The Lev Parnas audio contained a shocking conversation about the 2016 election. Trump, surrounded by his donors and supporters discusses the very real threat that Bernie was, how picking Bernie as her VP was Hillarys best chance AND their second biggest concern next to Bernie winning the nomination and how seriously they took the millenial vote. Biden's name, mentioned at the end drew only laughter.

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For the past two weeks Hillary Clinton and her supporters have been out in force on social media doing what they love to do best, bash Bernie Sanders. If I had a nickle for every tweet about how Bernie cost Hillary the election, I would be Mike Blooomberg rich. In an ironic twist of fate, or Karma, an audio tape has emerged which destroys the establishment democrat theory that Bernie cost Hillary the election, but rather, her embrace of him was the one thing that may have saved her.

The main stream media, in typical fashion, has been focused on a tiny excerpt of the explosive Lev Parnas audio of he and Trump together at a private fund raiser. In the excerpt Trump can be heard conversing with Parnas in a manner that clearly contradicts Trumps assertion that he didn't know Parnas. He discusses policy and of course, as well all know now, orders the firing of the US Ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovich.

I went online curious to fine the entire audio and YouTube did not disappoint.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sxSGKB3Sj0&t=3312s

Among many gems of information I found an extremely telling discussion about the 2016 election. The audio is difficult to hear at times and there is a lot of cross talk, but after listening to it 100 or so times and transcribing the conversation that begins 54 minutes into the video, a shocking story emerges.

The Trump campaign was worried about Bernie Sanders in a big way. All of those in the conversation are in agreement that Bernie was cheated out of the nomination, that millenials would have been a serious threat as a voting populace and that the campaign against Bernie would have been very tough for Trump. A man who sounds like Don Jr, says, "It would have been much tougher because there would have been no hate." Yes, without the hatred that so many voters felt towards Hillary, many people would have voted for the Democratic candidate. With Bernie as the candidate, and millenials out in force, Bernie may have won.

Trump even goes on to say that Bernie was the only candidate he did not want to see Hillary pick as her vice president. Trump says that putting Bernie on her ticket may have allowed her a path to victory. What a shocking revelation. That if Hillary would have embraced Bernie instead of trying to divide his voters, she may have saved herself. That Bernie did NOT hurt Hillary but could have helped her. Trump also concedes that if she would have picked Bernie some of the establishment Democrats may have gone to him. That is a much harder scenario to imagine. As republican as the neo-liberal democrats have become, they fancy themselves as refined, elite, educated, and they were already rejecting Trump and pleading with people to "hold their nose and vote for Hillary"

And if all of that isn't enough to make Bernie voters feel vindicated, at the very end they discuss whether Bernie will run again. Trump says he believes that he will. Then someone mentions Biden and the group erupts into laughter saying, "I hope Biden runs" This is a stunning indictment against "The only man who can be Donald Trump" It shows you that Bernie was considered by the Trump team the greatest threat while Biden gets raucous, humiliating laughter.

I transcribed the audio as best as I could. If you hear anything I need to correct or hear something I couldn't make out, please comment on the article and if I can edit it I will.

At 54:00 into the video

A female voice says to Trump, "You are the only one that could have won against her."

A man, "That's true"

Trump interjects, "I beat the Bush dynasty."

The woman continues, " You were the only one who would call her out on her lies""

Parnas, "That's right. Two dynasties you took out"

Trump, "Crooked Hillary"

Woman continued: "and her constant stuff, nobody else would have done that everyone else would have been too polite, they would have not mentioned it""

Trump interjects, "Obama would have been easier, second term"

A second man's voice, "You would have destroyed him."

Trump, "Ronmey never should have lost it. Obama would have been much easier second term "

A man (maybe Parnas says, "The big mistake was (eboka?) opening up his mouth getting that tape with the hispanic"

A third man, "You think Obama would have been easier than Hillary?"

Trump, "I think so. I think Obama, second term, not first."

A fourth man, "He (Obama) was damaged goods. Romney just couldn't get it done."

A man with a slight southern accent, "He disappeared on the debate. (cross talk) He disappeared on the debate"

A man who sounds father back in the room says, "Bernie Sanders:... they rigged it" Bernie " Bernie would have beat Hillary in the primary.. "

A man who sounds like Don Jr. "that would have been tougher"

Man who first mentioned Bernie says, "Yep, I agree."

A man who sounds like Don Jr. says, "Because there was no hatred."

Parnas, "Right. You're right there was no hatred"

A woman adds, "Millenials were all over it."

Parnas says, "Millenials were all over it."

A man "But she - As great as he was, half of my motivation working was (not let her do it)."

A man, "That's what a big part of it --"

Trump, "If she would have picked Bernie as her vice president it would have been tougher"

A woman, "Oh yeah"

Trump, "She picked a real stinker"

A man, "Yeah, her..Oh yeah Kaine, I couldn't even, was was a plus"

Trump "Because Bernie, all those people who hated her so much who voted for me. You know, I got 20% of Bernie voters. People don't realize that. Because of trade. He's a big trade guy he basically says we're getting screwed on trade and he's right. And I'm worse than he is, but, and we can do something about it. I don't know if he could have."

"Had she picked Bernie Sanders it would have been tough. The only one I didn't want her to pick. Now, then you say, people say no it would have been easier because then her, sort of establishment normal democrats, would have come to me, so she may have lost a lot of votes too."

Parnas "You're right so you don't know."

Man who sounds like Don Jr: "I think the Democrats, the only thing they do well is stick together"

A man, "Yeah they really have"

Woman, "What is the deal with Bernie and Hillary why is he not sticking up for himself?"

A man, "He should be going crazy. He should be going crazy."

Trump, "It is funny how he has not gone crazy, right?."

A man, "Because they took him in a locked room and they had a conversation"

A man, "Of course, of course. They had a conversation"

A man, "They had to"

The man who sounds like Don Jr. "They had to -- he has three beach houses, like"

A man, "He should be going nuts. He should be going nuts""

Parnas,"Of course. 100%""

Trump, "You think he'll be running?"

Parnas, "I don't think so."

Trump: "I think he might"

Parnas, "You think he might again?"

Trump "Yeah because he's does a lot of television and usually when they do a lot of television, that means they're running."

A man, "Biden seems like he seems like he's doing something."

A man, "Biden?"

(laugher)

A man, "I hope Biden runs."

(more laughter)

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