2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumThere is a big difference between the two campaigns
I don't always word things great but I will give it a try. I watched Rachael tonight with Senator Sanders. I then went to the grocery store and while I was pushing the cart I was thinking about what Bernie was saying to Rachael about going to the Convention.
The difference between the two campaigns is this:
Hillary Clinton's campaign is mostly funded by corporations, Wall Street, Banks, Billionaires etc. The campaign is supported by the wealthy and I'm sure they will get something from their support. Her campaign is NOT by the people. Her campaign is made up mostly of those as I have mentioned above. She asked me in an email to send a dollar..please..she doesn't need my dollar.
Senator Sanders campaign is a campaign made up totally of the people. The people are engaged in this campaign with totality!!! That is the difference between the two campaign's. I see on this board all the time the comments about donating to Bernie but rarely see posts about donating to Hillary. I think I saw just one recently in the HRC group. Hillary does not need the people's money. She uses the Oligarchy's money.
A revolution of the people by the people will fight for what is right. They want honesty. They want what is for ALL people. They want fairness. They do not want war after war. They want health care for all. They want everyone treated with respect and dignity. It's their campaign not just Senator Sanders campaign. Hillary's is Hillary's campaign. Her supporters are not invested in sacrificing their all, like Bernie's many using their last dimes. She is funded well by the Oligarchy.
One candidate is for and by the wealthy and influential
One candidate is for the people and BY THE PEOPLE......................The campaign IS THE PEOPLE. Hillary cannot say that about her campaign.
That is what Bernie means when he says a revolution of millions of people. Because the people are vested in his campaign, not billionaires. It is the people's campaign which is powerful....Bernie is a very smart man.
So when it comes to the convention since the PEOPLE are so utterly invested with their last dollars in their pockets (many of them) they will fight for the truth. They will fight for an honest man for President who wants whats decent and right for the Average American. They will stand firm to elect Senator Sanders and they will fight for him to lead this Country for the Average American. They will not be passive about it, they will be firm to the Convention. Because....it is the People's Campaign!
liberal_at_heart
(12,081 posts)answer is yes. It is our democracy. It is our convention. We are here to stay, and so is Bernie.
BernieforPres2016
(3,017 posts)She needs a lot of one dollar contributions so her average contribution will be lower than it is now and she would then be able to misrepresent her campaign as being funded by average people instead of large donors.
GoneFishin
(5,217 posts)BigBearJohn
(11,410 posts)DemocracyDirect
(708 posts)We have to fight for the revolution.
If it was easy it would have been done already.
But we have the advantage if we never stop.
If Hillary is the nominee and our fears are correct then many people will regret their choice...
And we need to be waiting for them.
Be the change you want to see in the world - Gandhi
Jackilope
(819 posts)This is beyond a candidate. This is a corrupt system that has been enabled by both parties.
I refuse to be scolded and shamed in a party loyalty to a party that is corrupt and just as sold out and beholden to the wealthy as the GOP. With Bernie, he stands with us and we sre st the table. With either Trump or HRC we are more or less on the menu. Trump tosses us quickly in the boiling pot, HRC will slowly turn up the heat little by little. Much like what Third Way has done to the Democratic Party.
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riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)jwirr
(39,215 posts)griffi94
(3,733 posts)The voters don't seem to be buying it tho.
That's the most obvious difference in the two campaigns.
His message doesn't seem to be scoring enough to put him over the top.
bkkyosemite
(5,792 posts)griffi94
(3,733 posts)Bernies campaign is made up totally of people. Individual people who support
him and contribute financially to his campaign.
Hillarys campaign is about big corporate money huge PACs and the small percent of
wealthy elite.
But he's still not getting as many votes as she is or he would be in the lead.
Of course Bernies supporters are real people but hers are real enough to vote
in larger numbers than his.
Or else he would be winning.
So far his message isn't resonating with enough of the electorate to get him out of the primary.
That's the biggest difference I see between the two campaigns.
Hers is working and so far his isn't.
msongs
(67,433 posts)if you live in vermont that is
white_wolf
(6,238 posts)jillan
(39,451 posts)the banksters than those who can't make ends meet.
USA! USA!