Bernie Sanders Open To 2016 Presidential Run

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12. I think opening the eyes of voters is the main thing

The corporate Dems won't change stripes because of a left-flank candidate. They might pay it lip-service in the primaries but then it'll all be forgotten about.

The voters, that's another matter entirely. There is a vast untapped pool of frustrated energy in this country, lurking in the hearts of the downtrodden. It has nowhere to go because there is nobody that "matters" who speaks to their needs. There's no telling what will happen when they hear policies that will help, when they hear exactly why things are so messed up, when the politician they are listening to doesn't need to consult focus groups before speaking because they are speaking truth to power, with the conviction that comes from that.

Someone needs to take that and run with it. And if we don't, the right-wing will, in some very destructive and fascist ways. We've seen it many times in history. Pissed off people with no clear understanding of what is wrong and no roadmap to improving their situation will look for scapegoats, usually the wrong people.

It is pretty simple to explain all of this to people, and many of them will understand. It won't happen with corporate-sponsored candidates who are busy negotiating global "trade" agreements, we need the opposite of that.

Is Sanders the right guy? Maybe, I love him more than any other politician. I'm not sure if he has enough energy but he certainly has the right message. We need more than a Kucinich or Nader token candidacy, we need real energy and drive. Warren? I think that has a better chance. Grayson too, probably others I'm not thinking of.