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In reply to the discussion: For Bernie Voters: Ideal Veep? [View all]fredamae
(4,458 posts)I am willing to give This candidate his own choice. I trust him and right now, I suspect most "centrist Dems" are Freeking out...and sadly most in leadership Are "centrist blue dog/third way/new dem coalition" corporate shills.
I'm guessing Sanders has put them in a very uncomfortable "damned if we do-damned if we don't" political position on the big issues. They can't really criticize him because they Say and Have been saying for decades they'll do what he does...but don't follow thru.
They can't really join him because that'll piss of all the wealthy 1% "mommies' and daddy's" with the Big campaign bucks that they're very political survival depends upon. And I for one, don't believe "their" campaign promises anymore.
The Campaign status quo is: Big promises for the "little guy if you Only donate and door knock for me? I'll Change the landscape! And then upon Winning -tells the masses who busted their asses and bank accounts "thanks, see ya around" and goes Back to the same Business as usual crap. ....
I suspect America is done with that...
Sanders represents none of that. He doesn't take that money.
We Also Have to give him a Congress that Won't Obstruct Us from participating. Who's in the majority is Less important than the Quality of the people we hire, imo!
If you believe the GOP won't treat Sanders with Crude disrespect? Think again.