Bernie fans - What IF he gets screwed.

[VivaRevolution]

It's almost as if there was some economic catalyst that drove down earnings in the populace. I just can't put my finger on it.

You mean like a perfect storm of trade, legal, and illegal immigration policies that flooded our market with labor, and destroyed the value of labor over decades of time?

 

[Law Talkin’ Guy]

If I was American I would go with option C. I would want to teach the Democrat party establishment a lesson.

 

[jackasa]

Haven't decided yet it's either A or C.

 

[Gutter Chris]

I voted A. I Cant vote republican because I dont agree with a whole lot of that platform. Im not sucking it up and voting for hillary anyway because I dont think she would be a good president.

If it ends with a screwjob i may never vote democrat again.

 

[Rex Kwon Do]

You watch too much TV. Believe it or not the president isn't personally responsible for every bad or good thing that happens to the US, there are global trends at play.

Don't jump into the middle of a conversation when you don't know what's going on. The guy I quoted said he'd vote for Hillary because a Republican President would "make inequality worse." Clearly he subscribes to the theory that the President IS responsible for income inequality. Since he does, he should realize it's worse now than it was before, so his Democratic President didn't do a very good job. Since that's the case, why would he believe Hillary, a Democratic with lots of big business ties, would reverse the trend towards more inequality?

 

[silicavaginitis]

A true liberal dilemma...

 

[exHeavyHippie]

wheres option D:

As a radical libertarian, this is what would make the most sense to me for the Sanders crew. I do not see how anyone can actively rally for such a non-establishment candidate only to flip the level for the postergirl of establishment.

 

[ironwolf]

If Bernie gets screwed??? Do you mean WHEN Bernie gets screwed???

 

[exHeavyHippie]

Berns got my vote, but I'd likely vote Republican if Hillary's the candidate. I'm kind of curious to see what a Trump presidency would look like.

I am truly torn on this. Trump is a megalomaniac for sure, but he is a successful one. He seems to know how to pick the right person for the job. He certainly knows how to negotiate, which seems to be a lacking skill on both sides of the aisle.

 

[exHeavyHippie]

If Bernie gets screwed??? Do you mean WHEN Bernie gets screwed???

see post #26.

 

[Ruprecht]

"Anti-establishment" figures are always getting screwed by the man. The persecution narrative demands that they never lose, they're the victim of a conspracy.

 

[exHeavyHippie]

"Anti-establishment" figures are always getting screwed by the man. The persecution narrative demands that they never lose, they're the victim of a conspracy.

I find it funny how the same group that is now rallying behind Sanders is basically the same group that was laughing at Ron Paul supports in 2008.

 

[Ruprecht]

I find it funny how the same group that is now rallying behind Sanders is basically the same group that was laughing at Ron Paul supports in 2008.

It's weirder than that. A lot of the Ron Paul supporters have switched to Bernie Sanders, and brought the old narrative with them.

 

[exHeavyHippie]

It's weirder than that. A lot of the Ron Paul supporters have switched to Bernie Sanders, and brought the old narrative with them.

I can see the comparison. Anti-establishment. Sanders and Paul both railed against the Fed. Both think crony capitalism is horrible (but they do disagree on the solution).

 

[Ruprecht]

I can see the comparison. Anti-establishment. Sanders and Paul both railed against the Fed. Both think crony capitalism is horrible (but they do disagree on the solution).

Yeah, the Paul-Sanders switch basically seems to reduce their political involvement to an ideologically vacuous, protest vote from a dissatisfied youth (admittedly someone here did post an article or two about people growing out of adolescent libertarianism and switching to some variation of the Social Democrat).
Although it does look like Sanders' online popularity might actually have enough of a real existence to make him a legitimate candidate. He's not just a king of online polls.

 

[Thurisaz]

He's of the age he should get screwed if he ever intends to.

 

[GearSolidMetal]

Very interesting poll results so far.

Very even across all three options.

 

[Jack V Savage]

The reason I'd consider voting for Sanders is that he might be able to more effectively address my policy concerns--dealing with climate change, reducing poverty, increasing social mobility, increasing economic growth (what the gov't can do there is stabilize the financial system and address downturns with rational fiscal policy), and preventing major foreign wars. If he were to lose, voting for Ted Cruz or Rubio would go against all of that, as would declining to vote. The "voting for the person whose image you like better" thing is completely alien to my way of thinking.

 

[LucasWithLidOff]

You watch too much TV. Believe it or not the president isn't personally responsible for every bad or good thing that happens to the US, there are global trends at play.

Of course, unless it's a republican. Liberal logic.

 

[fightfan2355]

Berns got my vote, but I'd likely vote Republican if Hillary's the candidate. I'm kind of curious to see what a Trump presidency would look like.

A lot like Bush probably.... a guy who knows jack shit, serving as a figurehead puppet, with his advisors having their hands up his ass, controlling him to maximize the best interests of a powerful elite.