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babylonsister

(170,962 posts)
Thu May 15, 2014, 11:36 PM May 2014

Bernie Sanders Connects The Dots: If You Vote, Republicans Will Pay For Their Obstruction

Spread the word, GOTV!

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Bernie Sanders Connects The Dots: If You Vote, Republicans Will Pay For Their Obstruction
By: Jason Easley more from Jason Easley
Thursday, May, 15th, 2014, 11:20 pm


Bernie Sanders pointed out on MSNBC that the only way Republicans will pay for their years of obstruction is if Democrats come out and vote this November.

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Sen. Sanders was asked by Chris Hayes if there will be a cost that Republicans will pay for their obstruction. Sanders answered, “Well, it really depends how effective Democrats are in grassroots America. The pundits tell us that sixty percent of the American people are not going to vote. What that means is seventy or eighty percent of low income and working people who want to raise the minimum wage, who want a jobs bill. They’re not going to vote, and what we have got to do is figure out a way that we rally grassroots America. Educate them about what Republican obstructionism is about. Educate them about how Republicans work day and night for the big money interests, and if we can motivate them, I think we’ll do fine in the elections.”

The problem is that one of the goals of the Republican obstructionist agenda is to discourage and demoralize people. The Republicans don’t want you to vote. They want potential voters to think that nothing will ever change in Washington, so their votes don’t matter. The Republican message to voters is that they should stay home.

One of the reasons why Republicans have been able to get away with championing nothing but the money interests is that the media doesn’t talk about what the Republicans are really up to. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid recently called out the media in an interview with NBC’s Chuck Todd for covering up what is really going on.

It is difficult to educate the people when the largest media outlets aren’t interested in what is going on, but Bernie Sanders was correct. If the American people get involved, Democrats will do very in the midterm elections. If Democratic voters choose to wait for Hillary Clinton in 2016, Republicans will probably control Congress.

The only way that Republicans will be made to pay for the behavior is if people vote against them in November. If you vote like it is a presidential election year, Republicans will lose, and their era of obstruction will be brought to an end.

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Bernie Sanders Connects The Dots: If You Vote, Republicans Will Pay For Their Obstruction (Original Post) babylonsister May 2014 OP
K&R.... daleanime May 2014 #1
Vote Vote Vote!!!!! sheshe2 May 2014 #2
My 2 cents; SamKnause May 2014 #3
Well, there's the Lily Ledbetter Act Jamaal510 May 2014 #6
Your 2 cents aren't worth a plug nickel. MineralMan May 2014 #9
That says it all to those who are too good to vote: freshwest May 2014 #4
But he's a socialist! We're not allowed to listen to him!! winter is coming May 2014 #5
Yep libodem May 2014 #7
Yay Bernie! GOTV! MineralMan May 2014 #8

SamKnause

(13,041 posts)
3. My 2 cents;
Thu May 15, 2014, 11:51 PM
May 2014

From my observations;

The Republican party is in control when they win elections.

The Republican party is in control when they lose elections.

The majority of Americans disagree with the Republican party.

The minority lunatic fringe is in control of the U.S.

President Obama squandered the mandate he had in 2008.

He squandered the support he had from the majority of Americans.

He squandered the support he had from the global community.

President Obama is either a corporate tool, or he represent the wants of corporations over the citizens of the U.S.

I think he is a representative of the corporations.

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)
6. Well, there's the Lily Ledbetter Act
Fri May 16, 2014, 01:34 AM
May 2014

and the Stimulus (among numerous other things that he got done within his first few years). He actually got the most done in his presidency thus far within that very brief period in 2009 that Democrats held a "supermajority" (despite Joe Lieberman).

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021784273
http://whatthefuckhasobamadonesofar.com/

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
4. That says it all to those who are too good to vote:
Fri May 16, 2014, 12:50 AM
May 2014
...one of the goals of the Republican obstructionist agenda is to discourage and demoralize people. The Republicans don’t want you to vote. They want potential voters to think that nothing will ever change in Washington, so their votes don’t matter. The Republican message to voters is that they should stay home.

F. U. D. works everytime, especially with CT stuff. The anger should be directed at those who don't want us to stop their agenda by voting. I say vote like your life depended on it.

MineralMan

(146,192 posts)
8. Yay Bernie! GOTV!
Fri May 16, 2014, 11:18 AM
May 2014

Look, Bernie Sanders has it absolutely right. We must get out and GOTV in 2014. If we do, we'll win control of Congress and begin the process of implementing progressive ideas. President Obama will sign all progressive bills Congress sends to him, and we'll be on the move toward 2016.

GOTV 2014 and Beyond!

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