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In reply to the discussion: In case you were wondering, I AM NOT A FREEPER. [View all]JDPriestly
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He does not have the style and veneer that most presidential candidates have. He doesn't have the slicked back hair and big grin of a Romney or a Ronald Reagan or the finesse of Obama, but boy, he sure can answer questions on just about any topic and with heart and amazing intelligence too. He knows history and can debate just about any fool on the TV.
I think he would make an amazingly good president.
I really like Elizabeth Warren, but if she really doesn't want to run, Bernie will have my support I think at this point.
He is the most thoughtful and knowledgeable of the candidates. And he is the one (for those who are religious, especially the Christian fundamentalists) with the strongest grounding in the values of the Judeo-Christian tradition.
Bernie's commitment to his values and his ability to translate those values into policy choices just might win him a lot of conservative votes. I know that the cynical politicians, the Kochs, etc. will think that is an outlandish idea. But I grew up among Christian fundamentalists. I bet Bernie can quote the Bible with the best, and his values are definitely derived from whatever social or religious education he received as a child. Even if he was raised an atheist, I can hear the religion in everything he says.