... wrapped up neatly in this perfect example.

Oh Hell yes.


Feel the Bern!

I don't want my hand-earned money going o frivolous expenditures designed to make the campaign look glossy. I want it spent where it counts--attracting regular people and getting out the vote, getting out the message. $900,000 on polling (and the campaign has barely started??)--this shows a tremendous lack of confidence in the candidate's ability to serve up a winning message and convince people--particularly as the presumed front-runner.

If she wins the nomination, I will certainly vote for her, but Bernie is practicing what he is preaching and the care he is taking with OUR money now says a LOT about the care he will take with it later.

Sanders was hardly a blip on the radar.
Hillary is loosing this and even she knows that. I know I dang sure do
I know a few of you here know that also evidenced by the things you say.
Bernie Sander Will be our next President, bank on it

Until then I'm just not seeing it. +50 in Virginia in recent polling.

or my bet is you won't. They'll be another excuse.

two months in and 7 months to go before the voting starts and Bernie is closing in on her steadily. Nope Hillary will not be our nominee

over 80% in every poll posted here on DU.

Clearly Bernie's MESSAGE is far more valuable once the people hear it and they will, more and more each day, than all the Corporate $$$ in the world.

My sides hurt from laughing so hard at that little bit of nonsense. "Her money came from individual donors." The sun revolves around the earth too LOL
You're killing me LOL

It is estimated that Clinton just recently added 450 paid positions for her campaign. Certainly, many of these will be only temporary until after the election, but it is bringing income to people. Glad Bernie can generate volunteers, but I would like to see him actually pay more of those who work for him.

This is a cause I believe strongly in and will Give my all. Freely and Happily
Knowing full well with this win the world I leave my grand daughter will be a better one than if we lose

No payment is necessary.

salaries they can live on. Bernie's volunteers are investing in a government that will provide a future where once again, Americans can earn a decent living that will provide for their families.

Maybe Hillary cannot get enough volunteers to help with her campaign.

Bernie otoh, has hundreds of thousands of volunteers which know that what we need is a government that is working for the people.

But campaigns providing part time income for students, retirees, stay at homes, etc are real tangible benefits for a lot of people. Volunteers exist in every campaign, but when it makes sense to pay, you should pay.

I wonder what candidates did before Corporations were pouring billions into campaigns? Maybe some good politicians were able to compete with the Corporate Funded choices of Billionaires? Maybe we got a few decent people into our government because they didn't need more than Billion $$ from people like the Koch Brothers?

But hey, maybe as a 'true believer' (I love seeing the talking points pop up, they cost money too btw) I'm just not capable of understanding how great it is to be able to BUY a candidate, because after all who knows better what is good for this country, than Jaimie Dimon or the Kochs?

Btw, is there something wrong about believing that the Government is supposed to be FOR the people? Not for sale to the highest bidders? I admit to being a true believer in that concept.

And if working part time for political campaigns is all the work available in this country to the point where people are RELYING on it, wow, things are way worse than even the most pessimistic economist thought.

People volunteering their time for a cause the believe in is worse than people being paid to support a cause. Especially when the cost of such salaries mandates more money being funneled into elections from corporate sources.

Sorry, your and my world views do not mesh.

and those of us who feel betrayed by the system. Sanders is supported by the younger voters who've been kept down and who see the system as a fraud.

The young voters who barely think voting matters will not be there for a candidate who is not like Sanders.

Unfortunately, we've been trained to revere and protect the rich and powerful.

Man of the people? ... Indeed ...