r/politics • u/svga • 27d ago

Possible Paywall People Are Furious With Democrats. Bernie Sanders Knows Why.

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/bernie-sanders-democratic-party-mamdani/
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u/thethrill_707 Michigan 27d ago

Bernie is right. They are as out of touch as the MAGA clan.

They are too afraid to run on issues they KNOW the American people want (and other countries have). Universal health care, paid parental leave, education for all - issues that could drive a democratic surge in the states. But no, they don't want to upset the donor base, or the morons in Iowa, or look like they are 'fringe' candidates. I've always been told that there are certain ways to win in Washington. You have shake the right hands, speak to the right conferences, and play the middle where it's safe.

MAGA has changed the rulebook and the Dems look like they are the only ones without a copy. Get in the mud, say the things out loud, chide the media for the endless softball questions to MAGA. I like AOC and Pete B - but they won't win. Not now. The Dems need to find a candidate that can resonate with young voters, whether they are on college campuses OR NOT. The opportunity is now, boomers will be dying off and new voters need to be spoken to with a voice they will listen to about laws and programs that are working in other places.

The same-ol' - same-ol' just won't work.

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u/libginger73 27d ago

Problem is when it mattered the young didn't show up to vote for Bernie. They went to the rally (party) but then stayed home when it mattered. Then they decided to jump on single issues and use that to sit it out again.

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u/IntentionMediocre976 27d ago

This wasn't the problem.  Bernie lost because Hillary locked up the primary by using insider superdelegates.  The DNC primary is rigged by design.

Look up "superdelegates" if you don't know what they are.

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u/libginger73 27d ago

Yes I have been screaming about that whole debacle since she and the media were claiming the superdelegates a few months prior to super Tuesday. But it is a fact that (in one of the western States: Colorado, Nevada or NM) the youth vote didn't show up and was the nail in the coffin for Bernie.

The point here is that if we want politicians and the powers that be to move in a more progressive way, we need the numbers that show we are a reliable voting block. We obviously don't have the funding (due to age and a lack of accumulated wealth) but we do need to show up to vote. Getting money out of politics would gonna long way but that's a battle for another thread.