MSNBC: Sanders sees surprisingly strong start

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Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., makes his way a news conference at the Senate swamp to speak about his agenda for the country, April 30, 2015. Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Getty

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/sanders-sees-surprisingly-strong-start

05/04/15 08:40 AM

By Steve Benen

As easy as it may be to see Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) presidential campaign as a quixotic exercise, launched by a candidate who doesn’t really expect to hold national office, Alex Seitz-Wald reported on the Vermont independent’s strong start as a White House hopeful.
Sen. Bernie Sanders raised more than $1.5 million in the 24-hours since he announced his presidential run, his campaign announced Friday.

It’s a strong performance for a candidate many pundits have dismissed as fringe, outpacing Republican candidates who have recently announced.
In a statement, Tad Devine, a Sanders adviser who worked as a top aide to Al Gore and John Kerry, described the $1.5 million first-day haul as “a remarkable start for Bernie’s campaign.”

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[marym625]

1. K&R!

Beautiful! Thanks, Steve!

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

2. Within a few minutes, your thermometer should be over the $750 goal.

I donated the $43.54 'average' amount.

[marym625]

3. +1000

[Omaha Steve]

5. It just raised our goal too

Thanks!

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

6. Oh, that's sneaky.

I just assumed the people who set up the group set goals, I didn't realize ActBlue automatically upped the goal each time it got met.

[L0oniX]

4. "a candidate who doesn’t really expect to hold national office" <--- consulted Miss Cleo for that.

[TBF]

7. Woot! Go Bernie Go! K&R nt

[WDIM]

8. His message is going to resonate with the working class.

Honesty should never be underestimated. Go Sanders! The most honest politician to run for President in my life time.

[saidsimplesimon]

9. WDIM, honesty is an underestimated value that will not

impair those who seek to challenge webs of deceit.

[NYC_SKP]

10. KNR! NT

[Myrina]

11. Funny considering Bernie's core message....

... why does the media always make it about 'who raises the most money'? Bernie's campaign is largely about getting money OUT of the system. So they're saying he's a success based on how much money he's bringing in? The one with the most donations wins, regardless of their message? I didn't realize elections were now telethons.

That makes abso-fucking-lutely no sense.




Go Bernie!!

[JDPriestly]

12. Good point!

[BrotherIvan]

14. It's a way to marginalize him

Check out this amazing video if you haven't already

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1017&pid=263381

When Bernie first mentions getting money out of politics, he gets the biggest applause. I think a lot of people don't vote because they are fed up. They see the system as corrupt and the entrenched pols as working for their own interests. From what I have seen around the web, he is seriously striking a chord with young people. They don't understand Democratic Socialism, they have never voted or even registered to vote even at the age of 40, but they are getting active now because he is HONEST. That can spread his budget very far.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

13. "many pundits have dismissed as fringe"

They need to get out of DC more.

[Fearless]

15. It was not surprising to me

In this election environment individuals rarely are able to out shout corporate interests, but if you look we're still there and only we thus far are able to vote.

[AtomicKitten]

16. What surprised me was knowing what his candidacy meant.

He had said all along that he was waiting for Elizabeth Warren to throw her hat in the ring. As a long time fan of Elizabeth's, I was waiting for that. When Bernie announced his candidacy, it signaled unequivocally and finally that Elizabeth was not going to run. At that moment, my choice was clear. Bernie 2016. I'm in.