2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Is Bernie and his supporters tough enough to face the Republicans and the corporate establishment? [View all]deutsey
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Bernie has certainly demonstrated time and again his toughness and tenacity and willingness to speak bluntly about things that really matter to people.
Not knowing all of the Senator's supporters, of course, I can't speak for them all. Speaking for myself, I don't ever shy away from advocating for Democratic Socialism as an alternative to our current form of casino capitalism, or explaining what it is, its history in America, etc. I can also say that I'm not seeing the strawmen supporters portrayed here as being among the actual Bernie supporters I know.
Love him or hate him, Standers' message has resonated with a lot of people. Will that translate into electoral victory and, more to this OP's question, an ability to "face the Republicans and corporate establishment"? I don't know. These interests have such a tight stranglehold on the political discourse and system in this country, anything short of the political revolution Sanders talks about will likely not succeed.
Frankly, I don't see enough people willing to help make that happen, unfortunately.