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Bernie Sanders

deepestblue

(349 posts)

14. New Party

Reply to Ned_Devine (Original post)

Thu Mar 3, 2016, 06:01 AM

Mar 2016

It would be cool when Bern becomes president if he were to announce he is creating a new party, The Labor Party in a "who's with me" moment. With his millions of supporters, many people-first politicians, feeling free of possible retribution and free to say what they really think thanks to Bernie's grassroots funding mechanisms, would probably follow into this party, leaving the corporatists and outdated/outmoded war machiners to the once-beloved (i.e. FDR/JFK/LBJ) Democratic Party.

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Never mind the big banks, how about breaking up the party? [View all] Ned_Devine Mar 2016 OP

Who want to break up our party? Half-Century Man Mar 2016 #1

I don't think they're giving it back Ned_Devine Mar 2016 #2

No but they really belong with the republican party now 2pooped2pop Mar 2016 #3

i was about to write the same thing. They should go because they're republicans onecaliberal Mar 2016 #4

They didn't steal the party. Waltons_Mtn Mar 2016 #16

Lol 2pooped2pop Mar 2016 #17

Reacquisition of the Party has very little to do with their generosity. Half-Century Man Mar 2016 #5

Green Progressive Party. in_cog_ni_to Mar 2016 #6

I have thought similar things. glinda Mar 2016 #7

It would be easier and faster to subvert the party. TIME TO PANIC Mar 2016 #8

Agree with everything except the time frame. glinda Mar 2016 #9

I've thought about this Rebkeh Mar 2016 #10

We are the Democrats dreamnightwind Mar 2016 #11

The most important issue you present tech3149 Mar 2016 #12

OK, but if they are funded by corporations, there is little point IMHO dreamnightwind Mar 2016 #13

New Party deepestblue Mar 2016 #14

Expand the Working Families Party Autumn Colors Mar 2016 #15

Let's see. Confronted with an actually progressive candidate, delrem Mar 2016 #18