2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders is in big trouble [View all]turbinetree
(27,797 posts)and this election is about Principles it always has been, and whoever the nominee is they will need in my opinion the 34% of the voters in the Sanders camp who are not some PAC, that is 34 voters out of 100.
MY core convictions support Sanders and what he has "done" in the way of standing from the roof top on what PAC's and the corporate PAC's (the corrupt U.S. Supreme Court) have been doing to this country before and ever since Watergate and there relentless desire to corrupt the vote process to exchange it with corporate money-----------------in my opinion--------------- bribery.
This country began, is going through, a two plus year election cycle again, Canada had 78 days that's how much the taxpayers paid for the election (increased from 60 days I think, if I am wrong, someone from Canada please let me know, but I think there elections are publicly financed), that tells me the corporate PAC's in this country and around the world have corrupted the issues for greed for two plus years with commercials and misinformation.
Its almost like walking in the woods, and you see the trees but you don't see the forest.
And for next 12 months the public is going to get what, the trees or the forest mentality from the PAC's------------no issues, just sound bites and lobbyists with more sound bites.
There are no debates in this country.
When I was in debate class it was our team against the other team and it was on the issue, that is a debate.
It didn't take two years with commercials and side remarks, you either knew the subject matter or you didn't, and the folks in the audience where told what the issue was and the information on the subject, by a paper ballot determined who won, that's a democracy.
I apologize for my rant
Honk-----------------for a political revolution Bernie 2016