Bernie Called It In A July Tweet

[Green Forest]

Jul 31, 2015 tweet from Bernie:

"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” - Mahatma Gandhi.

https://mobile.twitter.com/berniesanders/status/627101930561515520

Just as Barack Obama’s stunning upset there helped assure Democrats in later states that a black man could win votes from whites and propelled him to victory in South Carolina and other places, so, too, could a Sanders victory on Feb. 1 in Iowa and then Feb. 9 in New Hampshire ease doubts about the viability of a self-described “democratic socialist,” some said.

“It’s just like the weak spot for Barack Obama was his skin color, but he got cured of that in Iowa,” said Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.), the party’s leading African American... "If Bernie comes out of Iowa and New Hampshire with big victories — if it’s close in both places, that’s one thing — but if he comes out of there with big victories, hey, man, it could very well be a new day,” Clyburn added.

One Clinton ally on Capitol Hill said some in the party are starting to seriously consider what it would mean for Democrats nationally if Sanders were to win... party officials have gone out of their way to keep the peace with supporters of Sanders, hoping to tap their energy and keep them activated for the general election campaign... The reevaluation of the Democratic primaries — which seemed destined for a Clinton coronation after she recovered from a summer slide amid controversy over her use of a private email system while secretary of state — comes as state and national surveys show her sliding fast once again.

The new dynamic will be on display in South Carolina this weekend, when the Democratic candidates attend a party dinner and then a fish fry hosted by Clyburn ahead of their debate Sunday night. The pre-debate events, expected to draw hundreds of activists, will serve as a chance for Sanders to prove that his campaign has an effective organization beyond the first two states.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/clintons-lead-is-evaporating-and-anxious-democrats-see-2008-all-over-again/2016/01/15/ebd8db3c-bacc-11e5-99f3-184bc379b12d_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-more-top-stories_dempanic-1215pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory

Senator Clyburn is FEELING THE BERN. He remembers the racist dog whistles the Clintons employed in 2008 and he is sending a message to us: we can follow in Barack's improbable footsteps to win IA and NH and change the course of this primary race forever.

Unlike establishment DLC types and their corporate paymasters who have corrupted The Party of FDR, both Clyburn and Joe Biden see the value in Bernie's message and our value in the electoral process.

So let's keep doing what we're doing because it is working!

LET'S WIN IOWA and NH!

[Snarkoleptic]

1. Here's a link to Omaha Steve's "Democratic Underground for Bernie - Act Blue" thread.

If you've not yet donated (or if you have not donated in a while), this would be the time to take action.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12809963

[postulater]

2. Thanks for the link.

And thanks to Omaha Steve.