I am not a Bernie Sanders supporter

[Peacetrain]

I think everyone knows that by now.. I support Martin O'Malley..

But I have to give him a standing ovation for this when he was at Liberty University..

Well said Senator Sanders.. well said..



“It is imperative that we have the courage to stand with the poor, to stand with working people, and when necessary to take on very powerful and wealthy people whose greed in my view is doing this country enormous harm,” he said to applause. - See more at: https://sojo.net/articles/stand-poor-sanders-tells-students-liberty-university#sthash.h2bzamSx.dpuf

[HassleCat]

1. Bernie was first

But I hope O'Malley will go, as well. It's important to reach out and find some common ground.

[RufusTFirefly]

2. Thank you! Finding common ground is very important.

And, as I noted in another thread, it should be distinguished from "reaching across the aisle."

"Reaching across the aisle" has become a euphemism for capitulating to the pushy and powerful, even when it runs contrary to the will of the majority.

"Finding common ground" is what Bernie did. Masterfully so. Make no mistake: He's not going to change his opinion on abortion or same-sex marriage or even water down his message. His point is that although he and the students at Liberty may be at odds on a few key issues, there are many others where they share the same core ideals.

Bernie provides a wonderful antidote to the poisonous wedge issue politics that has led many in the past to tragically vote against their own individual wellbeing, not mention the long-term wellbeing of the country and the world.

With leaders like Sanders we may once again find a way to cast fear, distrust, and selfishness aside and come together as a country.

Based on his actions as Governor of Maryland, I am convinced that O'Malley shares many of these same goals.

[SoapBox]

3. Thank you...

Good post.

[Uncle Joe]

4. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Peacetrain.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

5. I hope you will consider Bernie if OMalley drops out. They hav much more in common than with HRC.

[Bluenorthwest]

6. He demonstrated that it is possible to talk to the faith community without pandering to them.

It's nice of you to mention that. I have seen so many posts on DU which claim Bernie is not capable of connecting with Christians in 'their language'. What those posters expect is pandering, they are used to politicians who go to church to say 'those gays are bad, we need to restrict abortion'. They are used to Barack Obama holding rallies with 'ex gays' one day then criticizing his own voters the next for 'clinging to God and guns'.
Don't have to pander to point out common ground.

[RufusTFirefly]

9. Yes. Always bugs me when politicians go to southern churches and start dropping their g's.

So pathetically obvious. And fake. Particularly in cases where it's a white northerner visiting an AME church.

Although he may have altered his emphasis slightly to fit the crowd, the Bernie that Liberty University got was essentially the same Bernie that they get in Iowa, New Hampshire, and elsewhere.

In other words, no panderin'.

(It's refreshin')

[uponit7771]

7. +1, typical progressive good character

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

8. Great post, Peacetrain...K&R, eom

[restorefreedom]

10. i'm for bernie

but i love mo!

they have a lot of common ideas. hope he gets some more visibility soon

[zentrum]

11. Thank you.

I'm a Bernie supporter but really like O'Malley and think he has a great future no matter what happens in 2016.

[shireen]

12. OMalley's views are quite similar to Sanders

O'Malley is one of the good guys. I'm surprised he has not caught on more with voters. It's quite puzzling.

[hamsterjill]

13. I am not a Bernie Sanders supporter either.

But that does NOT stop me from admiring the man. His humanity is not to be questioned. He is the real deal in that regard.