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Bernie Sanders

Dustlawyer

(10,502 posts)

5. Very few will endorse Bernie because their Donors would not want that and the politicians

Reply to Demeter (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 08:22 AM

Oct 2015

themselves don't want to see an end to the campaign money train! Bernie has said that Publicly Funded Elections are his number one issue! It my opinion it is the Root Cause to most of our problems. Politicians representing Donors do not represent the People! Issues we care about get decided against us because they are paid to vote that way.

By the time Bernie proves that we will support a candidate who will represent us, most will have endorsed the Clinton money machine!

We need to start recruiting candidates who will follow in Bernie's footsteps and not accept corporate money. We need to stock the shelves with candidates who have OUR INTERESTS at heart.!

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Grijalva's endorsement--before the rally. [View all] merrily Oct 2015 OP

I am perplexed that other Congresscritters haven't flocked to the cause Demeter Oct 2015 #1

Someone who endorsed Bernie said there is a lot of arm-twisting and pressure to support djean111 Oct 2015 #2

NH state rep, Tim Smith, who is also either the chair or a chair of Bernie's NH campaign. merrily Oct 2015 #9

Thank you! n/t djean111 Oct 2015 #11

You're welcome! Direct quote is in my Reply 4 on this thread. merrily Oct 2015 #12

Their fear kathysart_decoration Oct 2015 #3

I think their fear is of the Clintons and the DNC. Please see Replies 4 and 5. merrily Oct 2015 #10

Let's see: merrily Oct 2015 #4

None of that is a good reason to elect Hillary, you know Demeter Oct 2015 #6

Your issue, though, was why more have not flocked to Bernie yet. merrily Oct 2015 #8

Short term gains for long-term universal losses Demeter Oct 2015 #13

Sadly, for these peeps, the desires/greed of the few outweigh the needs of the many. merrily Oct 2015 #14

It's really amazing to see the transformation of the Clinton's dae Oct 2015 #24

Can you elaborate some on that statement? That is not how I read his life story. merrily Oct 2015 #25

Very few will endorse Bernie because their Donors would not want that and the politicians Dustlawyer Oct 2015 #5

You may have a big point there. Demeter Oct 2015 #7

BOOM merrily Oct 2015 #17

Exactly! Rosa Luxemburg Oct 2015 #15

When We Stand Together - No Citizen Need Settle For The Lesser Of Two Corporate Evils - Go Bernie Go cantbeserious Oct 2015 #16

+1 merrily Oct 2015 #22

The Cuomo brothers must be a terrible embarrassment to their father. pangaia Oct 2015 #18

Most of us love our kids, no matter what, but I imagine Andrew's merrily Oct 2015 #19

I am a New Yorker, and was when Mario Cuomo was Governor. pangaia Oct 2015 #20

Glad to hear that. merrily Oct 2015 #21

It was a sad day when he died. pangaia Oct 2015 #23