Bernie Sanders

AmBlue

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23. They WANT us to believe we are WEAK and powerless.

Wed May 4, 2016, 10:41 PM

May 2016

That's been their schtick for decades!!! And we fall for it every time!!

Damn it, this time it is the oligarchs that are quaking in their boots! Why else would the M$M be working so freaking hard to first ignore then minimize Bernie, all the while stuffing Trump down our throats 24/7??

They are pushing all the sheep to HRC because that is who THEY want. And they are doing a great job of it. The only real question is, do we continue to LET them??

What we and Bernie have done this time is nothing less than monolithic in significance and historic in proportion. It's time we OWN that, whether it makes fucking CNN or not!!! The only thing that matters is WINNING. By whatever means, short of cheating.

I smell their FEAR. We are far more powerful than we realize... We just need to find the collective will to rise up and use it. Now is certainly not the time to shrink from our power. Much to the contrary.

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If Bernie would continue as an INDEPENDENT... [View all] AmBlue May 2016 OP

i think i read somewhere mooseprime May 2016 #1

there is a path to Bernie running in enough states to win the electoral college should he choose Kip Humphrey May 2016 #3

well that's great news mooseprime May 2016 #4

Yeah. Well, it's hard to imagine the DNC waging a 50 state assault using every tentacle of it's GoneFishin May 2016 #35

I wonder how much election fraud is going on now? Baobab May 2016 #50

Seems quite possible, Baobob. Even likely. AmBlue May 2016 #53

Both parties get their big money from the same industries. It's plausible that industry lobbyists GoneFishin May 2016 #64

Thank you... I appreciate that. AmBlue May 2016 #8

I seem to remember Bernie said that he wouldn't do that. In_The_Wind May 2016 #2

Bernie is in with the Dems as he has shown. SmittynMo May 2016 #5

Bernie always has been an Independent... FarPoint May 2016 #6

Not true...he has always caucused with the Dems. AmBlue May 2016 #10

As a lifelong FDR Democrat truebluegreen May 2016 #12

BRAVO on the should HAVE.. LOL!!!! pangaia May 2016 #29

Oh Jeeze,, no this again and again and again and again and again and again pangaia May 2016 #27

No but your gal had to duck for sniper fire bkkyosemite May 2016 #28

Awwww. Are you lost? Scootaloo May 2016 #32

I'm a dishonest woman. Been using the Dem party for 37 years, me and millions more progressives... lostnfound May 2016 #61

Bernie could not have been in the Democratic Party and still be Bernie. Jubilant18 May 2016 #72

He won't, and he shouldn't. truebluegreen May 2016 #7

Why? eom AmBlue May 2016 #11

Because he and the Donald would split the crazy vote truebluegreen May 2016 #13

Ahh... I see. Makes sense. AmBlue May 2016 #15

I agree. truebluegreen May 2016 #18

He has said that he won't run as an Independent, and there is no reason to believe Maedhros May 2016 #9

If it would give him a path to the White House... AmBlue May 2016 #14

The problem is, bluntly, widespread cowardice among the Left. Maedhros May 2016 #16

Well, Bernie is no coward, and our numbers are LEGION this time. AmBlue May 2016 #19

I'm with you! Maedhros May 2016 #21

They WANT us to believe we are WEAK and powerless. AmBlue May 2016 #23

This is why there is such an intense "unity" effort. Maedhros May 2016 #26

Precisely, and conciliation equals THEY WIN. AmBlue May 2016 #33

What have we got to lose? The illusion of security. Maedhros May 2016 #56

I'd so rather a REAL president fighting for us.... AmBlue May 2016 #67

UNTIE is more like it. Hillary intends to make absolutely NO changes to her platform, FYI. Baobab May 2016 #65

Count me in +100 eom Karma13612 May 2016 #71

I personally would LOVE to see him win truebluegreen May 2016 #17

Two party system makes it almost impossible. Baobab May 2016 #52

That's why I put "independent" in quotes. truebluegreen May 2016 #63

If hillary is indicted (OR if FBI recommends indictment) AND the Dem party installs {e.g. Biden} yodermon Jun 2016 #87

I bet he wishes he did this from the beginning. jillan May 2016 #20

I'm not sure he would have come so far... AmBlue May 2016 #22

Supremes "you keep me hanging on" Baobab May 2016 #48

That one, too... AmBlue May 2016 #49

Self-reccing to nudge this. AmBlue May 2016 #24

President Sanders deepestblue May 2016 #25

I completely agree. Bernie has been blocked every way possible by floriduck May 2016 #34

^^^^THIS!!!^^^ AmBlue May 2016 #37

Thank you.... and, YES, President Sanders!! AmBlue May 2016 #36

I think he'd win a three-way race. BerninInBama May 2016 #41

I agree. AmBlue May 2016 #47

I do not believe that is his mission Fairgo May 2016 #30

It's not happening. Period. n/t PoliticAverse May 2016 #31

He won't. It looks like you are wishing, that's what it looks like. nt silvershadow May 2016 #38

Why, hell YES, I'm wishing... AmBlue May 2016 #42

This is a Democrats board. Bernie has said he is a Democrat. Bernie has said he will remain so. silvershadow May 2016 #45

And I am a lifelong Democrat with the same goals. AmBlue May 2016 #46

I am a 50+ year Union labor man. The Clintons took the sledgehammer to jobs, the economy, silvershadow May 2016 #55

Could not agree more. AmBlue May 2016 #59

I get the sense that, if Bernie doesn't win this thing, there will be a solid faction of Democrats silvershadow May 2016 #69

Besides Bernie there are no Democrats running for President greymouse May 2016 #57

Thank you, greymouse. AmBlue May 2016 #62

He is a man of his word. He said he wouldn't, so he won't eridani May 2016 #39

I just can't believe he would BerninInBama May 2016 #43

A few years of Clintonomics will leave the country 100% behind real change. Baobab May 2016 #66

The only way I could see him doing this is if it were clear that Clinton Blue Meany May 2016 #40

I think we crossed that rubicon back in Arizona. AmBlue May 2016 #44

^^^Wow is this prophetic!^^^ NorthCarolina Jun 2016 #86

He can't get on several states ballot. HooptieWagon May 2016 #51

See reply #3 above. AmBlue May 2016 #54

This message was self-deleted by its author TM99 May 2016 #58

Thanks, TM99. AmBlue May 2016 #60

I never have problems with questions. TM99 May 2016 #68

fuck them greymouse May 2016 #70

the democratic party has deceived bernie's campaign hopemountain May 2016 #73

There are some remaining moves Waiting For Everyman May 2016 #74

I don't think he could win as an independent. LWolf May 2016 #75

no. we should not be discussing it, or considering it. He said he won't do it. End of story. nt mikehiggins May 2016 #76

Can not even get on the ballot in certain states DrDan May 2016 #77

He can get on 43 state ballots jeepers May 2016 #82

Independents don't stand a chance HassleCat May 2016 #78

The media haven't *tolerated* him as a D either!! AmBlue May 2016 #84

The House of Representatives picks the next President, if no single nominee gets a *majority* of the w4rma May 2016 #79

I'd suggest EdwardBernays May 2016 #80

he could and he should franannjo May 2016 #81

Thank you. AmBlue May 2016 #85

no, he wont risk destroying the progress he has made larkrake May 2016 #83