2016 Postmortem

Uncle Joe

(58,421 posts) Wed Feb 17, 2016, 05:53 PM Feb 2016

Bernie Sanders Is Not Running for President to Push Hillary Clinton to the Left

Since the moment Bernie Sanders announced his candidacy many on the left showed great joy in the fact he would push Hillary Clinton further to the left. Praising his leftist ideas and believing he would shape the future of the Democratic Party from the outside.

This was never the intention of the Sanders' campaign because it is not Sanders job to move Clinton to the left. Sanders entered the race with one goal and one goal only -- to win an election and become the next President of the United States.

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Yet this misses an important point: Bernie Sanders' progressive movement is the political campaign because he is striving to change what it means to campaign and forever change how we campaign.

He isn't disguising his political movement as a campaign, he is showing America what a real political campaign can look like when you take out big money and put the people first. Obama sought to inspire change, but never worked outside of the normal political system to do so, Clinton is championing more of the same, running the "best-friend" candidate to Obama.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dan-arel/bernie-sanders-is-not-run_b_9244564.html

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Bernie Sanders Is Not Running for President to Push Hillary Clinton to the Left (Original Post) Uncle Joe Feb 2016 OP

The Clinton/DNC model for political campaigns is for us to sit at home watching TV Maedhros Feb 2016 #1

I don't watch tv HRC 2016 ;) mgmaggiemg Feb 2016 #2

Television has turned running for President into a "reality" T.V. show, I believe Uncle Joe Feb 2016 #4

HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT Feb 2016 #3

Clinton might be 'going left' now, but... TheProgressive Feb 2016 #5

Maedhros

(10,007 posts)

1. The Clinton/DNC model for political campaigns is for us to sit at home watching TV

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Wed Feb 17, 2016, 06:04 PM

Feb 2016

while the candidates compete for cash prizes from powerful moneyed interests, then turn that hard-won cash into slick TV ads targeting the lowest common denominator.

mgmaggiemg

(869 posts)

2. I don't watch tv HRC 2016 ;)

Reply to Maedhros (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 17, 2016, 06:09 PM

Feb 2016

Bernie for DNC handmaiden!

Uncle Joe

(58,421 posts)

4. Television has turned running for President into a "reality" T.V. show, I believe

Reply to Maedhros (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 17, 2016, 06:11 PM

Feb 2016

that's a major reason as to why Trump is doing so well.

CNN absolutely lives with him, whatever inane, nonsensical porridge comes spewing out of his mouth, they keep him front and center night and day, it's all about "entertainment" with them.

With Bernie this is serious business but too much of television simply doesn't give a damn, it's all about bread and circuses.

WillyT

(72,631 posts)

3. HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!!

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Wed Feb 17, 2016, 06:09 PM

Feb 2016

TheProgressive

(1,656 posts)

5. Clinton might be 'going left' now, but...

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Wed Feb 17, 2016, 06:50 PM

Feb 2016

...just like Bill Clinton (who ran as progressive) will tact straight to the right if elected (just like her logo indicates!).

Sanders, on the other hand, is and always has been a progressive and will be the same as our President.

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