Bernie Sanders was GOP debate's real winner
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/presidential-campaign/254094-bernie-sanders-won-the-gop-debate
By Brent Budowsky, columnist, The Hill
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has won a doubleheader victory this week. His dramatic gains in the presidential campaign have been recognized by TIME magazine placing him on its cover, a major breakthrough in conventional media for Sanders, while
his critical commentary about the debate in his Facebook post was by far the single most-read Facebook post of the evening!
The decision by TIME to make Sanders its cover story is hugely important. It is a long overdue recognition by a bastion of the old media that Sanders offers an extraordinary populist message that has ignited a powerful populist grassroots movement. Almost all of the mainstream media have been far too slow to recognize the power of the progressive populist movement that Sanders calls a political revolution. This is finally, fortunately, beginning to change and the TIME magazine cover story is exhibit A of the progress Sanders and his supporters have made.
On the second front, the ability of Sanders to win the social media front to criticize Republicans and promote his populist agenda combines the medium of the moment with the message that resonates with voters.
Perhaps the high point of the debate was super-wealthy Donald Trump attacking the business practices of ultra-wealthy Carly Fiorina, while Fiorina counterattacked with criticism of Trump's business practices. The view of Sanders is they are both right about each other!
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Budowsky was an aide to former Sen. Lloyd Bentsen and Bill Alexander, then chief deputy majority whip of the House. He holds an LL.M. degree in international financial law from the London School of Economics. Contact him at brentbbi@webtv.net.
