2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumCan Bernie Sanders Play in the South?
GREENSBORO, N.C. You alldid I get that right? Bernie Sanders paused to wonder, mid-spiel. Then he corrected himself: Yall.
Ill learn, the Vermont senator promised to affectionate laughs. It was a perfect encapsulation of the challenge Sanders faces. Having gone from a fringe candidate to a serious contender for the Democratic nominationleading Hillary Clinton in Iowa and New Hampshire and gaining on her nationally
Of course, the fact that he doesnt do the things normal candidates do is what excites his fans, thousands of whom came to the Greensboro Coliseum to see Sanders Sunday night. They came from Durham and Salisbury, Winston-Salem and Walnut Cove, filling the venue to capacity.
Bernie is the only one who I feel is honest, said Erik Olson, wearing a Mondale/Ferraro shirt, even though he admitted he was too young to have cast a ballot for that ticket. Hes one of the few senators who is not a millionaire. Why else would he be doing this if he didnt believe it?
As a measure of his commitment, Olson had left a four-day-old son at home with his wife and driven an hour to attend the rally. (I owe her big time.)
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/09/north-carolina-feels-the-bern/405127/
Herman4747
(1,825 posts)Trajan
(19,089 posts)Please explain
roguevalley
(40,656 posts)99Forever
(14,524 posts)You really know how get down to details.
daleanime
(17,796 posts)PatrickforO
(14,587 posts)To quote Dylan, "The times, they are a-changing."
AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)damnedifIknow
(3,183 posts)The closer the election becomes the more people will pay attention to his message and that will translate into energy and support.
TM99
(8,352 posts)His rallies in SC and NC as well as his ground breaking convocation at Liberty U in VA show that yes, yes he can and is!
Ron Green
(9,823 posts)there will Bernie play.
restorefreedom
(12,655 posts)what are some of the issues plaguing the south?
crappy wages
crappy access to health care (its called the stroke belt)
jobs
housing costs and cost of living
education and health of children
community policing issues and prison reform
affordable college education
People being able to feed their children
WEALTH AND INCOME INEQUALITY
climate change
oil spills and clean energy needs
and what are bernie's strengths? all of the above
appalachiablue
(41,171 posts)~ University of Florida, Gainesville and many other places and people in the south are Feeling the Bern!
~ Rally for Bernie in Manassas, Va. last night drew more than 2,000 followers on a Monday night.
~ Last Sunday more than 9,100 people turned out to see Bernie in Greensboro, North Carolina.
restorefreedom
(12,655 posts)appalachiablue
(41,171 posts)authentic and passionate as Bernie steps up to try to change the dysfunctional systems and conditions responsible.
Bernie also had a big reception in South Carolina recently and in Louisiana and Texas earlier this summer.
GO BERNIE GO!
restorefreedom
(12,655 posts)great graphic btw
appalachiablue
(41,171 posts)for a forceful call to arms to address the many major issues we face in this country and worldwide.
The attraction to images comes from loving and studying art and music.
No music, no life. No art, no life.
restorefreedom
(12,655 posts)and in bernie's america, art and music programs won't be cut to put more $ in rich pockets.
Gothmog
(145,554 posts)So far, these groups are not supporting Sanders.
Le Taz Hot
(22,271 posts)Easily 40% of our volunteers are Latino.
Fearless
(18,421 posts)Much to the regret of the Clinton campaign.
YabaDabaNoDinoNo
(460 posts)Last edited Tue Sep 15, 2015, 06:47 PM - Edit history (1)
I do understand that the public education system in the southern states lacks many of the other states but still is that difference really that great that southerners cannot understand the message?