said Wednesday, responding to a question by ABC News on  his message for the “Bernie or Bust” crowd. “And they’ve got to take a hard look at the issues that impact the lives of middle-class and working-class people. That’s what [the Clinton] campaign is really about.”
On “Bernie or Bust” voters, @BernieSanders tells @ABC: “People have got to get beyond personality” https://t.co/6eehz06mo3 pic.twitter.com/0sOdUJLf9A
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) September 28, 2016
Sanders only recently became a surrogate for the Clinton campaign after giving the nominee a strong challenge in the Democratic primaries. He appeared at a campaign event with his former rival on Wednesday in Durham, N.H.
While his comment about personality could raise some eyebrows, he urged voters to support Clinton, noting that her “positions are far, far, far superior to Donald Trump,” the senator told ABC.
“I’m personally going to do everything I can to make sure that Trump does not become president of the United States,” he concluded.
Twitter users did not miss beat, responding to the senator’s call to ignore personality.
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@ABCPolitics @BernieSanders @ABC Don’t worry Bernie …we would never vote for a candidate based on personality alone. Trump16
— KindMiMi (@suanne4224) September 28, 2016
@ABCPolitics @BernieSanders @ABC So now we not only have to get past the lies/corruption but personality too? Show’s she’s indefensible.
— missippigeek (@missippigeek) September 28, 2016
@ABCPolitics @BernieSanders @ABC the deaths of 500,000 people is not “personality.” Sad to see Bernie be such a hypocrite.
— Commie Brat (@bad_deku) September 28, 2016
@ABCPolitics @BernieSanders @ABC YEP! Stick to the facts that Hillary’s a lying crooked politician!
— Reed Turner (@crt39437) September 28, 2016
@ABCPolitics @BernieSanders @ABC funny, during the primary he said voters shouldn’t listen if he tells them who to vote for…
— Ryan Abercrombie (@RyRobAb) September 28, 2016
@thehill If Hillary pays me off too, gladly ‘get beyond personality’ issue.
As for Lying, Collusion, Corruption, Pay-to-play etc. Noway!— Deplorable Bayless (@ScottBayless2) September 29, 2016
@slone @BernieSanders @dcexaminer All it took was a new beach house for Bernie to get past her personality.
— James (@jwwalkesq) September 28, 2016
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