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Bernie Sanders

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1. That seems for the best. If the GOP has imploded, and the DNC/Hillary won't

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Fri Apr 22, 2016, 08:07 PM

Apr 2016

take on Oligarchy (because it works well - for them)....

.....Then why should the Center Left be left, pardon the pun, w/o decent representation. I'm saying if there is a vacuum to be filled, why leave it to be filled with whatever can rise from the ashes of the GOP? Why rehabilitate -even through inaction - the political Right; when that "2nd party" space is better filled from the Left?

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At Philadelphia, win or lose, will we see the launch of a permanent Bernie organization? [View all] Ken Burch Apr 2016 OP

That seems for the best. If the GOP has imploded, and the DNC/Hillary won't Schema Thing Apr 2016 #1

I want to encourage this!! oldandhappy Apr 2016 #2

We could have our own mass meeting somewhere during the week. Ken Burch Apr 2016 #3

yes! A lot of work ahead of us. oldandhappy Apr 2016 #7

We need to show up to the convention by the masses! TIME TO PANIC Apr 2016 #4

Philly is expensive and the rooms will be gone. Maybe a mass meeting near by oldandhappy Apr 2016 #8

Long overdue lsewpershad Apr 2016 #5

I'm in. n/t bvf Apr 2016 #6

Me too... SoapBox Apr 2016 #9

There are already a lot of Sanders Dems running for office eridani Apr 2016 #10

I'm not in Phil, rather RI, but count me in. greymouse Apr 2016 #11

I would like to see a long-term mass movement out of this as it is needed davidpdx Apr 2016 #12

As I recall, Rahm and the 1%er wing of the admin basically talked Obama into ending the movement. Ken Burch Apr 2016 #16

It has been pretty benign true davidpdx Apr 2016 #17

There will be a PEACEFUL march outside the convention LongTomH Apr 2016 #13

I'm against launching yet another organization. Jim Lane Apr 2016 #14

I hope so Jack Rabbit Apr 2016 #15