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Kurska

(5,739 posts)
Wed May 4, 2016, 01:40 PM May 2016

Currently the second most highly upvoted post on SandersForPresident

"Trump supporters are just as angry and aware of the corrupting role of money in our political system as we are. They have seen the establishment try to take down their candidate, and are keenly aware that corporations and big money and the politicians they support are gaming the system.

Now that Cruz is out of the race, only ONE politician currently represents that establishment, and if elected, will continue to uphold the democracy-undermining Establishment: Hillary Clinton.

We have a unique opportunity, AT THIS EXACT MOMENT, to appeal to Trump voters for the upcoming elections. You love Trump? Fine. But if you really believe in the issues you claim to support, you should do everything you can do shape the race so that the only two candidates running are the two who want to end the corporate corruption of our political system.

Though we disagree on virtually every policy issue, we likely agree that meaningful change -- democratically supported change that comes about from electing officials who truly represent us -- cannot happen as long as Big Money Establishment Politicians continue to win office.

Surely there is some way that we can publicize this reality and win the legions of independent Trump voters (or even Republicans in those states that allow totally open primaries) over to our side.

Getting Hillary out of Politics will be a win for all us."

https://www.reddit.com/r/SandersForPresident/comments/4hudad/we_disagree_with_trump_on_just_about_everything/

DU trends much older (as has been seen by polls here). Reddit, however, is the main nexus for politically active youth. No one I know under the age of 40 is at all excited about Hillary Clinton. Do you really think the tact we are taking right now will ever sway these youths over to Hillary once Bernie is defeated (I'm a realist, I know he will be with the rigged system currently in place)?

Our party is in serious trouble right now. Energized and excited youth were the cornerstone of Obama's winning coalition, without them what do we have? I'm still a young man myself. This is possibly the defining election of my generation. Hillary needs a much better argument than "lesser of two evils" to get me at all excited about the prospect of voting for her.

Want to pretend this isn't a real problem?

https://www.reddit.com/r/HillaryForPrison

Currently has 4 times the number of subs as the official Hillary Clinton sub-reddit. Right now the enthusiasm gap is tremendous among the youth.

I'm still fighting for Bernie toward the terrible bitter end that is streaming toward us. But if that battle ends the way it increasingly looks like it will? I need to know the alternative is someone willing to fight for me and not wall street.

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Currently the second most highly upvoted post on SandersForPresident (Original Post) Kurska May 2016 OP
Great post Kurska. KPN May 2016 #1
Trump/Bernie, the perfect solution nt msongs May 2016 #2
I can see that to some addled minds, it probably would be. Tear it all down ... Hekate May 2016 #3

KPN

(15,646 posts)
1. Great post Kurska.
Wed May 4, 2016, 01:51 PM
May 2016

That'S the most cogent explanation for Why Bernie/Why Now i've seen anywhere to date.

Hekate

(90,719 posts)
3. I can see that to some addled minds, it probably would be. Tear it all down ...
Wed May 4, 2016, 06:48 PM
May 2016

...and dance in the ashes.

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