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GoLeft TV

(3,910 posts)
Tue Sep 8, 2015, 04:50 PM Sep 2015

Face The Facts: The American People Are Populists

If it seems like more and more presidential candidates are adopting a populist message, it's because they know that it resonates well with the American public.

Bernie Sanders has gone from being a long shot candidate to being a very serious contender in a matter of months, simply by stating what he actually believes and talking about things that he’s been talking about for decades.

Other candidates have noticed that this is helping him in the polls, and so they too want to adopt the populist message.

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Face The Facts: The American People Are Populists (Original Post) GoLeft TV Sep 2015 OP
No he has not....STILL a longshot...with a 5% chance at the General VanillaRhapsody Sep 2015 #1
Where are you getting these numbers? Dustlawyer Sep 2015 #2
Nonsense. If he wins the nomination he will be president bjobotts Sep 2015 #5
K & R. Yet we're supposed to believe people are corporations! Nah, people are populists! appalachiablue Sep 2015 #3
K&R. JDPriestly Sep 2015 #4
trump is an even bigger populist than sanders. Mosby Sep 2015 #6
 

VanillaRhapsody

(21,115 posts)
1. No he has not....STILL a longshot...with a 5% chance at the General
Tue Sep 8, 2015, 04:53 PM
Sep 2015

and she has a 74% chance at the Primary....

I want to be your bookie!

Dustlawyer

(10,500 posts)
2. Where are you getting these numbers?
Tue Sep 8, 2015, 06:06 PM
Sep 2015

Bernie's popularity continues to grow as more people hear his message. People are tired of the corruption caused by campaign donations and Citizens United has really put the politician for sale up close and personal to too many Americans.

 

bjobotts

(9,141 posts)
5. Nonsense. If he wins the nomination he will be president
Tue Sep 8, 2015, 10:22 PM
Sep 2015

He is the man of the people...running to get them everything the polls say they want. No one lese is doing this so he will win the race.

appalachiablue

(41,263 posts)
3. K & R. Yet we're supposed to believe people are corporations! Nah, people are populists!
Tue Sep 8, 2015, 07:08 PM
Sep 2015

Feel the Bern! Bern Baby Bern!

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