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Related: About this forumFeel the Bern: Sanders’ support is deep and passionate
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article40484376.htmlIOWA CITY, IOWA
Bernie Sanders doesnt attract supporters. He draws believers. Isabel Storey, 22, is taking a year off school to volunteer for his campaign. Rachel Joselson, a voice teacher and opera singer, plans to send him her latest CD songs created in the concentration camps during the Holocaust in hopes of singing at a Sanders inauguration. Hes my soul mate, I love that man, exclaims Joselon, 60, a University of Iowa professor, leaving a house party here for Sanders. Hes the salt of the Earth. Theres no hidden agenda, hes just about justice and fairness for the American people.
As the Vermont senator looks to transform a surprising summer insurgency into an enduring campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, hes fueled by deep enthusiasm from voters weary with a long-faltering economy who cherish what they say is his unvarnished authenticity and outspoken advocacy.
Hes for the little guy, says Becky Davis, 65, a registered nurse from Burlington who wore her blue Feel the Bern T-shirt to a Sanders town hall in Fort Madison, along the Mississippi River. She thrilled from the second row as the 74-year-old delivered a nearly hour-long stem winder and took audience questions, railing against a billionaire class he says has rigged the economy in favor of the wealthy.
Whether that grass-roots enthusiasm can gain widespread traction, let alone match the precision of a campaign conducted by Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton, appears unlikely, according to recent polls that show Clinton maintaining a wide lead over Sanders. Undeterred, many supporters recall a little-known presidential candidate, Barack Obama, taking Iowa in 2008. Others backed John Edwards with his warning about two Americas.
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Feel the Bern: Sanders’ support is deep and passionate (Original Post)
mhatrw
Oct 2015
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bkkyosemite
(5,792 posts)1. "appears unlikely,"
I'm getting really tired of the he can't win he can't win he can't win.....we have a long time yet to see what happens don't we...........Bernie Sanders for President.
newfie11
(8,159 posts)2. I think this is a psychological ploy!
Their hoping if they say this enough people will believe it!
Ain't gonna happen, God help this country if he's not elected.
It will be sold off to the oligarchs and the rest of us peons will struggle with the meager droppings they leave.
Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)3. And a lot of people do seem to be swallowing it
or at least using it as a talking point.