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In reply to the discussion: Stunning polls show Sanders soaring while 'TrumpCare' crashes [View all]WiffenPoof
(2,404 posts)...where if I have to explain it to you, you wouldn't understand.
I have explained this so many times that I'm dizzy. And, I have no interest in re-arguing the whole Bernie Sanders isn't a Democrat crap.
I'll try one more time...
Your post completely by-passes the points of my argument. This tells me that you either don't understand or you are not listening.
I don't care what Bernie Sanders calls himself. I really don't. It doesn't matter to me in the least. I'm coming from a position that only looks at his political philosophy. You need to try hard and look at this absent the labels.
Secondly...
His political philosophy is in line with the original tenets of the Democratic Party. This is simply MY OPINION. You are welcomed to disagree.
By original tenets I'm referring to people like FDR. I'm also referring to a time when our Party was known as "the Party of the People."
Thirdly...
Bernie Sanders has been fighting for these policies for the entirety of his political career. In addition, he is still fighting when he could have easily stepped aside (after the election).
All many of us are saying is that we admire this person. You may not...and that its fine. But to criticize someone who has been fighting all his life for Democratic principles is frustrating. If you don't like him as a person, that's ok. But why can't you criticize him on policy. You can't because he fights for what most Democrats want. Name one policy that does not align itself with Liberal thought.
If you want, you can call him Progressive. In today's terms, that is exactly what he is. All we are saying is that those Progressive policies reflect the original tenets of the Democratic Party (at least from the FDR standpoint).
I've already written too much. I will say that I am not alone. The turnout he generated during the presidential campaign was nothing less than amazing. He proved you could run without monies from corporations. His campaign was truly a grassroots effort.
Enough.
-P
On Edit: The people that followed him didn't care what he called himself either. They just knew that he was fighting for them and not the special interests.
I like Hillary Clinton. I voted for Hillary Clinton. I think she got royally screwed in the election. How I wish that she were our current president.