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It's a Revolution | Bernie Sanders (Original Post) Donkees Apr 2016 OP
I approve that message too! tomm2thumbs Apr 2016 #1
I think the Ruling Class best be careful trying to steal the nomination. rhett o rick Apr 2016 #2
I'm a 68-year old rebel...I agree!!!!! Pauldg47 Apr 2016 #8
He HAS THE BEST Ads I've Ever Seen, By Far!!! n/t ChiciB1 Apr 2016 #3
Great Message! afertal Apr 2016 #4
Nice EDM track, too. DrBulldog Apr 2016 #5
And who are the like-minded candidates who will support the Sanders revolution? baldguy Apr 2016 #6
Here are 163 Bernie-inspired candidates for you. PotatoChip Apr 2016 #9
Actually, there are about 250 people there either in office or running for office. baldguy Apr 2016 #10
I agree scottie10 Apr 2016 #11
+1 zentrum Apr 2016 #7
 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
2. I think the Ruling Class best be careful trying to steal the nomination.
Fri Apr 1, 2016, 08:39 PM
Apr 2016

There would be a lot of people pissed off. Maybe they don't care but they best not underestimate us.

 

baldguy

(36,649 posts)
6. And who are the like-minded candidates who will support the Sanders revolution?
Fri Apr 1, 2016, 10:35 PM
Apr 2016

We not only need to keep the Presidency - we need to take back the House and the Senate, along with most of the Governorships and State Houses.

Sanders supporters should be able to name literally hundreds of candidates, at every level of government. But instead, they can't name more than a literal handful.

It's a funny revolution that has only one revolutionary with power.

PotatoChip

(3,186 posts)
9. Here are 163 Bernie-inspired candidates for you.
Sat Apr 2, 2016, 03:48 AM
Apr 2016
http://berniecrats.net/

Hey, it's a start. And a pretty good one in my opinion, considering that we're only 1 year into this campaign.
 

baldguy

(36,649 posts)
10. Actually, there are about 250 people there either in office or running for office.
Sat Apr 2, 2016, 06:21 AM
Apr 2016

And few are running against each other.

OTOH, there are 7968 elective offices in the US in legislative and executive roles at the federal and state level. 250 vs almost 8000 is no revolution.

And, we're only one year into BERNIE'S campaign. For this supposed revolution to have any effect whatsoever, it has to encompass more than one guy & more than one race. Bernie's been in Washington for 30 years. What the fuck has he been doing all that time? And what do you think is going to happen when he loses? Is he doing anything to build an infrastructure to allow it to continue? Are there other objectives, aside from Bernie for President?

The answer, of course is "no" and "no". There is no revolution. It's a con job. Which is really sad, because we need real progressive leadership to be able to address these issues, and leaders to get progressive policies passed into law.

Thankfully we have Hillary running, too.

scottie10

(101 posts)
11. I agree
Sat Apr 2, 2016, 08:11 AM
Apr 2016

It's a lot better than the alternative. I wish I were prepared to run. Would love to be part of this revolution. Hope there are many others out there to join him in running for office.

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