2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumSanders keeps raising millions — and spending them, a potential problem for Clinton
"Sanderss ability to raise millions from small-dollar donors and to continue to do so despite Clintons lead in the delegate count has allowed him to press his case that she is overly reliant on wealthy donors."
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As Secretary Clinton demonstrated in her long campaign for the nomination in 2008, a contest like that can strengthen the party, Briggs said. Its vitally important for the Democratic Party to bring in the millions of people who Bernie Sanders can get into the process by registering young people and independents who will vote for Democrats up and down the ballot in November. Its the voters who should decide this process, not the numbers crunchers and Washington pundits.
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DJ13
(23,671 posts).......can get into the process by registering young people and independents who will vote for Democrats up and down the ballot in November.
All they see are $ signs, but the people supporting Bernie wont continue contributing to help Hillary since she represents everything those donors see as wrong in our political system.
The Democratic Party will wake up one day and recognize they endanger their future by alienating the enthusiastic group that is voting for Bernie Sanders.
I've given a nice sum to Bernie's campaign and recently tossed a DWS request letter in the trash.
I will not support DWS in any way shape fashion or form.
On the other hand, there are some fresh faces running as Democrats in my part of the country and I look forward to donating to them on a case by case basis.
I feel Hillary has Goldman Sachs money already, she doesn't need mine.
Live and Learn
(12,769 posts)and my vote will go to Bernie. Play fair, and I will help but you aren't and I won't.
And don't go thinking you can change it now. You are selling our children out ant I will never support that, no matter how nice you PRETEND to be.
John Poet
(2,510 posts)sometimes referred to as "negative".