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Pelosi praises Bernie Sanders
By Mike Lillis * 9/09/15 * The Hill
Eyeing another Democratic wave in the House, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Wednesday shes hoping the energy surrounding Sen. Bernie Sanderss (I-Vt.) presidential run will pay dividends for down-ticket Democrats at the polls next year.
Sanders, a liberal icon who has made economic justice the focal point of his long political career, has performed surprisingly well on the campaign trail this summer, inspiring a young grassroots following and drawing the largest crowds of any candidate in either party.
Pelosi, the House Democratic leader, said she had followed Sanders down the West Coast during her travels around the country amid the August recess. The enthusiasm for the Democratic candidates message was remarkable, she said, especially among young people.
I was going right down that trail and it was just amazing to see, Pelosi told reporters from her office in the Capitol. Parents would come to me and say, Im for Hillary, Im for this one, Im for that one, [but] my kids are all for Bernie Sanders.
Its a younger demographic, and I think that its really good for the country [and] certainly for the Democratic Party for him to attract people to the polls, she added. Hopefully he can keep them there in the general election for our Democratic candidates.
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/253167-pelosi-praises-bernie-sanders
PatrickforO
(14,516 posts)If not, well he HAS called for a political revolution, but whether it will go on without him or peter out for a few years...we'll see.
I just know that now the message is out there, the oligarchs only have a few years until pitchfork time unless they throw some pretty damned big bones to the American middle class.
LWolf
(46,179 posts)if he is still in the race. If he's not, much of that energy will have dissipated.
Le Taz Hot
(22,271 posts)If the down-ticket "Democrats" are corporate shills I doubt much of the Bernie support is going to trickle down.
Skwmom
(12,685 posts)She's so confused that she doesn't understand that support for Bernie goes far beyond young voters. Or maybe she does and there is something she is trying to infer by misrepresenting the facts...
And Nancy, what a "bless your heart" compliment.
Im proud of what Bernie is saying out there, and its a reflection of what we fight for here. And then Bernie is Bernie, and hell go to his place you know, his distinct place and we dont all agree on everything. This she says about a man who has fought for the common person is entire life.
And what does she say about Clinton:
Pelosi on Wednesday rushed to Clintons defense, characterizing Clinton as a person of great integrity. GREAT integrity. Not just integrity but GREAT integrity. This should make one hell of an ad especially since I read it's on video.
Obviously Nancy, you have no problem with the way the Clintons conduct business.
Snotcicles
(9,089 posts)There is a reason this movement is so strong. If you want the benefits of it, you should contribute to it.
LondonReign2
(5,213 posts)drive them away.
99Forever
(14,524 posts)....but you and the rest of the establishment CorpoDems don't get to co-opt OUR movement.
You are however,welcome to join us.
Feel the Bern.