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In reply to the discussion: How Not To Get The Best Possible Democratic Candidate For The White House! [View all]freshwest
(53,661 posts)I don't expect him to win the primary. But a debate with him will energize those in our country who want their issues spoken. That will even cut across party lines, as he hinted in the MTP interview.
He is my first choice among the possibles, but then I was for Gravel in 2008, who spoke my sentiments about the Iraq War in the debates. It was HRC's response to him that enraged me in the debates and Obama's response that made me look into him. He was very clear and most that bash him didn't follow him that well or they'd never squealed about being betrayed. I feel that is trying to lock a black man into a box they want him to fit, not allow him to be what he is.
HRC's statements about Obama needing to pick his running mate early on because RFK was killed in the primary where OTT. Then the way her followers went on a rampage to diss Obama in the general, some I knew very well and voted for McCain because Palin is female, who stayed GOP, gave me a taste in my mouth that never left.
But they were not her, she is firm on women and UHC since the ACA, but keeps on putting her foot in her mouth. And she came out with support, not mealy mouth, either, for the nominee in 2008.
I expect Sanders will do the same after giving them hell on where he thinks they are wrong. I also feel that he may not run as the last speech I heard from him and posted here was more than a bit depressed. His main focus is not on the 2016, but this year. If he was elected, or any Dem was, with a GOP Senate, we can pretty much kiss our ass goodbye, period.