Short Term Memory Loss is Epidemic on DU

[NanceGreggs]

77. Yes, I DO know that.

It's common sense.

Had Bernie run as an independent, the media would have treated him as "that crazy, wild-haired old man from Vermont who thinks can he beat the nominees of the two major political parties".

This was exactly the reason Bernie himself gave when asked why he chose to run as a Dem rather than as an indy.

When I say millions of voters never heard of Bernie, I mean many, many millions. And were it not for having the publicity garnered by running on the Dem ticket, they still wouldn't have heard of him to this day.

If you think those huge rallies would have happened had Bernie run as an indy, I can't help you. People don't show up for someone they've never even heard of. People don't contribute to the campaign coffers of someone they've never heard of.

Yet again, I'd point out that Bernie himself admitted that he never would have had the publicity he needed to run a viable campaign had he not run as a Democrat.