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jg10003

(976 posts) Thu Mar 3, 2016, 02:32 PM Mar 2016

Raw Story: The momentum story: How the Bernie Sanders crowd can still win [View all]

The media and the political class have called it — Bernie Sanders has lost the Democratic Presidential nomination. They are flat wrong, and not for the first time.

Here’s the real story: the Sanders campaign is changing the laws of political physics — just like Trump did, only far more profoundly. The Bernie crowd is building the most extraordinary grassroots momentum I have ever seen. The movement is gathering strength by the day, and its chances to win are growing fast.

Full article here;
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/03/the-momentum-story-how-the-bernie-sanders-crowd-can-still-win/

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Raw Story: The momentum story: How the Bernie Sanders crowd can still win [View all] jg10003 Mar 2016 OP

It seems that both foreign observers... StandingInLeftField Mar 2016 #1

It could be the election that forever changes the country into a non-democracy Baobab Mar 2016 #15

Some serious magical thinking here hack89 Mar 2016 #2

Better to base your future on cynical thinking and decades of selling out Democratic values???? highprincipleswork Mar 2016 #4

Better to base your political campaign on groups you know will actually vote in large numbers hack89 Mar 2016 #5

Votes come from energy. It takes energy to get out and vote. I think the energy... highprincipleswork Mar 2016 #6

The results say the opposite. hack89 Mar 2016 #7

Sorry, Hack. We will fight all the way to the convention, and beyond! earthshine Mar 2016 #8

Even losing battles have their worth - I am not telling you to quit. nt hack89 Mar 2016 #9

He's already won 5 states and tied in 2 more. Not bad for someone not supposed to win any except VT! reformist2 Mar 2016 #13

like the young people who voted for Obama? yurbud Mar 2016 #10

Obama did what Bernie failed to do. hack89 Mar 2016 #11

in what way is he not? yurbud Mar 2016 #12

He can't motivate young people to actually vote. nt hack89 Mar 2016 #14

Love hearing how this political movement is GROWING!!!! highprincipleswork Mar 2016 #3