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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
Tue May 24, 2016, 10:57 AM May 2016

Will Bernie Sanders Hurt His Own Cause?

Will Bernie Sanders Hurt His Own Cause?
Petty political fights distract from the Vermont senator’s goal of a long-lasting movement.
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If Sanders wants his political revolution to last, he will need to win widespread support for his ideas well into the future. Yet as the primary election draws to a close, the campaign has increasingly made arguments that may undercut the long-term viability of the movement that has coalesced around the Vermont senator.

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/05/bernie-sanders-dnc/483965/
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Autumn

(44,972 posts)
2. Only thing that would hurt his cause are Hillary supporters and they are irrelevant since
Tue May 24, 2016, 11:09 AM
May 2016

they wouldn't support his ideas anyway.

 

Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)
3. Looks like he and his rabid supporters have hurt his case in CA, at least according to the
Tue May 24, 2016, 11:18 AM
May 2016

latest 538 forecast.

 

HumanityExperiment

(1,442 posts)
6. ...
Tue May 24, 2016, 11:37 AM
May 2016

...'win widespread support for his ideas'...

done and done...

next talking point HRC supporters want to craft a wobbly narrative off of?

R B Garr

(16,950 posts)
8. He couldn't even get Single Payer passed in Vermont, so ideas are only one thing.
Tue May 24, 2016, 12:47 PM
May 2016

Everybody has ideas. He has to show he can do more than just complain about others and attack them. Maybe he should take responsibility for trying to get Single Payer passed in Vermont and then go out and dump on other politicians about it.

First things first.

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