Bernie Sanders Open To 2016 Presidential Run

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142. Where did I say "we cant" lose?

Your response smacks of an infantile knee-jerk reaction; I say your premise is wrong and you reply with what amounts to a childish "nuh uhhh... your wrong!"... really? It makes me think your not even willing to address the merits of the argument simply because you don't like it. Not exactly a "winning" strategy. Look, I'll repeat myself for your benefit, because I'm not willing to accept that you're not capable of a well articulated response. I'll even extrapolate to give you more to work with in a counter argument.

-Winning should not require that we sell our soul.
If we win, but have to bring ourselves down to the level of a republican to do so, then we haven't really won... the republicans have.
Even if, by chance, we don't win the election, if we can force the discussion back to topics that matter to us, then we can win something of a victory there. Changing the national narrative is a big deal, and is significantly understated in its importance. Forcing republicans to come out on items such as social security, food stamps, jobs, consumer protection, education, etc shines a light on them that either forces them to move a little bit to the left, or shows to the rest of the country what ass-hats they really are (which incidentally helps us win). This is a win-win scenario for us. Even if somehow we don't win the election (which I seriously don't see happening with how pissed off at the GOP the general populace has become), we can win in redirecting the narrative.

-A nominee wins on their ground game... not initial impressions.
Obama was nearly completely unknown on the national scale. Normally to become president, you must be in congress long enough for numerous corporate interests to firmly entrench their hooks into you, before you can stand a chance at a shot at the Oval office. Obama fast-tracked to the presidency quicker than anyone previous excepting only George Washington. He did it because his ground-game, his team's tactics and strategies, were swift and inclusive to the grass-roots groups out there. This was not a fluke... this was good planning well executed, and should be seen as proof of concept that any nominee, with a good ground game, can do the same.