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Bernie Sanders
In reply to the discussion: So what is the alternative to holding my nose and voting Hillary? [View all]KPN
(15,637 posts)27. Well, I think he now has an opportunity to take the movement outside the party.
But he needed the Party in order to get any public visibility at all. Fortunately, he was selfless and courageous enough to make that choice knowing full well the Democratic Party would do everything in its power to suppress and squash "insurgency", including casting him as an opportunist, "ego-driven maniac", and now "villain".
Bernie won though. He accomplished what he wanted -- to awaken and inspire a dormant mass of concerned average Americans most of whom are currently left of Washington DC as a whole. He now has the visibility that he lacked as an Independent Senator from little, out-of-the-way Vermont. Bernie's not going away anytime soon, nor is the movement he recharged.
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I agree with you, I will do a write in. I can't vote for a conservative.
Todays_Illusion
Jun 2016
#2
The problem is that the DNC tactics have left a very bad taste in the mouth
Kelvin Mace
Jun 2016
#35
Remember when it wast only Repubs that got their supporters to vote against their interests
Skink
Jun 2016
#28
Yes to all of this. The ironic thing is, she's basically a moderate Republican, and
Nay
Jun 2016
#36
#BernieorBust. I'll write his name in. The ballot in Nov. will be my final ballot.
desmiller
Jun 2016
#52