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WDIM

(1,662 posts)
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 11:19 AM Mar 2016

It gives me hope in the American People to see the Rise of Bernie Sanders.

The only non-millionaire in the race. The only one that is one of us.

From humble beginnings Bernie Sanders worked his way up the political chain. Just an ordinary concerned citizen wins for mayor of a major city, wins for US representative of his district, wins for Senator. Now he is winning over hearts and minds across this country. He is truly a Mr. Smith goes to Washington. He hasn't gotten to where he is because of corruption, because of associations, because of his family name or because he went to an Ivy league school. He got to where he is because he worked for it. He saw a country that needed change and his message of fairness, equality, working together, and government working for the people has taken him all the way.

People agree with his message because it is honest, direct, and the injustices that he speaks of need to be changed. The people are tired of being taken advantaged of, they are tired of being lied to, they are tired of being exploited, the people of Michigan know this better than anyone and they recognized a genuine voice that knows this country can be a better place. They recognized a person that had a vision to make this country a better place.

The status quo that President Bernie Sander threatens is beginning to fight dirty. But they can't stop his message! Even though they give him a media blackout, even though they misquote him and misrepresent his voting record they can't stop his message! He has risen from single digits in the polls being virtually unknown and in 8 months has won major victories against the anointed candidate of the party. The more Sanders wins the more his message will be heard. They can't stop him. We are all coming together! It is time to bring the Democratic Party back to the party it is meant to be. One that cares about economic justice, living wages, social services, education, war as a last resort, personal freedoms, financial sanity, a party that wants a government that works for all the people equally not just the top 1%. One that believes we are all in this together, we all rise and fall together, that our society should be judged by how we take care of the poor, the needy, the disabled, the elderly.

With Bernie Sanders leading the way we are taking this all the way to the convention! and we are taking back the democratic party! Party leaders need to get on board because the people are coming and this time we don't just want change we desperately need it!

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It gives me hope in the American People to see the Rise of Bernie Sanders. (Original Post) WDIM Mar 2016 OP
It is so gratifying to see that Americans across the country Merryland Mar 2016 #1
It's great watching corporate media slit its own throat. TIME TO PANIC Mar 2016 #4
This is a great summation of our candidate thank you! nt ALBliberal Mar 2016 #2
And he did this in the face of coverage the either ignored him or cast him as an impossibility. phantom power Mar 2016 #3

Merryland

(1,134 posts)
1. It is so gratifying to see that Americans across the country
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 11:22 AM
Mar 2016

think for themselves. We were up against every mainstream media source & will be until they decide it's time to start kissing up to Bernie. (may never come until he's inaugurated, however)

TIME TO PANIC

(1,894 posts)
4. It's great watching corporate media slit its own throat.
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 01:01 PM
Mar 2016

Sanders needs to win, because the establishment will kill net neutrality to make sure this never happens again.

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