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65. I love Bernie, so don't get me wrong when I say...

Fri Mar 7, 2014, 02:49 PM

Mar 2014

the biggest problem is money.
Once you forfeit yourself to big money, the kind that can get you elected, everyone seems to lose their soul. You owe them. That's a huge problem no matter who runs.

Now a days it take toooo much money to run. Way way way toooo much.

You accept those dirty dollars, you owe people.

If we could find a candidate that could run without corporate dollars, stay true to the people, then we might have a great president. Someone who without owing anyone except the voters that got that person there, we might have representation.

Bernie may be that man. I really don't know. I can only hope there is someone out there that is.

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Bernie Sanders: �I Am Prepared to Run For President of the United States (NOT a formal announcement) [View all] YoungDemCA Mar 2014 OP

He and Elizabeth Warren would make a great team Samantha Mar 2014 #1

Absolutely! FiveGoodMen Mar 2014 #16

For sure! BlueJac Mar 2014 #25

Count me in. He as Senator Warren would be a fabulous team. ladjf Mar 2014 #36

+1 reformist2 Mar 2014 #56

I'm prepared to vote for him. HappyMe Mar 2014 #2

+1 RGinNJ Mar 2014 #21

Graceful! Big Kay & ARghh! nt adirondacker Mar 2014 #3

He's volunteering to be the outlier. aquart Mar 2014 #4

Uh-oh, this place could get messy with a Sanders candidacy. n/t Comrade Grumpy Mar 2014 #5

It will be messy as long as HRC runs. nt. The Masked Shrike Mar 2014 #41

He and Elizabeth Warren would have my vote....... Swede Atlanta Mar 2014 #6

Elizabeth Warren has no problem tapping 1%ers for money... brooklynite Mar 2014 #15

So you would agree that HC is not a liberal but more of corporacrat INdemo Mar 2014 #50

Count me among the profoundly disgusted he can count on. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2014 #7

I have a sister who was brainwashed by Rush Limbaugh in the 90s. I discussed Bernie Sanders with her smokey nj Mar 2014 #8

Bernie, I love ya................ wandy Mar 2014 #9

Exactly dbackjon Mar 2014 #19

Right... kentuck Mar 2014 #51

I want Bernie to have a chance. I just don't want to split the vote............... wandy Mar 2014 #53

So, which do you vote for...? kentuck Mar 2014 #60

Well I guessed I asked for that so here goes............ wandy Mar 2014 #61

Yes, he must run as a Democrat ... Martin Eden Mar 2014 #64

Sanders is my political ideal. AZ Mike Mar 2014 #10

He's running Pretzel_Warrior Mar 2014 #11

he could open up the political discourse in a way we have not seen in more than forty years Douglas Carpenter Mar 2014 #12

Seems to go beyond "You might think that...but I couldn't possible comment." HereSince1628 Mar 2014 #13

Bernie or Elizabeth Warren. We do not want another 1980s Republican. Enthusiast Mar 2014 #14

He's absolutely right about 2014. malthaussen Mar 2014 #17

He's thinking of running in order to push the conversation in cali Mar 2014 #20

I wish he would. I am prepared to vote for him. LoisB Mar 2014 #18

The nation appears to be completely fucked. Enthusiast Mar 2014 #22

Presidential Elections are Tough.... C0RYH0FFMAN Mar 2014 #23

Love to see you run Bernie! bobGandolf Mar 2014 #24

VP would be an especially big issue because of his age thesquanderer Mar 2014 #27

Do it Bernie. pa28 Mar 2014 #26

I would take him over Hilliary any day SmittynMo Mar 2014 #28

Whatever you do, Bernie, do not go third-party KamaAina Mar 2014 #29

IIRC, he's said before he wouldn't go third party. n/t winter is coming Mar 2014 #32

Excellent! KamaAina Mar 2014 #33

We went through a round of discussing Bernie a couple of months back, and that was winter is coming Mar 2014 #34

Bernie is an Independent, not a Democrat. Maedhros Mar 2014 #43

From the last time this was discussed... winter is coming Mar 2014 #46

Clarification: Maedhros Mar 2014 #54

Bernie tells it like it is! nyabingi Mar 2014 #30

Works for me! GO BERNIE!!! Demo_Chris Mar 2014 #31

What is the law in Vermont? sadoldgirl Mar 2014 #35

He would still remain Senator. Conch Mar 2014 #38

Hello bigwillq Mar 2014 #42

His term is up in 2018 so it would not matter. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #40

He probly has no chance of winning the Primary, Jackpine Radical Mar 2014 #37

I'd like to see him primary Hillary passiveporcupine Mar 2014 #39

Sanders/Sykes '16 Earth_First Mar 2014 #44

Run Bernie, Run! Fuddnik Mar 2014 #45

He would definitely hold Hillary's feet to the fire .. love to hear that debate. YOHABLO Mar 2014 #47

He's the third most-popular Senator... KansDem Mar 2014 #48

Tell me who is going to be in your Cabinet, Bernie... kentuck Mar 2014 #49

He would make Repugs heads explode watoos Mar 2014 #52

"talk about hope and change" GRACIEBIRD Mar 2014 #55

I believe he could win G_j Mar 2014 #57

if he runs as a Dem great. If he runs like Ralph Nader, screw him. JPZenger Mar 2014 #58

I like Bernie but....there goes 2016 unless he runs Dem. nt kelliekat44 Mar 2014 #59

DU rec frwrfpos Mar 2014 #62

He can run all he wants, but he has as much chance of winning as Nader did in 2000. Beacool Mar 2014 #63

I love Bernie, so don't get me wrong when I say... N_E_1 for Tennis Mar 2014 #65

He also said he has no infrastructure and would not run as a Dem. merrily Mar 2014 #66