Bernies ad has over 1,000,000 views in about 24 hours.

[Fuddnik]

[thereismore]

1. Well, maybe they didn't like it...

[Fuddnik]

5. I hated it so much, I must have watched it 20 times.

[thereismore]

7. So you are one of them clicketty clickers! nt

[tecelote]

2. The revolution just might be televised.

+1

[dixiegrrrrl]

6. Excellent!

[jhart3333]

10. It's certainly on the net!

[draa]

3. And half is from me.

[Sophiegirl]

11. I guess

The other half belongs to me.

And I'm proud of that!!

[draa]

12. You go girl.

[tomm2thumbs]

4. They've all come to look for America!!!

I think they're finding it...

[demmiblue]

8. I don't know how many times I have watched this, but I get a chill every time!

[Roy Rolling]

9. The song !

The song alone is worth the price of admission. A stroke of genius. If you are too young to recognize this song, you will come to love it from this ad. The lyrics are the epitome of the art of songwriting in the '60s.

[pangaia]

23. I wrote this on another thread but,

I remember exactly where I was the first time I heard this song.. 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee, in a friends house having dinner with his wife and two little girls, sitting in the living room around a large, low round oak table with an ersatz Tiffany lamp above it.

[BernTheRich]

35. What a great memory, pangaia

So evocative.

Thank you for sharing.

[SoapBox]

13. Love it.

What a refreshing change from so much dirt and sleaze.

Go Bernie!

Go Team Bernie!

[Iwillnevergiveup]

14. No, no, no

Over 1,200,000.

[JDPriestly]

15. I just love it. Between that and Killer Mike and the speech of Nina Turner,

my heart is just brimmed over with emotion.

Beautiful.

[mobeau69]

16. Why African Americans are on FIRE for Bernie Sanders

#t=277.465213454

[chknltl]

28. KnR (a must watch) nt

[smiley]

36. thank you for that.

Very moving

[Enthusiast]

17. It could use more upvotes on Youtube.

[chknltl]

24. Done. KnR

nuff said

[glinda]

18. ...here WE come....

[chknltl]

19. I believe.

nuff said

[7962]

20. I've even seen GOP guys on TV saying what a good ad it is.

Its POSITIVE instead of all doom and gloom

[TBF]

21. I love the ad! nt

[zebonaut]

22. I get the crybaby goose shivers again.... Great ad!

Meanwhile:

[polly7]

25. I am becoming very afraid that people are taking these two seriously.

[azmom]

26. Woohoo

[kennetha]

27. Don't you think

they could have found some people of color to be part of the panoply of America that is swooning over their man?

[JonathanRackham]

29. They were there.

Watch the video with an open mind.

[kennetha]

30. three or four in the background

in a crowds of thousands. one looked like a campaign worker. he briefly hugged one.

Especially for a democratic party that is fall more multiethnic than the Republican party, this is a pathetically homogeneous ad. I know it's playing Iowa and New Hampshire, which are both wonder bread white states. But this is supposed to represent America rising up in support of Sanders. Looks like just a slice of America. This is what you'd expect from Republican ad makers and their vision of America.

[JonathanRackham]

32. ;

[Mike Nelson]

31. It's an excellent ad...

...if Hillary made it, the media spin would be that it made her appear "old" and "part of the past." So, it's good she didn't do one... and, good Bernie did it at exactly the right time. It might sell a few downloads for Paul Simon and maybe it will chart again!

[mucifer]

33. I'm curious if Simon and Garfunkel are supporters.

[Flying Squirrel]

34. I would be surprised if they weren't. nt

[Ichingcarpenter]

38. They gave permission for the use of the song

Art Garfunkel Explains Why He Approved Bernie Sanders’ Use of ‘America’

Art Garfunkel issued a statement on Friday explaining why he gave his approval to the campaign of Bernie Sanders to use the Simon & Garfunkel song “America” in a new political ad.



In comments released through his publicist, Garfunkel said that he “never wanted to gain an influence on the public through my songs, and then use it for my politics. It’s bait and switch.”

But he also explained how the song is meant to have universal resonance, while it’s also relevant to current issues, including what is being talked about on the campaign trail. He cited xenophobia, and said, “Now I believe the monied interests have gone too far and have rigged the system.” Sanders’ campaign is focused on Wall Street and campaign finance corruption, and he has condemned remarks that Donald Trump has made about Mexicans and Muslims.

http://variety.com/2016/biz/news/bernie-sanders-simon-and-garfunkel-america-art-garfunkel-1201686260/

The ad is pure genius ... simple, short and uplifting

[Bernblu]

37. Great Ad!

[The Wielding Truth]

39. It reminds me of the real idea of democracy and why we have struggled to have it.

Of course it is for what we are striving, A more perfect union. Why we have courts and laws and social programs. Why we open our hearts to the world and work together as a nation with respect to all people.

When things get bad we must pull together to make them better. Bernie has made us realize this again.

WE are responsible to run our country not the very wealthy few. It's our time to rise and be responsible.
Thank you, Bernie.