A serious question about Bernie Sanders

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13. Bernie Sanders always gets my vote.

I think Howard Dean had/has a partial solution to your answer....a 50-state strategy: red states, blue states, purple states. Dean always said that folks are more similar than different at their core, no matter where they live. Joblessness is joblessness whether you live in Vemont, Texas or Mississippi. In my opinion, our party has failed to deliver our message. And, we have very few leaders (like Bernie Sanders) who are willing to stand up and tell the truth, no matter what.

Here in Vermont, you can see Bernie bumperstickers everywhere, whether on the bumper of a new Volvo or on the bumper of a rusted-out pickup truck. It`s his message of common-sense programs guided by fairness. Folks understand that. Plus, Bernie listens and folks understand that too. I don`t mean for this to be a I heart Bernie reply, I simply respect the message and the method and believe we can learn from it.

We don`t have to agree on every little detail, but certainly we can, as a party, agree on a few principles whether "our friends across the aisle" like it or not. If we step back and take a look at the state of things, none of us should be very proud. We`ve voted for mediocre then complained about a lack of quality.We can attempt to distract one another by pointing to this teeny dot over here or that teeny dot over there, but truth be told, the "for the people" part has failed. In my view, it`s back to basics time. BACK TO BASICS, that`s a message millions of folks would nod their heads at....jobs, community, family.... especially if we emphasized all for one and one for all.