Rise of Bernie Sanders attributed to authenticity

[pinebox]

Overall, Bernie is seen as "more authentic" than Hillary and as this article in The Daily Texan examines that in depth.

Rise of Bernie Sanders attributed to authenticity
http://www.dailytexanonline.com/2015/10/07/rise-of-bernie-sanders-attributed-to-authenticity

Bernie Sanders, Democratic candidate and 24-year Congress veteran, has been rapidly climbing the polls the last few months, outperforming Hillary Clinton, current frontrunner and former secretary of State, in general election polls in Iowa and New Hampshire. Only a few months ago, many media outlets believed Sanders had virtually no chance of winning the primaries, but his recent surge has been proving those critics wrong.

This rise is happening despite the fact he has much less access to funding than other candidates because of his refusal to accept money from super PACs, which are usually funded by billionaires who want to influence a candidate with large donations.
These differences might be the entire reason Sanders has become so popular — he brings a new sense of authenticity to American politics.

If Sanders really had a choice, he would likely have run as a third-party candidate, since he ran as an Independent in Congress. However, because of the nature of our political system, doing so would have proven to be impossible.
Government professor David Prindle said the U.S. voting system — first past the post — undercuts the potential for third-party voices to be heard.

“We have this system that is very stable, but we also have this system that denies a lot of people representation because there’s only two [major] parties,” Prindle said.
But popular dissent against the two-party system has been growing for too long for the system to remain unchanged. Seventy-five percent of Americans see widespread corruption in the government — 8 percent higher than in 2007 — and Congress’ approval ratings remain at an all-time low.

“We have this system that is very stable, but we also have this system that denies a lot of people representation because there’s only two [major] parties,” Prindle said.

More at http://www.dailytexanonline.com/2015/10/07/rise-of-bernie-sanders-attributed-to-authenticity

[bvf]

1. Meanwhile

the Clinton Authenticity Simulation Team continues its quest to achieve new and greater illusions of the same.

[LWolf]

2. Clearly. nt

[onehandle]

3. 'Rise of Bernie Sanders attributed to Elizabeth Warren not running and him not being Hillary'

Headline fixed.

[pinebox]

4. Actually

It should read "Rise of Bernie attributed to being more in touch with the American people".

[Scootaloo]

6. Nah, the headline is exactly what it says. Thanks for your offer to help, though!

[whatchamacallit]

5. That's why they're trying

to graft some - human centipede style - onto her.

[Uncle Joe]

7. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, pinebox.

[zappaman]

8. Ok. n/t

[Matariki]

9. If "authentic" means he won't pursue completely different policies than what he's running on

then yes.