Is Bernie Sanders the new Shirley Chisolm? Both Unbought and Unbossed and from Brooklyn

[smokey nj]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Chisholm

[gwheezie]

1. Shirley was my 1st hero

She was a very important influence in my political formation.

[smokey nj]

2. She was an amazing woman!

Does this sound familiar?

Her campaign was poorly organized and underfunded from the start; she only spent $300,000 in total.[2] She also struggled to be regarded as a serious candidate instead of as a symbolic actor;[11] she was ignored by much of the Democratic political establishment and received little support from her black male colleagues.[21] Many headlines constructed Chisholm as an emasculating matriarch with headlines such as the Boston Globe’s “Rep. Shirley Chisholm outflanks her black political brothers”.[22] She later reiterated, "When I ran for the Congress, when I ran for president, I met more discrimination as a woman than for being black. Men are men."[8] In particular, she expressed frustration about the "black matriarch thing", saying, "They think I am trying to take power from them. The black man must step forward, but that doesn't mean the black woman must step back."[5] Her husband, however, was fully supportive of her candidacy and said, "I have no hangups about a woman running for president."[12]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Chisholm

[marym625]

3. Great comparison!

Except, Bernie will win the presidency. Unfortunately, Ms. Chisholm wouldn't have had a prayer

[RoccoR5955]

4. He's from Brooklyn...

When was the last time we has a president from Brooklyn, the garden spot of the planet?
Never? Fuggedaboutit! He's in like Flint!

[merrily]

9. Like Flynn.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_like_Flynn

[totodeinhere]

5. If Bernie is then those are some big shoes to fill.

n/t

[smokey nj]

6. Do you think he's up to it? I sure do!

[totodeinhere]

7. Absolutely.

[NBachers]

8. Two of my all-time heroes- they'd fit right in with Bernie Sanders- I sure miss them.

New York Women Bela Abzug and Shirley Chisolm. Imagine both of 'em in Sanders Administration Cabinet posts.