Bernie Sanders is this year's biggest story
By Sally Kohn, CNN Political Commentator
March 29, 2016
Interesting opinion article. I especially like this part:
While the Republican Party figures out how it can possibly be even more anti-immigrant and anti-woman, the Democratic establishment has to reconcile its hawkish, centrist, big business and Wall Street cozy policies of the past several decades with the strong populist pull of the Democratic base. And Democrats are going to have to contend with these voters not just because they're shaking their fists every couple of years but because they're running for office and taking over local party infrastructure and energetically filling and reviving positions in government bureaucracy.
To the extent that Donald Trump may be killing the Republican Party, Bernie Sanders is doing the opposite -- reviving the Democratic Party and imbuing it with a new generation of engaged, optimistic leadership. Bernie Sanders has already changed the current election with his dogged focus on income inequality and economic justice. Sanders' supporters will change elections and politics for decades to come. That is not to say the Democratic primary is over yet. Sanders is still holding on and showed last weekend that he can keep racking up wins. He brings momentum into next week's Wisconsin primary.
And his campaign is, I think rightly, pushing superdelegates to retract their anti-democratic support for Hillary Clinton and instead side with the voters in their states. But whatever happens, when November comes and goes, Sanders' campaign won't be over. His agenda and vision will continue to make waves and make a difference. On Monday, actress and supporter Susan Sarandon said that Bernie Sanders is the candidate most likely to usher in "the revolution." Arguably, he already has.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/29/opinions/bernie-sanders-big-story-2016-opinion-kohn/index.html
