2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Rumble [View all]H2O Man
(73,537 posts)I do try to make my OPs worth reading. I recognize that not everyone is going to agree with everything I write -- for that would mean they aren't worth reading. Rather, I attempt to write in a manner that makes people think ....and, because there absolutely are a lot of highly intelligent community members here, I hope for an open, non-hostile discussion to follow.
In my mind's eye, Bernie is literally continuing the conversation that the Founding Fathers began. And, without question, the FF anticipated -- and demanded -- that to be an on-going conversation.
I do not see any other candidate doing that. Senator Obama did, in 2008. And Jesse Jackson did, in his primary runs. But before him, we really would have to go back several decades to find anyone from either party who did so.