Bernie And His Campaign Are SMARTER Than You Think.

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As the delegate totals rolled in and Bernie had his victory speech in Vermont, he had a very telling line.

“This campaign is not just about electing a president,”

Later his campaign manager, echoed this refrain by saying:

“You know, I think our supporters are enthusiastic about Bernie and his message, not enthusiastic about his delegate totals,”

These quotes both point toward the same conclusion. The Sanders campaign recognizes that the path forward to the White House is very steep, perhaps impossible. Despite that, the Sanders campaign is ready to fight for something more than electing a president. What could that be? To this Democrat, the ideal scenario would be that they could build the infrastructure of a lasting movement within the progressive community in the United States. A movement that organized small donors to compete against big donors. A movement to push political conversation to the left. A movement that just might help other progressive politicians get elected to other seats in the future. A movement that is bigger than just Bernie Sanders. Can they do it? It will depend on the voters he has mobilized. If they can see beyond Bernie, and attach themselves to the causes he supports rather than the individual running for President.

Win or lose this nomination, it appears to me that they are in this for the long haul.


http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/03/02/1494311/-Bernie-and-his-campaign-is-smarter-than-you-think

[Betty Karlson]

1. They are in it for the long haul, and so are we. eom

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2. Absolutely!....

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3. my daughter showed me this video tonight--I hadn't seen it yet

And she was honestly confused. How could people who care about civil rights not vote overwhelmingly for Bernie?

Well, after watching it, I didn't really know either. But then I thought that maybe Bernie's campaign was holding back on this kind of thing until after Super Tuesday, when he still probably wouldn't have won in the South and the video's impact would have been lost. Now, Super Tuesday is over, and I probably won't be the only one getting tears in my eyes at this:

[dchill]

5. BOOM!

[Betty Karlson]

8. That is one moving speech. Thanks for sharing this.

I had not seen it either.

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

4. Interesting, because I just watched Rachel ask Tulsi a very learned question (because she's brillian

Is Bernie really trying to win?

[dchill]

6. He's trying to win with a campaign...

that he's proud of - that we can all be proud of.

[PATRICK]

10. This election is

for the American people to lose. There is a choice and there is time.

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7. Oh, I definitely believe he's very focused on winning,...

but I also believe thats only one pillar of the structure.

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9. Are you now, or have you ever been a...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3203606/

[felix_numinous]

11. Sanders popularity is a symptom of what is happening

and has given a voice to the majority of people who see the status quo as being obsolete, and having run it's course. There is no more for this oligharchy to do but to continue destroying American culture, the planet and infrastructure, all while threatening aggressive policies overseas. This is a very important election, and the movement it represents goes beyond it.