Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Why is Bernie so popular? [View all]mike_c
(36,279 posts)...he proposes policies that I have wanted all my life-- support for the working class, health care reform, student debt relief, paycheck equity, broad civil rights protections, taxing the rich and profitable corporations, the Green New Deal, and so on. But what I especially like is his commitment to a truly alternative vision of American policy. Establishment dems during my lifetime have mostly run on promises to continue the status quo with little real change beyond their latest slogans and jingles. I have lamented that on DU for years-- democratic presidential candidates rarely distinguish themselves by proposing genuine, significant changes to American governance and life. Senator Sanders is not running on catchy slogans. He is proposing real changes that will improve all of our lives.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided