ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
What a waste of millions of Dollars, people's time, efforts and energy on a mission that was never going to succeed. [cnn.com]
Expecting Bernie to win even the nomination was a doomed idea to begin with.
U.S. Presidential Race is about Personality
It has been written, said and reiterated for decades that the U.S. Presidential race is a personality contest. That's what the masses go far. It is not about what's in your heart, not about passion, honesty and sincerity. It is about personality, strategies, tactics, campaign machine, and yes about money. Bernie failed the biggest test - have an appealing personality fit for a leader. He was primarily a ranter, a polarizer.
LIke Goldwater, He Gave a Voice to Progressive Issues
But that's about it. It wasn't worth millions of American people's hard earned Dollars, 2 run and ranting and polarizing the nation for 6 years now over millionaires and billionaires. He could have done it better by starting a think tank and taking the message to local, state and all other levels to bring in more progressives in public offices. But he preferred to stay in the U.S. Congress for 30 years.
Next Time, Find a Winning Horse
I hope the lesson the young, angry, passionate progressives he lesson for young progressives will be is - find someone charismatic, young, good looking candidate like Clinton, Obama who does not have the demographics baggage like Buttigieg did. You want another model? Look at Gavin Newsom of California.
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Sanders did not waste of millions of dollars, people's time, efforts and energy. He advanced the movement. He got Americans to look at our corrupt economic and political systems.
It was not “doomed to begin with”. He was in the lead in the beginning and had a shot.
Go ahead and vote for a “charismatic, young, good looking candidate” if that is where your principles lie. But I’m not that shallow. We should not vote for a candidate only because we think he/she will win, but because they represent our values, our cause, and our principles.
dare2dream
Level 7
Apr 8, 2020
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You know being an idealist has not won US Presidential elections? It only gave a voice to issues.
@St-Sinner You may be right about US elections. But idealist have won many revolutions in other countries that do not have a history of our complacency.
We are talking about the U.S. presidential election. Wasn't the goal to win the election? Or just to make a point? Bernie asked for people's hard earned money, time and efforts giving hope that they would win. If the goal was not to win, Bernie was a cheat.
Vote for the the one with the potential to win or the one we really want. It's a toughie. Whether to be idealistic or pragmatic.
I can't quite get on board with this view point. It pre-supposes that the 'establishment' will select the candidate, which may be true, but Bernie drove a conversation and articulated concepts that forced their way onto the stage. He advocated revolution but has achierved a steady evolution of positions and policy. Maybe not the 100% contender, but certainly an agent for change and as history bears out, sometimes these paople are all the more influential as 'spiritual leaders', rather than 'organisational' or 'positional leaders'.
As for the thought about selecting a formula and only going with the status quo? That translates as don't try, don't dream. Select Obama - a black man? That wouldn't have flown in 2007 if people hadn't opted to change the calculus just a little.
So, for me. I say Angry young progressives, stay angry, prod, poke and agitate the establishment, hold true to your values and your beliefs and never, ever stop dreaming - that is the path to a moribund life.
Pompey
Level 6
Apr 8, 2020
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Nobody disagrees with the sentiment. The problem is in the messaging and the candidate.
Stay angry is good, so is stay desperate and revolt too but you cannot bet on a wrong horse and expect to win. I agree with everything we want. All Republicans also want free healthcare and free college but the messaging and candidate have to be right. Funding all free for everybody gets popular in any society very fast but Bernie's method of taxing one class of the society to give to another fell flat from the GetGo. So much money, so much enthusiasm, so much early start two times, so much passion... you would think Bernie win, right? Why did it not happen after two runs? The answer is in Bernie.
Don't worry. Time, energy, and money will now be wasted convincing millions that voting for someone besides Bernie isnt actually a mortal sin that tarnishes your bloodline for generations to come.
1of5
Level 8
Apr 8, 2020
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sadly even bernie himself won't be able to convince some of them
psychologically, its a little like playing the lottery- spend a few dollars, knowing its really about making yourself feel good, but thats all it is. sadly, just like the lottery, there are people who spend more money than they have, but still just feel good about it and nothing more. the victim status wailing was a fringe benefit, and should increase in volume tremendously, in the next few days.
MarkiusMahamius
Level 7
Apr 8, 2020
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