Bernie Sanders talks to CNN about a 2016 presidential bid

[NorthCarolina]

“I’m going to be very honest with you,” Sanders replied. “We may have reached the tipping point where candidates who are fighting for the working class and the middle class of this country may not be able do it anymore because of the power of the billionaire class.”

“That’s the simple reality,” he continued. “And I have got to ascertain — if I do it, I want to do it well. If I do it, I know that I will need millions of people engaged in a real grassroots campaign to take on big money, and to fight for an agenda, a jobs program, raising the minimum wage, pay equity for women, dealing with climate change, all of these things.”

“And I have to ascertain what kind of support there is out there.”

He certainly has my support. This may actually be our last chance to turn the tide.

[Agnosticsherbet]

1. I would like to see him run in the Democratic Presidential Primary.

And would support him in the Democratic Presidential Primary.

[Jackpine Radical]

2. In a field with two Primary candidates, one of which will end up running

against some (presumably) corporate or (unlikely) Teabagger Republican, you have less to lose by running with the left-populist choice when the alternative is a corporate Democrat. Also, perhaps the the left-popuist can actually make a better showing than the ersatz Republican.

[99th_Monkey]

3. We SO need you to run Bernie. Please just do it. You have my full support nt

[freshwest]

4. He also wanted to see people turn out in 2014, and they didn't. He may exit the stage soon.

There is only so much apathy a nation can stand before it falls completely to unbridled oligarchy. I want him in the primary as a Democrat, and he is very consistent on issues that I care about. But he sees the writing on the wall, we all do, if we can't get united without so much infighting. The GOP is at us.

[nlkennedy]

5. The politics of the journalists here were palpable..

It's amazing how badly conservative men rally around this big, black, oily tube. He was getting angry about it he wants it so bad.

[Red Knight]

6. Sanders/ Warren or Warren/ Sanders

I'd fully support either one and feel great about voting FOR someone who stands for the things I truly believe in and who will have the guts to fight for those things.