Bernie Sanders preparing to run for President

[UCmeNdc]

From "Crooks and Liars . Com".

It's my fondest wish that Bernie runs in the Democratic primary -- or the general. We have to find a way to get a more populist message through the thick skulls of the Democratic leadership. Here's part of an interview he just did for The Nation's John Nichols:

Snip..........

What you seem to be saying is that, as a presidential candidate, you would try to make the very difficult combination of not just being a personality that people would like, or at least want to vote for, but also educate people about what is possible.

Sen. Bernie Sanders 'Prepared' To Run For President http://shar.es/RbkEF via @sharethis

[thelordofhell]

1. I'll say this a million times and still gets dismissed........

Bernie Sanders would make a perfect Vice-President

[winter is coming]

2. He would, but he'd also make a good President. n/t

[daleanime]

3. OK, who would you put on top of the ticket?

[Nanjing to Seoul]

4. Sanders/Warren (Warren VP). Sanders/Kucinich. Sanders/Spierer. Sanders/Wyden

[daleanime]

11. I like how you think....

[Sunlei]

14. He would make a good VP or President. He could run with Mrs. Clinton imo, or with Biden.

I still don't think Mrs. C wants to run or E. Warren. Even if they do not run we Ds are lucky to have many good presidential material people. Plus Mrs. C and Warren will support whoever runs.

[Nanjing to Seoul]

5. The powers that control the media and politics would NEVER let him get traction, but please

please, please, please. . .run Bernie, run! You already have my vote!

[merrily]

6. If Sanders runs, it will be only in an effort to pull

the country left by being one of the very few non-Republican, non-center right voices in national politics today.

Whatever he does, I wish him the best.

[DonCoquixote]

7. If he pulls Hillary left, great

But I smell Third Party sharks around.

Nader, hands off! You have helped the GOP enough!

[Lasher]

18. I have heard that argument, that Warren and/or Sanders could pull Hillary to the left in the primary

While I believe that is true, I don't think it would mean much. Hillary would start moving back to the center on the day she felt she'd secured the nomination and would move further in that direction once elected. She wouldn't have to keep any campaign promises because she could say she's being pragmatic.

I'd like to see Sanders and/or Warren run but I think the influence on Hillary would not be either real or lasting.

[winter is coming]

19. I'd rather vote for someone who actually is left, rather than someone who has to be pulled there.

That way, I don't have to worry about them snapping back after Election Day. Sanders has already said he doesn't want to be a spoiler candidate.

[DonCoquixote]

22. Oh, I would vote for him in the Primary

I just have no illusions about what would happen, nor any allusions that whoever the GOP puts in would somehow manage to be worse then Hillary, as appalling as that thought is.

[silvershadow]

8. Go, Bernie, Go! If the party can't swing back to its' basic roots, then it deserves it if he

is a spoiler. Bernie is exactly where the American people are- (and not where the party PTB pretend the people are). I don't know if it's because they are out of touch, or because their funding requires it, or what the reasons are. No matter to me. Bernie is a straight shooting, middle of the road Democrat of yore. (I realize he would have to switch parties).

[beerandjesus]

10. And if any Democrat is going to run in the South, it's going to be Bernie.

Hillary definitely won't, and I'd like to believe Warren would, but......


(And yes, I know Bernie is an independent.)

[DonCoquixote]

23. It deserves it

frankly, do the American people deserve it, and if not them, does the rest of the world deserve it? Keep in mind, the GOP wants that war with Russian and Iran.

[silvershadow]

24. Sounds like we need to get back to our roots, then, to keep that from happening.

[DonCoquixote]

25. sounds like

sitting out the next elections is exactly what the GOP wants, because they know that WORKED in 2000 and 2010. I will support Bernie in the primary, and if he beats Hillary (the way Obama beat her) great, but waiting home until the Democrats nominate an angel will only ensure the GOP gets more people to show.

There is a very good reason why Rush Limbaugh encouraged people to give to Nader, and it was the same reason I heard a bunch of self-described "leftists" whip off their mask after Election Day and call into WFLA Tampa, bragging about how they manipulated the Naderites into being their pawns. Go ahead and say nader did not cost us the Election, not only do the numbers testify, but I have had to see this same trick be pulled again and again, because the GOP knows it WORKS!

[silvershadow]

27. Sounds like

you read something I did not say. I am not sitting out the next election, I have never missed one in 30 years.

[newfie11]

9. He's got my vote! Nt

[Evergreen Emerald]

12. You'll have to start a new website

Independent Underground.

[BeyondGeography]

26. Really...Bernie Sanders is not a Democrat

He's not running against Hillary in any primaries unless he joins the Democratic Party. Seems most/many people here don't realize this.

[Sunlei]

13. This is a good thing, even if him running will only "educate people(voters) about what is possible"

Republicans do the same thing when they have a stage full of their RW extremists 'running for president'.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

15. Quick question:

Is he running as a Democrat in the 2016 then? Or as a 3rd-Party candidate as I thought that he was an Independent/Socialist?

[silvershadow]

28. Not sure he has said. But, we let Hillary/Bill run as Democrats, don't we?

[HappyMe]

16. I'm glad.

He has my support.

[bigwillq]

17. Run, Bernie, Run!

He would have my vote!

[bemildred]

20. Well, I look forward to the "Sanders Scream" or whatever they come up with. nt

[SmittynMo]

21. My only concern is:

He is an independent. There is no doubt in my mind I would think he would be an excellent candidate, however, being an independent that leans to the left, may cause any democratic candidate to lose, and give it to the right. That would be disastrous. To think that Bernie can win is pretty far fetched at this time. I love the guy to death, but history has proven what happens to independents in the past. Even Ross Perot couldn't do it.

Simple solution. He needs to run on the ticket as a Democrat.

[lordsummerisle]

30. totally agree with this

and i feel that he is doing a great job in the senate and should continue doing that. Also as far as the presidency goes i franky think he is too old...as a geezer myself i hate to say this but by
the time he would be sworn in he would be in his mid 70s which i think is pushing it for POTUS...

[SmittynMo]

31. He would have to pick a good, younger VP candidate.

I think he can win then. Warren would be an excellent choice.

[4dsc]

29. It would be good for the party if he ran

We need to get his ideals out before the people because the centrist view that rules the roost is killing us.

[Zorra]

32. If Bernie runs as a Dem, I'll be campaigning for him 24/7. nt

[hollowdweller]

33. I would like to see him run

But not being a dem he would be shut out and not heard like Nader.

[calguy]

34. I Love Bernie

But the reality is in a national presidential election he has only a slightly better chance of winning than Ted Cruz.