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dreamnightwind

(4,775 posts)
5. K & R, and yes Sanders is the antidote to this
Sat Dec 5, 2015, 04:29 PM
Dec 2015

Also, we need to use his campaign as a model for future candidates. Even if he loses to Hillary (which I don't concede), she is a formidable candidate with advantages few other candidates will ever have again.

We now have a model for a national campaign that can compete without corporate money. It needs to be improved on, we have to work on how to effectively fight back against a corporate controlled media that will back the corporate candidates. I think the Sanders campaign, and his followers, have made a lot of progress in that regard, though it's still a work in progress.

Let's see some other serious candidates run this way, we can stigmatize accepting corporate money (as we should) and counter with a crowd-funded and social media promoted campaign.

Spot on! Juicy_Bellows Dec 2015 #1
But they're taking money from people who may be Baitball Blogger Dec 2015 #2
Our political system is turning into a snake.....But problem is that they all do it Armstead Dec 2015 #11
I do not believe Sanders is any less, either. They are both, mere politicians. Nt. seabeyond Dec 2015 #3
You really are loyal to Hillary zalinda Dec 2015 #6
Sanders is three decades in selling his vote to Democratic Party so he can win as independent. seabeyond Dec 2015 #7
He votes on principle...and they coincide more with Democrats Armstead Dec 2015 #18
Wrong? Meh. A politician. No more or less. Nt. seabeyond Dec 2015 #24
Selling his vote? What on earth are you going on about? merrily Dec 2015 #28
I disagree. Armstead Dec 2015 #12
No Super PACs tecelote Dec 2015 #23
You are wrong. IMO seabeyond Dec 2015 #25
Who else has done this? tecelote Dec 2015 #26
No one. Including Sanders. Hence, you are wrong. IMO. seabeyond Dec 2015 #32
No, seabeyond, unless Karma13612 Dec 2015 #34
“History has tried hard to teach us that we can’t have good government under politicians. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2015 #4
K & R, and yes Sanders is the antidote to this dreamnightwind Dec 2015 #5
I agree. This shouod be a prototype moving forward Armstead Dec 2015 #13
I think she is way more corrupt than most politicians. askew Dec 2015 #8
I agree. bigwillq Dec 2015 #9
I think the most that would happen with sanders is... Armstead Dec 2015 #14
Yeah ok. Corruption has a legal definition. None of which she has. JaneyVee Dec 2015 #10
Systemic corruption is what I'm talking about Armstead Dec 2015 #15
Still doesn't add up. JaneyVee Dec 2015 #16
Doesn't add up because you're not looking beyond your nose Armstead Dec 2015 #17
corruption comes from the top down olddots Dec 2015 #19
I agree except I think she is actually better than average for politicians w/ National aspirations Tom Rinaldo Dec 2015 #20
I think i agree with you -- but it's not much different than what I said Armstead Dec 2015 #35
The question is whether she's any LESS corrupt /nt demwing Dec 2015 #21
I think that pretty well says it Jack Rabbit Dec 2015 #22
Obama did not run a corrupt campaign in 2008 and Sanders is not running one now. merrily Dec 2015 #27
Bernie is not corrupt like most politicians; that's the SOLUTION. (nt) CoffeeCat Dec 2015 #29
Let's be fair, Secretary Clinton strives to excel at what she does Babel_17 Dec 2015 #30
It's due to his well rooted moral compass. Paka Dec 2015 #31
Typical nastiness on GDP rbrnmw Dec 2015 #33
It's a nastty situation. Armstead Dec 2015 #36
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