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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumSanders Tells Smiley: My Left is Just Right
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/10/20/bernie-sanders-to-tavis-smiley-im-not-leading-the-democrats-too-far-to-the-left/Smiley asked Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, about a storyline of the race that thanks to Bernie Sanders and his leftist point of view, hes now pulling Hillary Clinton to the left, which basically means youre pulling the Democratic party to the left, and youre pulling the party to the left of the American people. Is that going to doom the Democrats, no matter who the nominee is, when it comes to November 2106?
Boy, I disagree, Tavis, with everything that was in that statement, Sanders said in response, arguing that virtually every position that I am advocating has the strong support of the American people.
As examples, Sanders cited his plans for a massive federal jobs program, for requiring the wealthy and corporations to pay their fair share of taxes, for guaranteeing workers family and medical leave and for making public colleges and universities tuition free.
We are not going to get the kind of voter turnout that we need, were not going to get young people, were not going to get working-class people, were not going to get low-income people to begin participating in the political process and voting unless we talk about the issues that are relevant to their lives, Sanders said.
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Sanders Tells Smiley: My Left is Just Right (Original Post)
mhatrw
Oct 2015
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Most of the positions that Sanders advocates do have the strong support of a majority of Americans.
merrily
Oct 2015
#1
“Boy, I disagree, Tavis, with everything that was in that statement,” Sanders said
tecelote
Oct 2015
#3
merrily
(45,251 posts)1. Most of the positions that Sanders advocates do have the strong support of a majority of Americans.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12777036 (Let's talk polls.)
Admiral Loinpresser
(3,859 posts)2. Thank you! Bookmarked. n/t
tecelote
(5,122 posts)3. “Boy, I disagree, Tavis, with everything that was in that statement,” Sanders said
We'll be hearing a lot of this.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)4. Kicked and recommended for maximum exposure.
Of course the political establishment wants to paint Bernie as some wild eyed radical.
The policies Bernie proposes are dead on centrist. The other candidates are far to the right of the American people on the issues. Of course you will NEVER hear the truth of it on corporate TV.
The policies Bernie proposes are dead on centrist. The other candidates are far to the right of the American people on the issues. Of course you will NEVER hear the truth of it on corporate TV.