Budowsky: Bernie Sanders is Democrats' person of the year

[portlander23]

Bernie Sanders is Democrats' person of the year
Brent Budowsky
The Hill

TIME magazine has chosen President-elect Donald Trump as Person of the Year. Trump was an appropriate choice based on the criteria TIME uses to determine its winner, which does not involve whether the person selected has done good or bad things to merit the award.

Here, though, I suggest a new award: Person of the Year for Democrats. The winner of that award for 2016 is Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), by a large margin. There are three criteria for this award.

1. Who had the most impact on Democrats in 2016?
2. Who had the most impact on American society in 2016?
3. Whose work will have the most impact on the Democratic Party and America as a whole in the long term?

Sanders inspired countless people in the new generation of young people who represent the future of the nation, while also inspiring diehard progressives who hunger for high principle in politics and many working-class blue-collar voters who hunger for leaders who will fight on their side against a rigged system.

[Lucinda]

1. Nope. n/t

[demmiblue]

2. It would be well deserved, if such an award existed!

[SticksnStones]

3. Um...shouldn't democrat of the year actually BE a democrat?

And be supportive of other democrats?


I could see giving him maybe, American of the year, or inspirer in chief but he was definitely not DEMOCRAT of the year...

[brooklynite]

4. What impact did Sanders have on American Society?

[boston bean]

16. Some would/could say trump. Not me tho!!

[skylucy]

5. My vote goes to Hillary as the Democrats' Person of the Year.

HILLARY HILLARY HILLARY HILLARY HILLARY HILLARY HILLARY HILLARY HILLARY HILLARY HILLARY HILLARY HILLARY

Even with all the sexism, FBI crap, stolen emails, 25+ years of Republican fake news and lies...She still got almost 3 million more votes than tRump. I am and always will be inspired by Hillary. I'm with her. Always.

[NCTraveler]

7. Something completely fake as a way to feel good for the guy who lost the primary...

by millions of votes.

This whole thought is dripping with privilege.

[Calculating]

10. Yeah, he lost a rigged primary

Even then it would've been close if not for Hillary winning all those southern states that voted for Trump in the general anyway.

[NCTraveler]

12. All those Berners that couldn't vote...

Rigged Primary.

[hrmjustin]

14. Rigged? I think not!

[msongs]

17. bernie, who is not a democrat, says the primaries were not rigged nt

[Nonhlanhla]

8. NO

Hillary Clinton is the Democrat of the Year. She was our nominee and made history being the first female nominee of one of the major parties. She also won the majority of votes cast in the election, beating her opponent Donald Trump, who will only become president because of a combination of the antiquated electoral college and a series of voter suppression techniques, by nearly 3 million.

[SidDithers]

9. Better believe it!...nt

Sid

[treestar]

11. No that would be Hillary Clinton, the first women

to win the most popular votes for President of the United States.

[hrmjustin]

13. I think not!

[boston bean]

15. LOL.