The Next President of the United States!

[sabrina 1]

Bernie is in this to WIN. He is not in it to 'drag other candidates to the Left'.

History shows that when we need someone to come along just when it looks like all is lost, currently the fact that Corporate Money is buying our elections, our politicians, writing our laws, running our media, controlling the 'message', destroying the middle class, oppressing minorities, denying the people the right to participate in their democracy, someone comes along just when they are needed.

FDR was one such person.



Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Public School Education, Job Creation, are still among the most popular programs and policies in this country today, across the political divide.





Sen. Bernie Sanders imo, is the right person at the right time to carry on FDR's legacy. And he can and will be the next President of the United States



Job Creation!



Education!



Health Care



Women's Rights



It takes courage to stand up against the Powerful Corporations that control so much and own so much of this country.

I'm just grateful that Bernie Sanders has done so.



Bernie has answered those questions.

He can win this election.

All we have to do is vote for him.

Bernie's in. Are you in for Bernie?

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	Yes, Bernie Sanders gets my vote for next President of the US
	164 (92%)
	No, I will not vote for Bernie Sanders for President of the US
	5 (3%)
	I haven't decided yet
	10 (6%)
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[orpupilofnature57]

1. All in !!!!

An array of good points Sabrina 1

[sabrina 1]

7. He's in it to win. Not to 'drag Hillary to the Left'.

Enough of that nonsense.

Thanks, me too!

[orpupilofnature57]

10. You've displayed a hell of an array of reasons, Thank You .

[sabrina 1]

22. Thanks, there is so much more such as GMO Food Labeling eg, but the OP would have to be a book!

He isn't hindered by Corporate Donations so he is free to take stands others have to be careful about. This is Bernie on what 90% of the American want and have a right to. But are being denied because Congress doesn't work for the people apparently, they work for those who fund them, like Monsanto:

[Rockyj]

90. I now have NEW Hope for the American People...

...and my children and grandchildren! He's NOT BS like Obama & Hillary! He REALLY represents US!
#BERNIE2016!

[hifiguy]

2. I half expect Bernie to quote FDR's

"and I welcome their hatred" any day now.

It feels so good to support a candidate you KNOW has integrity and the courage of his convictions.

[cui bono]

59. +1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

It's gonna be great to vote to win and not vote to not lose for president for the first time in my life!!!

[hifiguy]

68. I haven't felt like this since

Paul Wellstone's first Senate run in 1990. No one gave him a snowball's chance in hell either.

[L0oniX]

96. I have it in my sig line. Everyone who will vote for Bernie should have it in their sig line.

[ScreamingMeemie]

3. Of the declared candidates, heck yeah!

But I'm hoping Lincoln decides to jump in.

I'd be happy to vote for Bernie, if Lincoln doesn't run.

[ablamj]

52. Blanche?

Um, no thanks

[ScreamingMeemie]

54. Erm...no...

http://www.chafee2016.com/


It pays to pay attention.

[ablamj]

55. oh

I hadn't heard. Thanks.

[Zorra]

4. Great post, sabrina 1, thanks! nt

[cyberswede]

5. Who supports Bernie Sanders? Nobody but the people.

to trof...well, actually trof's mother.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026604757

[smokey nj]

6. Thanks trof's mom!!

[hifiguy]

8. That needs to become a viral meme.

Nobody But The People!!

[Dragonfli]

13. I like it, I am going to make a button out of the concept to wear proudly. /nt

[BillZBubb]

9. Sanders most closely matches my views.

So, at this time, he'd get my vote.

[RKP5637]

12. Same here! n/t

[GoneOffShore]

11. Absolutely the next President

Hilary could be a good VP, though Warren would be better.

On the other hand can Biden run as VP again?

[sabrina 1]

15. Or one of my favorite Democrats, Barbara Lee for VP since she isn't running for POTUS which

I would love to see.

[BrotherIvan]

42. She is my pick as well

I get chills just thinking of that ticket. And Warren as Senate Majority Leader because the Senate will flip in 2016. The House, well...

[Chipper Chat]

51. Excellent choice for VP.

Northeastern liberal / southern woman (well, southern California).

[pinboy3niner]

14. You losers can suck it when my candidate wins

Picky, picky, picky.


A blast from the past.

R.I.P. Pat.

[sabrina 1]

16. Lol, he definitely would have made a better president than Bush/Cheney, by far!

[smokey nj]

17. My mom always said voted for Howdy Doody.

[ScreamingMeemie]

18. My maiden name is Paulsen.

Growing up in the 70s as I did, I can't tell you how many times, during school roll call, I was asked,"Any relation to Pat?"

(no, no relation to Pat)

[pinboy3niner]

19. Too bad. That would have been a great political heritage.

Satirically, of course.

[ScreamingMeemie]

28. LOL... As a kid, it was annoying. I also got called "Paula" a lot because of the last name.

I often had teachers ask me if my older brother was a really smart kid named "Paul." Ummmm no, that would be Robert (no joke his name WAS that ) because my parents aren't stupid enough to name their kid "Paul Paulsen." I had a teacher argue my own freaking brother's name once ("No, his name was definitely Paul..." "No, it wasn't. I'm his sister and he had you in 10th grade too, you ass..." --okay, I didn't call the teacher an ass, but I wanted to)

[Jackpine Radical]

25. Dansk eller norsk?

[ScreamingMeemie]

26. Norsk!

Wisconsin roundheads here.

[Jackpine Radical]

32. Ak, men jeg er dansk.

[BrotherIvan]

43. danske yeovil!

[KittyWampus]

37. I remember him well. Guess I'm getting old.

thanks for the reminder. Made me laugh.

[SamKnause]

20. I'm so in !!!

Who will vote for Bernie ???

"Nobody But The People"

Thanks trof.

[salib]

21. The optimism is palpable since Bernie entered the race.

Americans lead very visceral lives and this should work well with that.

[Duval]

23. Excellent post, sabrina 1 nt

[beaglelover]

24. If he's the democratic nominee for POTUS I will vote for him.

[JohnnyRingo]

27. I haven't heard, is he running as an Independent?

If he's running for the Democratic ticket, he may well go all the way, but if he's going to split the non-republican votes with a democratic candidate it's a near mathematical certainty that he won't.

Someone would have to explain to me how nearly every democrat, and the vast majority of the middle, would turn out to vote in a three way race for an Independent leftist like Sanders and put him over the top. I wish him the best, but I want to be realistic over optimistic.

Regardless, I hope he doesn't step down from the senate to run. We need him there and can't risk losing him.

[bravenak]

30. He is running as a Democrat.

[sabrina 1]

63. He's running as a Democrat. He keeps his promises, said he would not be a spoiler.

Also said he would run IF we wanted him to run. Clearly he received enough support to make this decision.

[DrBulldog]

29. Sure. Sure. But I have my eyes wide open - I can already see it . . .

. . . the ticket will be Hillary-Bernie, and that will be one powerful team for the middle class.

[Jackpine Radical]

34. There is no way in Hell Hillary would have Bernie on the ticket.

She needs to balance her new-found ersatz leftism with a good conservative like, maybe, Webb.

[Agschmid]

31. There is a primary first...

This poll doesn't really make sense.

[sabrina 1]

81. It does if people just vote for him in the primary so we can do it again in the General.

I know he can win the primary.

[KittyWampus]

33. Haven't decided yet. Way too early. Looking forward to hearing the primary debates.

Sanders makes the whole thing exciting.

[NuclearDem]

35. I'll vote for whoever the party's nominee turns out to be.

[99Forever]

36. More than ready for Bernie.

I made the largest campaign contribution I have ever made this morning. It didn't go to Hillary or the DNC.

[99th_Monkey]

38. Yep. I'm in for Bernie. We can do this. nt

[NYC_SKP]

39. Feels good to support a winner, a champion, a Bernie Sanders!

I think the country is hungry for this, all of us, not just Democrats, are going to support this candidate.

I think he'll win.

[BeanMusical]

46. I can't believe that I keep agreeing with you lately. Well it's a very good thing.

[L0oniX]

97. How dare you not agree with him?

[BeanMusical]

99. Lol!

Must be this brain surgery thing which made him better or something.

[Binkie The Clown]

40. I'll vote to nominate him, and if he's on the ticket, I'll vote for him.

FDR ran on "Driving the money changers from the temple." That should be Bernie's cry as well. (Disclaimer: As an atheist, I don't give any credence to Biblical religion, but the cultural reference is clear and useful in this context.)

[Warren DeMontague]

41. I am glad he's in the race.

Havent committed to anyone yet, but I could see myself casting my primary vote for him. Certainly a possibility.

[BeanMusical]

44. Voted, rec and kick!

[hrmjustin]

45. I am glad you guys have a candidate you love.

We are on different sides this primary but I am happy for you.

[yuiyoshida]

47. Join me...

https://twitter.com/yuiyoshida1987/status/594672537943977985

I donated 10 dollars, will do better next month.

[Agnosticsherbet]

48. Bernie gets my vote in the primary. We vote for President in the General.

I can't answer that qustions until I know who is running.

[russspeakeasy]

49. Thanks for posting this.

[woo me with science]

50. We are the 99 percent. Bernie Sanders 2016

Enough is enough.

[Enthusiast]

53. What is the alternative? Let the fucking bridges fall down?

That is exactly what it is.

Hillary?

Does she want to preserve public education?

Has she ever once suggested taxing capital gains at the same rate as earned income?

Has she ever spoken one fucking word in favor of preserving the USPS?

Has she told us her position on the TPP?

Social Security?

Medicare?

Has she ever once suggested that maybe we could benefit from a nationional single payer health care system?

WTF?

Where are you, Hillary?

Bernie will beat Hillary like a drum.

[cheapdate]

65. Why would we get rid of the inheritance tax?

So the progeny of the wealthy would never have to work again? So we could once again create a landed aristocracy in the U.S., like in old Europe? The House GOP just passed a bill to get rid of the inheritance tax. As a US senator Hillary Clinton voted several times in favor of keeping the inheritance tax and keeping the exemption amount at current levels (around $5 million).

[Enthusiast]

80. I worded that wrong, sorry. I'm happy to hear Hillary voted to keep the inheritance tax.

[midnight]

56. kick.....

[brooklynite]

57. This was the same poll that elected Dennis Kucinich in 2008?

[sabrina 1]

58. Same poll elected Obama also. What is your point?

Different times, I wanted Kucinich but fell for the 'he can't win' routine as we were still in the throes of the Bush Regime. Millions of others did also. Not to mention, he was out of the race before millions of Americans had a chance to vote for him.

We are far more informed now than we were then.

We've learned a lot and now and that old 'he can't win' routine will fall on deaf ears.

Those who didn't want Kucinich and who don't want Bernie will have to come up with more than smears, those kind of tactics will only make people MORE supportive of this candidate.

We saw the smear machine at work with Kucinich. Had it not been for Bush, it wouldn't have worked then either.

It's really pretty simple, Bernie will win if we vote for him.

Btw, any comment on the issues?

[brooklynite]

64. I'm smearing nobody...just referencing the DU preference vs. actual Democratic voting patterns...

[sabrina 1]

67. I didn't say you were. I said we expect it this time.

And it isn't just DU.

And I explained why DUers who really wanted Kucinich, opted out at that time. So while they voted in the poll for Kucinich, DUers fell for the scare tactics, like everyone else.

That won't happen this time.

[cui bono]

61. This was posted Sat May 2, 2015, 02:25 PM.

So your answer is no.

[treestar]

72. Yes

The new Dennis.

[BlueJazz]

60. Anybody who doesn't vote for Bernie is simply uncivilized.

[Cheese Sandwich]

62. very encouraging!

Thanks for the positive post.

[chknltl]

66. In my heart... I know, no DUer supporting Bernie....

...has been paid to vote for him in ether this poll or this other DU poll:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6592890


and I am proud to march off to this war with each and every one of you.

[pablo_marmol]

69. Mr. Cynical here thinks it's too good to be true. NT

[Initech]

70. Bernie! Bernie! Bernie! Bernie! Bernie! Bernie! Bernie! Bernie! Bernie!

[Lizzie Poppet]

71. I'm a socialist.

This is the biggest no-brainer for me in my entire history of voting. Go Bernie!

[a la izquierda]

73. I hope people in WV actually vote with...

their interests and choose Bernie! I'm planning to campaign for him and already donated. I have no urge to support corporate Dems.

[SidDithers]

74. Kucinich 2016!...nt

Sid

[sabrina 1]

77. Yes, with Bernie in the WH, his cabinet will be filled with Liberals, Kucinich would

be head of the Department of Peace. That was and is one great idea and badly needed to counter the War Mongering right wing morons who are draining this country's treasure, in lives and money and making enemies as intended, all over the world.

Kucinich is one of this country's great Democrats.

[L0oniX]

98. Sad n/t

[TBF]

75. I will vote for Bernie. nt

[katsy]

76. Bernie gets my vote

He is honorable and I support his vision of what we as a nation must aspire to.

But I see a brick wall in his way if we don't win back both house and senate.

[sabrina 1]

79. That is very important and we do get sidetracked by the WH race.

Maybe it's time to start making lists of what seats are up for reelection and who needs to be replaced so Bernie has the support of a good, democratic Congress.

Going to work on that. Thanks for the reminder!

[katsy]

83. Ty!

[ancianita]

78. THIS!

[mountain grammy]

82. Ok, time to leave DU for a little bit

and get to the "real world." I'm becoming far too optimistic about Bernie's chances. Somebody slap me!

[sabrina 1]

86. I have faith in the people. As one of the FFs said when speaking about giving so much power to the

people, that if the population is informed, he preferred to trust them to do the right thing, than to trust politicians. Something like that.

And that is going to be key to Bernie winning. That he is heard. We know that there are billions of dollars invested in this race that that will be spent to stop anyone other than their chosen candidates, from being heard.

So it's up to the people who do know about him, to let other people know about him.

[mountain grammy]

87. I used to have faith in the people.. now, not so much.

I like to think most people are good and want to do the right thing, but all around me I see different. I won't give up or give in and I'll promote Bernie all the way.
It comes down to this; if a good candidate can't have a chance of winning without billionaire support, there's just not much left worth fighting for.

[sabrina 1]

93. I know what you mean, but the FFs did say 'if the people are INFORMED they will make good decisions.

Our country has the least informed citizens in the civilized world because our media isrled by six Corporations.

However, we do have the internet which they hadn't counted on when they took over the media.

And people ARE using it already to get people on board with Bernie.

Reddit is one of the biggest forums on the internet and Bernie is already the most read candidate on that site, plus they are talking about 'helping him to win'.

You are right that if we can't get a good candidate elected anymore, it is definitely a bad state of affairs.

But I think we can. If every Bernie supporter could get even one other person to learn about him and support him, we would have a good chance of winning.

Don't give up, yet!

[mountain grammy]

94. I won't give up

and, even if Bernie isn't the Democratic candidate, I look forward to a real and honest primary to get our views and voices heard. Americans are losing touch with decency. I hope Bernie can restore that.

We can sure as hell try..

[sabrina 1]

95. Great, the more who work for him, the more likely he will win!

[heaven05]

84. It's still early yet

but a candidate like Sanders is sure to get the excitement and hope going again.... Fingers crossed for a clean bill of health on him.

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

85. Bernie's been railing against income inequality since 1991

Hillary's been against mass incarceration since last week. Her long held position created the problems we face today.

http://reason.com/blog/2014/12/05/hillary-clinton-response-eric-garner#.ddhw7i Ckm

[MrMickeysMom]

88. I vote for him for many reasons...

Some are easier to "get behind" than others are. I believe we are coming into an age (some will have fun with that one) where we must enlighten ourselves on this planet the continual momentum of human existence. This planet will survive without us, otherwise…

But more to the immediate reason for supporting Bernie Sanders - I believe in what he has said, is saying and WILL do.

I can't TELL you how long I've been WITHOUT that feeling. Trepidations regarding every single decision I've made, beginning in 1992. Before this time, I was mostly one of the "unaware" persons who could be swayed, and wasn't sure why.

I believe in Bennie Sanders leadership. Who he will pick in his cabinet will be my next conversation.

[sabrina 1]

100. 'Who he will pick in his cabinet' I have a feeling it will be a far more Liberal/Left cabinet

minus the Republicans in the current cabinet.

It's been a while for most people, I think.

He will be a great leader, imo.

[MrMickeysMom]

101. Hold your ear to this and other threads like it, sabrina...

It sure has been a long while for most people… Can you hear the cob webs of the Democratic party being cleared for cogent thoughts of liberal origin?

I'm fairly sure I can…

[sabrina 1]

103. It's so unbelievable to have a candidate you can be this enthusiastic about.

Yes, the cobwebs are being disturbed.

And that is a very good thing!

Have you joined the Bernie Sanders Group yet, MMM? It's a great group, very positive.

[MrMickeysMom]

104. I decided to right now, sabrina...

I even changed my Star Trek for an avatar.

I don't think I've felt this way in a L O N G - L O N G time, if you know what I mean... (and I believe you do).

We had a big renovation project last year, that spilled over into some project we just paid into. However, our chest is building and he'll get our support real soon. Best money I'll ever spend in a long time.

[sabrina 1]

105. Oh good, it's a great group. Just saw him on Rachel's show.

I think he has taken the political insiders by surprise.

But then they have never really been tuned into the people.

See you in Bernie's Group! And I do know what you mean!

[George II]

89. Not a realistic poll - for now it should be "Sanders gets my vote for the Dem nomination"....

....we may never have the option of voting for him for President.

[sabrina 1]

91. If we vote for him for the nomination, that means we want him in the WH. Naturally once he gets

the nomination, we will vote for him in the GE.

So, iow, if you're 'in for Bernie' it is assumed you are voting for him in the primaries and then on to the GE.

[Jefferson23]

92. Thank you. K&R for the very good Senator.

[bobjacksonk2832]

102. I'd vote for Bernie in a heartbeat.

He's probably one of the few honest and decent politicians this country has. I really would love to see him win the presidency.

[sabrina 1]

106. Me too bobjacksonk. He can win if we make it happen.

There is a Bernie Sanders group now on DU. Not sure if you are there yet, if not, I think you would like it!

Nothing is impossible!