I Took Bernie Into Deep Trump Country. Can He Win Them Over?

[Celerity]

What happens when you put Bernie Sanders in the second reddest state in the country?

For nearly 80 years straight, working-class West Virginia was a Democratic stronghold — until it took a hard turn to Trump.

We were on the ground with Bernie Sanders to investigate why.
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[struggle4progress]

1. knr

[Tetrachloride]

2. as foretold by Russ Feingold, Don Quixote and

Men Without Hats and Women

[nuxvomica]

3. Great video. Worth watching.

[usonian]

4. Extreme wealth inequity is the cause of our problems.

The right fights "the rich liberal establishment" and ""the radical lefty controlled media" with well-delivered lies.

Our side fights neither.
Here is the situation, IMO

The "Sound of Silence" from leaders is going to get us all killed.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/13244034

https://www.democraticunderground.com/13244015
A grassroots revolution is needed for the party to win.


And the winner is ...


People all over the country are rightly loving the anti-oligarch message. However ...

[leftstreet]

5. Well worth the watch

It's just SHIT that the entire history of WV and labor strikes from the 20s is no longer in textbooks

Thanks for posting

[Sogo]

6. I have always like Bernie and his message for the working class,

but I'm sick and tired of his ragging on the Democrats. That isn't helping. Stop making them your whipping post and speak about them and to them in an encouraging way! The way Bernie speaks about the Democrats now is discouraging and has the effect of turning people off to them.

[leftstreet]

7. Sanders let Democrats speak for themselves

"For every blue-collar Democrat we lose in western Pennsylvania, we will pick up two moderate Republicans in the suburbs in Philadelphia". - Chuck Schumer, 2016

[Gum Logger]

9. There should be an accounting of everyone who sold America down the river to China

[questionseverything]

8. I didn't know the term "redneck" originated from striking miners wearing red hankercheifs

Around their necks

Once again Bernie shows the 99%ers have more that unites us than separates us!

[iemanja]

10. I thought it came from a sunburn

on the back of the neck from working outdoors.

[questionseverything]

11. Ikr, turns out it's a high form of praise

[democrank]

12. Highly recommended

Thank you for posting this, Celerity.