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Bernie needs to keep the Democratic partys feet to the fire for us little guys (Original Post) libtodeath Mar 2016 OP
I see it differently handmade34 Mar 2016 #1
Will they listen if enthusiasm falls? libtodeath Mar 2016 #4
that is the point... handmade34 Mar 2016 #7
I just have not seen that dedication to the people first from Hillary. libtodeath Mar 2016 #8
Zero. PowerToThePeople Mar 2016 #2
That is what my sister and I were talking about as we watched jwirr Mar 2016 #3
The ultimate goal is to win the presidency Renew Deal Mar 2016 #5
What good is that if that person does nothing to help us? libtodeath Mar 2016 #6
You really do not understand the Bernie Sanders campaign. Peace Patriot Mar 2016 #9
Ask Bernie if he would rather share ideas or win. Renew Deal Mar 2016 #10
I don't have to ask him. I'm sure he wants to win... Peace Patriot Mar 2016 #11
I agree Renew Deal Mar 2016 #12
Does he have the money? mmonk Mar 2016 #13
$27. Oh he better give up. Peace Patriot Mar 2016 #14

handmade34

(22,756 posts)
1. I see it differently
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 07:39 PM
Mar 2016

us little guys need to keep the leader's feet to the fire... we have the power en masse, we just collectively decide not to use it

the left wing agenda is what we all should be committed to, fighting for and working diligently to make reality

handmade34

(22,756 posts)
7. that is the point...
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 08:18 PM
Mar 2016

we cannot let enthusiasm fall if we want change (revolution)... 1 person in the Whitehouse does not bring about the real change most people want... if Bernie supporters are for real, they need to be committed and not let up... even if Bernie isn't the nominee, if change is what people really want, they must understand the time, dedication, sacrifice, hard work, action, etc. that it takes...

Bernie knows he, or any other one person, can do little without continued help and dedicated work from great numbers of people

Barack Obama knew that...

jwirr

(39,215 posts)
3. That is what my sister and I were talking about as we watched
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 07:41 PM
Mar 2016

the 5 state lose. No matter what - we keep the pressure on her. And hopefully it will not just be me and her.

Peace Patriot

(24,010 posts)
11. I don't have to ask him. I'm sure he wants to win...
Fri Mar 18, 2016, 02:44 AM
Mar 2016

...but he is also, and primarily, leading a movement to awaken the young and re-awaken the old to ideas that used to animate the Democratic Party, as the "big tent" part of the people--workers, the poor, the elderly, the young, minorities, the dispossessed, the disenfranchised, labor unions, human rights groups, environmental groups--all those who don't have a voice among the rich and powerful. The majority of people.

That is his IDEA. And it resonates well beyond this campaign. This campaign is a means for all of us to be heard, loud and clear, for the first time in many decades. And Sanders' ability to move the young with these ideas, in very great numbers, means that his ideas will be carried into the future, whether he wins or loses the "horse race," in which he has carried enormous handicaps from the beginning. He has never been daunted by the burden of his handicaps because he has a two-fold purpose, and starting a movement is the first of those purposes.

Renew Deal

(81,855 posts)
12. I agree
Fri Mar 18, 2016, 07:36 AM
Mar 2016

The promise of Bernies campaign was always going to be seen in the future. He is a 1.0 candidate like Dean was. We'll see the promise of his campaign in 2020 or 2024.

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