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In reply to the discussion: Fuck That! I'm Fighting. [View all]Gothmog
(145,176 posts)That took money and that effort let him develop the organization and grass roots support for two amazing races. In my county in 2014, we spent $150,000 for GOTV and got killed in part due to a bad cycle and in part due to voter id. Sanders is talking about raising the same that Wendy Davis spent just in Texas for a nationwide campaign.
I personally like Sanders but I really do not see how he is viable and his polling numbers with the Democratic base do not inspire a great deal of confidence. We are in the primary process and we will see if Bernie can mobilize voters in the Democratic primaries and caucuses. Right now, I am supporting HRC because I know that she can run a viable campaign and raise enough funds to be competitive. If I see any meaningful organization and support for Sanders, I may re-evaluate my position but right now I do not see Sanders being viable.
The SCOTUS is up for control in this cycle. I am reluctant to gamble control of the court for the next generation on the untested theory that money does not matter in politics and that one can win with just grassroots support and no money. That concept failed in 1972 and I do not think that it will work now under Citizens United.
I will support the Democratic nominee no matter who it is. In the primary process, I will support the most viable general election candidate and right now that candidate is HRC by a long ways which is the premise on which Senator Reid's statement (from the OP) is based.