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Related: About this forumWill Bernie Sanders Hurt His Own Cause?
Will Bernie Sanders Hurt His Own Cause?Petty political fights distract from the Vermont senators goal of a long-lasting movement.
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If Sanders wants his political revolution to last, he will need to win widespread support for his ideas well into the future. Yet as the primary election draws to a close, the campaign has increasingly made arguments that may undercut the long-term viability of the movement that has coalesced around the Vermont senator.
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/05/bernie-sanders-dnc/483965/
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Will Bernie Sanders Hurt His Own Cause? (Original Post)
workinclasszero
May 2016
OP
Only thing that would hurt his cause are Hillary supporters and they are irrelevant since
Autumn
May 2016
#2
Looks like he and his rabid supporters have hurt his case in CA, at least according to the
Surya Gayatri
May 2016
#3
He couldn't even get Single Payer passed in Vermont, so ideas are only one thing.
R B Garr
May 2016
#8
MariaThinks
(2,495 posts)1. I think so. Nice graphic by the way.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)4. Thanks :D
frylock
(34,825 posts)5. Yes, it's wonderful how our friend here continues to further the lie.
Autumn
(45,120 posts)2. Only thing that would hurt his cause are Hillary supporters and they are irrelevant since
they wouldn't support his ideas anyway.
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)3. Looks like he and his rabid supporters have hurt his case in CA, at least according to the
latest 538 forecast.
HumanityExperiment
(1,442 posts)6. ...
...'win widespread support for his ideas'...
done and done...
next talking point HRC supporters want to craft a wobbly narrative off of?
frylock
(34,825 posts)7. Will the FBI's recommendation to indict hurt Hillary's cause?
Survey says: Yes.
R B Garr
(17,019 posts)8. He couldn't even get Single Payer passed in Vermont, so ideas are only one thing.
Everybody has ideas. He has to show he can do more than just complain about others and attack them. Maybe he should take responsibility for trying to get Single Payer passed in Vermont and then go out and dump on other politicians about it.
First things first.