Bernie Sanders: Stand Up to the Koch Brothers...

[Playinghardball]

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[Dustlawyer]

1. +1!!! If we believe in Democratic principles, fairness and equality, we must support this man!!!

Hopefully he runs in the Democratic Primary and we can show that he does have a real chance, despite all of the money Hillary has. It would be clear who supports who if he runs this way. All of the people who make fun of the brainwashed Fox Bots will have to look in the mirror if they are a Hillary supporter. They will see that they side with Wall Street and the 1% if they support her. If Bernie can make a strong showing heads will explode all over! If he gets the opportunity to air his views in a big national debate you will see his support shoot up as folks who dont know of him hear that someone has their back for once.
Please let Bernie know that we will have his back so he will decide to run, his message MUST get out!

[MissDeeds]

4. Agree completely

Bernie Sanders is the best hope for the country.

[supercats]

2. I Would Love To See Senator Sanders Run....

Can you imagine him debating Hilary and asking her point blank about her history and where she stands on the issues and what she would do about them if elected? Also if he got that far, asking Bush or Romney or whoever
they put up the same questions after he brought up their already stated positions and histories on national TV?? He needs a lot of liberal and progressive support on all fronts to help prop up his candidacy throughout his campaign and if he got it, he could take them on.

[geretogo]

3. Unfortunatly standing up to the Koch brothers can not be done with the ballot box . The system

is too corrupt . It will take millions on the streets day after day protesting and with holding our money from
the Oligarchs to have any chance at all .

[99th_Monkey]

5. I with you were wrong

but fear you are right.

[erronis]

7. Yup. The media, political parties, government, police are rigged

I'm a nice older WASP, enough money to survive for a month or two (and as long as Social Security is available), but I know I have no influence on any part of the governments (local/state/US).

I care about the this country but I care more about where the world is going. The cancer of richness will destroy every nation as it spreads.

[geretogo]

10. I agree totally

[freshwest]

6. Bernie remembers that his pleas for turnout in 2014 were ignored. He may decide there's no interest.

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While I want him to run, this is his life, and he's not a straw dog to be used by those who claim they share his values, but stay at home. Both Warren and Sanders begged people to vote in 2014 and they didn't.

As he's said (and rightly so as it's his life and IMO, most important, his remaining years on Earth he'd be giving up that we are talking about) he's not there just for a debate, but to win if enough Americans agree with his vision. Like any progressive or conservative leader, he needs the grassroots support. Even Astroturf beats staying at home.

When all the noise settles down, he is the best one to gauge if he is going to be successful. Right now, in his position in Congress, he has been put on the same committee as Paul Ryan to act as a foil to Ayn Ryan's deadly social schemes.

He's once again clear in this video that he recognizes there have not been enough people to turn out for his vision. DU's opinion isn't the final arbiter, what is on the street is what matters and he can't sustain the interest of many for long, sad to say.

I didn't expect him to win; but I wanted him in the debates. But he's already said he's not in it for that. He's gauging if enough Americans will get out and vote for his platform.

Unless people really care about it, they won't turn out in 2016 anymore than they did in 2014.

[erronis]

8. Great analysis, freshwest. I look forward to hearing more.

[geretogo]

11. They have to turn out on the streets in mass as well as the ballot box .

[Oldtimeralso]

9. Run, Bernie, Run!!! n/t