The War on Bernie Sanders

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To achieve even the distinctly non-revolutionary reforms on his agenda, the millions of Democratic voters drawn to Sanders’s message must overcome the opposition of their own party elites.

No presidential candidate in modern history has performed as well as Sanders and received so little support from the Democratic Party leadership.

The Democratic Party elite has launched a virtually unprecedented attack against Bernie Sanders.
by Matt Karp ~ 2/1/16

Two stark facts have defined the 2016 Democratic primary since the campaign began last spring. The first is the remarkable success of self-proclaimed socialist Bernie Sanders, who appears to be mobilizing far more support from lower-income voters than any other Democratic underdog in a generation.

The second fact, evident since the beginning of the campaign but even more visible in recent weeks, is the fierce determination of the Democratic Party elite to nominate Hillary Clinton.

With both Sanders and Donald Trump surging in the polls, many observers have framed the 2016 race as one that pits insurgent populist campaigns against consolidated party establishments. It’s easy for this kind of insider versus outsider analysis to become sloppy and conspiratorial. In fact, the contours of “the establishment” are often difficult to define, and a closer examination frequently reveals several different elite factions facing off against each other ...

More here: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/02/bernie-sanders-democratic-party-primary-president-iowa-caucus-new-hampshire-primary/

POWER TO THE PEOPLE:

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1. The Democrats "War on Bernie Sanders"

Is a War against Every person seated in that room/every rally/town hall, every person who donated, every person marching, every person Voting #SandersForPresident2016.
Bernie isn't In this for "the win".
Bernie is In this With Us and For us.
This is The Peoples Campaign.
The narrative is gonna bite 'em in the arse, later on, imo. No More LOTEs
They are in a some sort of sick Denial and underestimate just how Fed up And Pissed Off "we" are. This is Not 2008. Many learned their lesson.

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2. #FeelTheBern #Bernie2016 #WomenForBernie #UniteBlue

#Iowa