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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Saw a clip of a Sanders rally yesterday. 
He said something about people want to know HOW we will do everything I have proposed. 
His response - the people will demand it. 
Sure. 
Once again, details lacking.  
It will be a HUGE revolution.  [/quote]

Well, that's the truth.  He's calling for things that require constituents demand and hold their elected representatives accountable. Without it, nonthing's going to happen.  Voters are taking a risk. But I guess it's a risk worth taking.[/quote]

It's something that HAS to happen regardless of who gets into the White House.  We have a Congress that is seriously fucked.  We need fresh blood in Congress or it will be a disaster regardless of who occupies the Oval Office.[/quote]

The type of "revolution" that Sanders is calling for needs to start at the state and local level and then in Congress (it's too bad he never got it started during his time there). The idea that making Bernie president will create this change is laughable. if anything, his presidency will just harden constituents support of  republican incumbents much like Obama has or Hillary would. The difference is that Hillary and Obama don't pretend like they can make sweeping changes without Congress. [/quote]

The problem is that most politicians are not like Sanders. Most politicians, especially at the state level, are beholden to the interests of those who fund them. I think we'd all sighed and accepted this fact of life. Whether or not Sanders wins, hopefully the very fact that he was able to get so far with so much support will encourage local politicians to at least attempt to stand for something without compromising their principles.[/quote]

The problem is he will not win. And I think you lose sight of the fact that most politicians are, in fact, in it for anything but idealistic reasons. [/quote]

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