2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: You Choose... Sanders or the Presidency [View all]Dustlawyer
(10,539 posts)don't think Bernie can win the General election, we will NEVER throw off the corporate yoke of control! Those people must be content to accept less and less for themselves and their progeny, because the rich will always want a little more. The politician we rally around that is not bought off by these huge financial interests will always be underfunded and less well known. The key is, they are the focal point, the rallying point, if you will. It will take all of us to make it happen, that has always been the case. Bernie understands this. It is his hope that enough of us are ready, are fed up with the corrupt crap, that we will get off of our collective asses and do something about it!
We need Publicly Funded Elections to break the corporate control (bribery) over our elected officials. Bernie is the only one serious about this and it would take millions of us to help make that a reality. I don't know about you, but I am tired of being screwed over! I have never been one to give up, certainly not without trying. Democrats need to have the courage of their convictions and actually vote for Bernie if they like his positions on the issues better, not vote for someone simply because you think they have a better chance to win. That's a self defeatist attitude that I do not subscribe to!