A plea to Bernie Sanders supporters.

[Admiral Loinpresser]

159. And a correct interpretation.

I think we have a good shot to win this thing, if we can build the coalition. To build that coalition will require not alienating black and female primary voters, imo. And my larger point was about "the revolution." The subtext is that Bernie is much more charismatic than he is given credit for in the mainstream media. So if Bernie backers bring in some HRC supporters, great. But even if they don't, as long as they don't alienate these people, Bernie may eventually scoop them up himself. And when Bernie calls for the revolution, i.e. for millions of people to descend on Washington, that larger coalition of bodies will be available for the ground game. That was my overall point.

Back in 1968, college kids volunteering for Gene McCarthy, an anti-war candidate, were asked to get haircuts and put on ties when campaigning for him. It was a sort of double standard promulgated for a noble idea. So kids got "clean for Gene."