2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I feel crazy seeing some of these responses to Bernie's speech. [View all]Whimsey
(236 posts)He acts like he is the first (pseudo)democrat to ever work for social justice and fairness. I'm sixty years old and the democrats have always put people first. Including Hillary with her work.
It was the same speech he always gives, and he is the white knight. But he is not. Hillary has done far more in her lifetime working for children, woman and the underclass, but everything before her vote for the Iraq war gets forgotten. And please do not cite me the republican crap used to go after her because she was the first first lady who husband wanted her by his side because he trusted her judgment. She got treated much worse than Michelle Obama did, who was just as accomplished as Hillary.
The real issue is campaign finance reform. A dollar limit on campaigns. Bernie bragging he raised more money in history is not a plus - all that campaign money needs to be spent where it helps people. We need to compress the primary season, limit the dollars spent and have less time between the primary season and the election.
And all the changes Bernie says he wants done at the state level has to be done at the state level. The DNC has no control. I have yet to see his young supporters willing to put their time into changing things at the state level. It requires more than typing on your computer.