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dana_b

(11,546 posts)
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 07:15 PM Mar 2016

Bernie Sanders is this year's biggest story

By Sally Kohn, CNN Political Commentator
Updated 5:16 PM ET, Tue March 29, 2016

(CNN)If Donald Trump weren't dominating the coverage in this election, Bernie Sanders would be the big story.

While Trump is a self-funded billionaire who was well-known before he ran and benefited from a highly fractured Republican field in which no one could coalesce enough votes to challenge him, Bernie Sanders is a relatively unknown senator who used small donations to mount a serious and sustained challenge to Hillary Clinton's campaign, one of the best-oiled political juggernauts of the past half century.
If the right word to describe Donald Trump supporters is angry, the best word to describe Bernie Sanders' supporters at this point might be surprised.
The New York Times' Yamiche Alcindor wrote, "Covering Mr. Sanders is at times like watching a man almost surprised by his success and eager to make it last." In my experience, his supporters feel the same -- a sort of "Can you believe this is happening?" mix of elation and shock.

These are the voters who were perennially accustomed to holding their noses and voting for the least-worst option and then spending the rest of their time railing against the corrupt center-right system. I should know, I'm one of them.
They/we/I never expected to see a presidential candidate championing universal single payer health care -- let alone, gasp, that candidate have a shot at winning. I suspect that candidate didn't see it coming, either.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/29/opinions/bernie-sanders-big-story-2016-opinion-kohn/index.html

FINALLY!!

although the "Biggest Story" is at the bottom of their front page:

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Bernie Sanders is this year's biggest story (Original Post) dana_b Mar 2016 OP
Trump gets the most attention from well paid media sources, Bernie gets the most Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #1
"...this year's biggest story" dchill Mar 2016 #2
lol.. This is their front page: dana_b Mar 2016 #7
Consider me boggled! dchill Mar 2016 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author onehandle Mar 2016 #3
Off to the greatest! n/t JimDandy Mar 2016 #4
I was the same way Jennylynn Mar 2016 #5
"Sea changes in U.S. politics, thanks to Senator Sanders and his supporters" merrily Mar 2016 #6

Jackie Wilson Said

(4,176 posts)
1. Trump gets the most attention from well paid media sources, Bernie gets the most
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 07:18 PM
Mar 2016

attention from the people.

Millions of them.

dana_b

(11,546 posts)
7. lol.. This is their front page:
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 07:31 PM
Mar 2016


So the "Biggest Story" is way down at the bottom, underneath all of the loud mouths at the top.

Response to dana_b (Original post)

Jennylynn

(696 posts)
5. I was the same way
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 07:26 PM
Mar 2016

I was all in for Hillary, with a sick feeling in my stomach, more Hillary, when I saw a pic of the crowds Bernie was getting. I thought, holy poop! He's getting somewhere???
Happily surprised was I. GO BOYNIE!

merrily

(45,251 posts)
6. "Sea changes in U.S. politics, thanks to Senator Sanders and his supporters"
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 07:28 PM
Mar 2016
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1280109865

His campaign has been a huge story all along.

You'd never have known that by the turds in the establishment media, though.
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