Wed Dec 9, 2015, 11:00 PM

I support Bernie because the Democratic Party leadership is long overdue for a shakeup

Since Bernie Sanders announced his candidacy I have heard many people question his party loyalty.

I am going to speak a truth that a lot of party loyalists don't want to hear, but the reality is that a huge number of us who consistently vote Democratic do not particularly like the Democratic Party establishment.

We don't vote Democratic because we believe the candidates we are presented with represent us, we vote Democratic because the Republicans are even worse.

I know that I am not alone in thinking that the leadership of the Democratic Party is terrible. The money that has flowed to the top Democrats from corporate interests have thoroughly corrupted the leadership and the party is in desperate need of a house cleaning.

That is a big part of the reason I support Bernie Sanders, because I don't want a President who is loyal to the party establishment, I want a President that is loyal to progressive values.

I know Bernie will shake things up in the party leadership if given the opportunity, and I am sure that is a big part of the reason he is not getting many endorsements from establishment Democrats. The establishment knows that if he becomes President he is going to want big changes in the party leadership, and they don't want a change to the system they personally benefit from.

While the establishment may not want a shakeup, I know I am far from alone in saying that I do want a shakeup.

I want a party leadership who puts progressive values above big donors. I want a party leadership that stands up for what is right and does not sell out the rich and powerful.

We need a President that will shake up the party leadership and Bernie is the only candidate that I can see doing that, that is one of the many reasons why I support him.

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I support Bernie because the Democratic Party leadership is long overdue for a shakeup (Original post)	Bjorn Against	Dec 2015	OP
In constant "resist the Repubs" mode, we have become complacent.	Bonobo	Dec 2015	#1
"...we have become complacent ... and play off of each other while little changes ..."	slipslidingaway	Dec 2015	#3
+1	aidbo	Dec 2015	#14
...and "resist" in this context means "hem and haw for a bit, then give in." [n/t]	Maedhros	Dec 2015	#35
Yup, absolutely.	HerbChestnut	Dec 2015	#2
For me, that's one reason.	Triana	Dec 2015	#4
I'm too old to wait around and hope for change.	Paka	Dec 2015	#5
+1000!	marym625	Dec 2015	#23
I'm old enough to see how far down this country has sunk	newfie11	Dec 2015	#27
K&R	Segami	Dec 2015	#6
Dump Debbie would Be Likely First Move...	CorporatistNation	Dec 2015	#7
it's the old sweatshop model, applied to a party: put in your labor, work for little,	MisterP	Dec 2015	#8
Great post--every word of it!	bvf	Dec 2015	#9
Echo. Hear, hear! And it's not just DWS and the top-dem brass. Make the party new/fresh!	erronis	Dec 2015	#44
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Dec 2015	#10
HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!!	WillyT	Dec 2015	#11
Me too...positively and negatively	DissidentVoice	Dec 2015	#12
This post has been	Cynical Sam	Dec 2015	#13
Perhaps he should have joined our Democratic Party decades ago.........	George II	Dec 2015	#15
Naw....The partry leaders don't like "radicals"	Armstead	Dec 2015	#36
I get it is about the chaos and destruction if Democratic Party. Teabaggers did the same with repug	seabeyond	Dec 2015	#16
No, a change in leadership is not chaos and destruction.	Bjorn Against	Dec 2015	#17
The sky is falling, the sky is falling	artislife	Dec 2015	#24
Aww...no. We have never been extreme. We are about holding on to what we once had.	rusty quoin	Dec 2015	#19
...	Scootaloo	Dec 2015	#26
What did you think of Bill Clinton, Al From, and the DLC when they radically changed what the	stillwaiting	Dec 2015	#31
The Democratic Party is part of the reason why politics has moved rightward in America	AZ Progressive	Dec 2015	#18
That's true	rusty quoin	Dec 2015	#20
K&R!	marym625	Dec 2015	#21
This Citizen Wishes That This OP Could Truly Receive A Billion Recommendations	cantbeserious	Dec 2015	#22
It's one more reason to support him, agreed. n/t	Betty Karlson	Dec 2015	#25
K and effing R	Scuba	Dec 2015	#28
Good but not the best	anamnua	Dec 2015	#29
Hmmm...does anyone think this is new?	Sancho	Dec 2015	#30
True.	wildeyed	Dec 2015	#33
Reagan ran as a "reformer" who would eliminate the massive bureaucracy,....	Spitfire of ATJ	Dec 2015	#48
Trying to get the gumption to read an actual biography of the man.	wildeyed	Dec 2015	#49
Dubya reminded me that I spent a lot of the Reagan Era yelling at my TV.	Spitfire of ATJ	Dec 2015	#50
I yelled a bunch at TV GWB too.	wildeyed	Dec 2015	#51
Especially after she bought those damn dishes.	Spitfire of ATJ	Dec 2015	#52
It's cyclical...The old order gets too stale and entrenched, and there's a clamor for reform	Armstead	Dec 2015	#39
You are not alone. nt	LWolf	Dec 2015	#32
Big-ass 40 megaton K&R	mindwalker_i	Dec 2015	#34
That's an excellent post.	Enthusiast	Dec 2015	#38
Thank you	mindwalker_i	Dec 2015	#41
K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations!	Enthusiast	Dec 2015	#37
Yep hit the nail on the head....as did many of the replies	Armstead	Dec 2015	#40
Amen !	kacekwl	Dec 2015	#42
kick	artislife	Dec 2015	#43
K&R!	in_cog_ni_to	Dec 2015	#45
Bernie Sanders will never lead the Democratic Party, period....	Historic NY	Dec 2015	#46
"...do not particularly like the Democratic Party establishment..."	Spitfire of ATJ	Dec 2015	#47
K/R	UglyGreed	Dec 2015	#53

Response to Bjorn Against (Original post)

Wed Dec 9, 2015, 11:09 PM

Bonobo (29,257 posts)

1. In constant "resist the Repubs" mode, we have become complacent.

Playing defense all the time, we have forgotten what it is to move forward. There is too much comfort in the current arrangement between R VS. D...

When we say good cop vs. bad cop, this is what we mean. There is a complex dance, an interrelationship between the Dems and the Repubs.. they PLAY off each other while little changes.

I kick and recommend your post.

I support Bernie because the Democratic Party leadership is long overdue for a shakeup

1. In constant "resist the Repubs" mode, we have become complacent.

3. "...we have become complacent ... and play off of each other while little changes ..."

14. +1

35. ...and "resist" in this context means "hem and haw for a bit, then give in." [n/t]

2. Yup, absolutely.

4. For me, that's one reason.

5. I'm too old to wait around and hope for change.

23. +1000!

27. I'm old enough to see how far down this country has sunk

6. K&R

7. Dump Debbie would Be Likely First Move...

8. it's the old sweatshop model, applied to a party: put in your labor, work for little,

9. Great post--every word of it!

44. Echo. Hear, hear! And it's not just DWS and the top-dem brass. Make the party new/fresh!

11. HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!!

12. Me too...positively and negatively

13. This post has been

15. Perhaps he should have joined our Democratic Party decades ago.........

36. Naw....The partry leaders don't like "radicals"

16. I get it is about the chaos and destruction if Democratic Party. Teabaggers did the same with repug

17. No, a change in leadership is not chaos and destruction.

24. The sky is falling, the sky is falling

19. Aww...no. We have never been extreme. We are about holding on to what we once had.

26. ...

31. What did you think of Bill Clinton, Al From, and the DLC when they radically changed what the

18. The Democratic Party is part of the reason why politics has moved rightward in America

20. That's true

21. K&R!

22. This Citizen Wishes That This OP Could Truly Receive A Billion Recommendations

25. It's one more reason to support him, agreed. n/t

28. K and effing R

29. Good but not the best

30. Hmmm...does anyone think this is new?

33. True.

48. Reagan ran as a "reformer" who would eliminate the massive bureaucracy,....

49. Trying to get the gumption to read an actual biography of the man.

50. Dubya reminded me that I spent a lot of the Reagan Era yelling at my TV.

51. I yelled a bunch at TV GWB too.

52. Especially after she bought those damn dishes.

39. It's cyclical...The old order gets too stale and entrenched, and there's a clamor for reform

32. You are not alone. nt

34. Big-ass 40 megaton K&R

38. That's an excellent post.

41. Thank you

37. K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations!

40. Yep hit the nail on the head....as did many of the replies

42. Amen !

43. kick

45. K&R!

46. Bernie Sanders will never lead the Democratic Party, period....

47. "...do not particularly like the Democratic Party establishment..."

53. K/R