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cal04

(41,505 posts)
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 07:33 AM Mar 2016

Bernie Sanders is this year's biggest story

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The New York Times' Yamiche Alcindor wrote, "Covering Mr. Sanders is at times like watching a man almost surprised by his success and eager to make it last." In my experience, his supporters feel the same -- a sort of "Can you believe this is happening?" mix of elation and shock.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/29/us/politics/bernie-sanders-campaign.html?_r=0

These are the voters who were perennially accustomed to holding their noses and voting for the least-worst option and then spending the rest of their time railing against the corrupt center-right system. I should know, I'm one of them.

They/we/I never expected to see a presidential candidate championing universal single payer health care -- let alone, gasp, that candidate have a shot at winning. I suspect that candidate didn't see it coming, either.

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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.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/29/opinions/bernie-sanders-big-story-2016-opinion-kohn/index.html

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Bernie Sanders is this year's biggest story (Original Post) cal04 Mar 2016 OP
He will remain this years biggest story as he wins the nomination and then the Presidency! peacebird Mar 2016 #1
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