AFP: Sanders winning over US Democrats

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'Feel the Bern' -- Sanders winning over US Democrats

A substantial slice of Americans are frustrated with how Democratic leadership -- nearly seven years into Barack Obama's presidency -- has bumped up against the hard limits of political power, especially under a Republican-led Congress.

They claim that reducing inequality is a matter of leadership and political will -- and the jettisoning of a political class that is beholden to special interests.

"Hillary Clinton is very status quo. She is paid for by a lot of the big banks."

Democrats who back Sanders say they don't dislike Clinton. Some of them even supported her in her 2008 presidential quest.

But after her 20 years in Washington, they doubt Clinton's loyalty to the cause and criticize her apparent willingness to put deal-making and political modulation above adherence to progressive goals.

A gay couple arriving to hear the Sanders campaign pitch recalled how it took Clinton until 2013 to back same-sex marriage.

While she remains the frontrunner, her poll numbers have slumped amid lingering suspicions about her use of a private email server while secretary of state.

"It's more that it's in vogue," said Galen Tim, 22, a violinist who was quick to note that Sanders opposed the 1993 "don't ask, don't tell" policy of then-president Bill Clinton banning gays from openly serving in the military.

When Clinton talks about reaching out to Republicans, fans of Sanders balk, while buying $20 tee-shirts that urge people to "join the political revolution."

The villains? Big banks, Wall Street, and their fat-cat patrons.

"We are the 99 percent, and it's time we take power away from the one percent!" boomed Sanders, an avowed democratic socialist.

[sabrina 1]

1. This campaign is going to be about Issues and Records. It isn't going to

be the usual 'let's distract everyone' with negative ads funded by the very villains who are responsible for the state of the country who are going to fight hard, though NOT on the issues, to try to hold on to the power and the money they grabbed by USING deception and corruption while keeping the 'little people' at each others' throats.

It has come to a point now where their old negative tactics are not working. Their attempt to turn this election into yet another 'team sport' is going to fail as spectacularly are their policies have failed the people.

I see former Hillary supporters all the time after listening to Bernie for the first time, say, they have to support him because he really is talking about the things they want to talk about.

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2. Ok who on DU wrote that?

I've been reading that here for month's now.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

3. LOL. It's the Democratic Party that's "evolving".

Though there are some rather loud hold outs who cling to the "Not as Bad" wing of the party.

[CountAllVotes]

4. Kick & recommend!!!

& recommend!!!

GO BERNIE!!!!