Bernie Sanders aiming to take on both President Trump and the Democratic establishment

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

It’s official. The Bern is in.

Ending a lengthy period of deliberation, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who won over 1,800 delegates and captured 43 percent of the Democratic Party vote in 2016, announced his candidacy in an email to supporters this morning.

“Brothers and Sisters,” Sanders writes. “I have decided to run for president of the United States.”

Sanders goes on to promise “an unprecedented and historic grassroots campaign” that will “begin with at least a million people from across the country.”

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/bernie-2020-president-786842/

The 1960s called. They want their rhetoric back.

[still_one]

1. "at least a million people from across the counrtry", and who knows where else they may be from?????

[Maru Kitteh]

5. Right?

Hmmmm, I wonder where else they may be from.

[Docreed2003]

2. "Taking on the Democratic establishment"....

Totally not a divisive subheading there RS....

[Andy823]

8. Yeah, how is he going to do that

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Run as a Democrat, according to his fans here, yet "take the Democratic establishment" on also. Kind of makes one wonder how he can "claim" to be a Democrat, again, and get away with it.

[OilemFirchen]

14. It's Matt Taibbi.

He likely considers that a compliment.

[Docreed2003]

16. Oh I know he does

I used to be a big Taibbi fan

[msongs]

3. gotta tap into that $$ one gets running as a democrat instead of independent nt

[Maru Kitteh]

4. That "brothers and sisters" crap just sounds sooo evangelical/pentecostal

Rubs alllll my fur backwards.

[CrossingTheRubicon]

7. Are you familiar with what is called "prosperity gospel?"

These types of movements have charismatic preacher/televangelists who promise members of the flock that if they make regular love-offerings then wealth will in turn rain on them in excess of a thousand-fold.

Interesting stuff.

[Maru Kitteh]

12. Oh yes. Unfortunately. My son-in-law started down down that road until my daughter

told him that shit was going to end with a divorce. I think he's a full-fledged atheist now, lol.

[DURHAM D]

10. Same here.

Very strange.

[Garrett78]

6. The main thing that separates him from others isn't policy positions...

...it's his tone-deaf disregard for identity politics. His habit of sticking his foot in his mouth with regard to issues of race and sex.

Add to that his bashing of the Democratic Party and it's a wonder that anyone can think he has any chance of getting nominated. That's a level of delusion money can't buy.

[Rizen]

9. Divisive headline

He said he's against Trump. This is the kind of BS democrats don't need.

[Trumpocalypse]

18. You're right

The Democratic Party doesn’t need BS

[Nanjeanne]

11. Well certainly take on Trump. He hired Faiz Shakir of the ACLU as his Campaign Manager

And the ACLU has been a key player in the resistence to Trump administration abuses.

[WeekiWater]

13. Lets see how early he pulls out the big guns.

Oligarch in an email puts $5 in the account.
Revolution gets $10.
Attacking the Democratic Party opens the wallets even further.

[Cha]

15. "ESTABLISHMENT". I knew

it.

[Maru Kitteh]

17. I forgot to rec your thread.

Rec.

[Blue_Tires]

19. Fuck me, there's that dreaded word again...

Since nobody has answered this in four years, Bernie Sanders has been a pol all his life and he's been in the senate for two decades... Why isn't he the very definition of an "establishment" politician?

[Blue_true]

20. Honest question.

Have you ever heard Bernie give introspective criticism of himself? I have not seen his do that once. He is somewhat like Trump, he loves the spotlight.