The question now is this: Can an honest politician beat a dishonest one?

[grasswire]

In this day and age when the forces of the subjective MSM and the forces of social media and the forces of Atwater-Rove playbooks are all available...

Can an honest politician who will not stoop to tricks and dodges and cleverly calculated gotcha "pieces" inserted into remarks win over one who does?

What say you?

[warrprayer]

1. I say yes

Never thought I'd see the day.

[yourpaljoey]

2. The future rides on this election

[Herman4747]

3. Very Important Question. n/t

[SusanCalvin]

4. I hope so. nt

[HerbChestnut]

5. I think they can

But it will take a collective effort from that politician's supporters to get the word out whenever the other person lies. These days the press is more interested in a quick attention grabbing headline than they are about the truth behind a story, so we have to be on our toes in getting the truth out there.

[grasswire]

7. yes, today is the very demonstration of what you say.

The very demonstration of it.

[ladjf]

6. It depend on how high the stakes are.

In a Presidential race it's seems to favor the dishonest people.

Jimmy Carter as very honest, as far as I know and he was elected.

Bernie was elected to the Senate and I trust his integrity.

But, I don't know whether their opponents were honest or not.

Good question though.

[Skwmom]

8. Forget tricks, dodges, and gotcha pieces. It is outright LIES he is up against. n/t

[grasswire]

10. I was trying to be diplomatic. :0 nt

[Skwmom]

12. I favor frankness, especially when dealing with liars. n/t

[Barack_America]

9. Obama did.

And, yes, I still seem him as essentially "honest", despite it all.

[grasswire]

11. I would like to think that.

And I don't want to derail this discussion. I wish I could admire him as much as I want to.

[Barack_America]

14. Me too.

But, the point is that Obama defeated Hillary and I believe Sanders can too.

I was an early campaigner for Obama, and this year feels very much like 2008. Difference is that Obama had the Black vote that was able to break for him as a game-changer. Sanders needs his game changer, and I'm not sure what that is. But I think one exists, so long as he stays in.

[scheming daemons]

13. As long as the honest politician isn't a socialist, yes

Obama has defeated a few dishonest politicians. Hillary, McCain, Romney....

[senz]

15. America needs and deserves an honest, ethical president.

[ReallyIAmAnOptimist]

16. Clearly the ONLY reasons they MIGHT prevail...

are because of the internet and social media,

and not the corporate media (which older demographics rely on).

[Lorien]

17. Our future existence on this planet depends on the answer being

"yes"!

[H2O Man]

18. Yes.

It can be extremely difficult, yet it can be accomplished .....if enough people exercise their constitutional rights and responsibilities by voting.

[Uncle Joe]

19. Not if the corporate media conglomerates have their way, time will tell whether the Internet

has grown enough to counter balance the top down, one way propaganda spewed to the people by the CMCs.

Thanks for the thread, grasswire.

[jillan]

20. It's truly amazing Bernie is doing as well as he is. He is being fought in every direction. But

as much as they try cannot take this away from him.....