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Related: About this forumBernie Sanders on Obama's 'Biggest Mistake'
http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/30788-bernie-sanders-on-obamas-biggest-mistakeIn a new interview with the Daily Beasts Eleanor Clift, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) identifies this as a key moment of failure by Obama:
I have a lot of respect and admiration for Barack Obama, [Sanders] said, but the biggest mistake he made after running one of the great campaigns in American history was saying to the legions of people who supported him, Thank you very much for electing me, Ill take it from here.
I will not make that mistake, Sanders said, making a pitch for a mobilized grassroots movement that every candidate dreams of and that in 08 Obama came closest to achieving. The Obama movement faltered amidst legal issues once he was in the White House, and in 12 became Organizing for America, primarily a vehicle for fundraising and a shadow of what it once was.
I will not make that mistake, Sanders said, making a pitch for a mobilized grassroots movement that every candidate dreams of and that in 08 Obama came closest to achieving. The Obama movement faltered amidst legal issues once he was in the White House, and in 12 became Organizing for America, primarily a vehicle for fundraising and a shadow of what it once was.
Consider this, however: I think its unlikely that Obamas demobilization of his supporters was actually a mistake. As Ganz put it in 2010, Obama saw his supporters like a tiger you cant control; Ganz speculated that the presidents real goal was simply to keep the machine on for the next election.
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Bernie Sanders on Obama's 'Biggest Mistake' (Original Post)
eridani
Jun 2015
OP
Bernie will win on his agenda, and if Congress stonewalls him like Obama, he'll use the ....
Scuba
Jun 2015
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Demeter
(85,373 posts)1. Obama is a user--it's not a mistake, it's a character flaw
Scuba
(53,475 posts)2. Bernie will win on his agenda, and if Congress stonewalls him like Obama, he'll use the ....
... bully pulpit to get himself a supportive Congress in 2018.
No more corporate whores!
quickesst
(6,283 posts)3. "No more corporate whores!"
Could you be a little more specific? Thanks in advance.
Autumn
(45,120 posts)6. Scubas opinion seems to be specific enough.
Last edited Thu Jun 18, 2015, 02:18 PM - Edit history (2)
My bad. Wrong group to post in. Apologies.
Autumn
(45,120 posts)8. Do keep in mind you are in a safe haven group for
supporters of Bernie Sanders.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12805067
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12805067
The Bernie Sanders Group is not a forum. This group serves as safe haven for members who share similar interests and viewpoints. Individuals who post messages contrary to this group's stated purpose can be excluded from posting, these decisions will be made by the current group hosts.
quickesst
(6,283 posts)9. Fixed post. Again apologies
And no more Trojan horses. We want a candidate who runs on his record, not one who runs from his/her record.
MisterP
(23,730 posts)10. but the bully pulpit is worthless! WORTHLESS! that's why Obama gave up on TPP already