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The Huffington Post | By Joseph Erbentraut Posted 4/8/15
Sanders said he supported Cook County Commissioner Garcia because he had put together a strong coalition of working-class people, blacks and whites and Hispanics, and that is what we need to do all over this country.
So the lesson of Chicago is, you know, big money put a lot of money into Rahm Emanuel. Were seeing this all over the country, Sanders continued, and unless we overturn this disastrous Citizens United Supreme Court decision, I worry about the future of American democracy.
Read more and watch video at:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/08/bernie-sanders-chicago-mayoral-race_n_7027728.html
RUN BERNIE RUN
AuntPatsy
(9,904 posts)yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)I thought when Bernie endorced even incumbency wouldn't help him. I think if Bernie went to Chicago that may have helped.
tritsofme
(17,378 posts)would be a game changer in a Chicago mayoral campaign...
I think Rahm bringing around the guy who sits in the Oval Office probably had just a tad more cache.
yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)But if Senator Sanders were to go to Chicago the election at least may have been competitive.
tritsofme
(17,378 posts)Very little name recognition. How would he have made the race any more competitive by going to Chicago?
daleanime
(17,796 posts)it's just that we don't like the results.
And Run, Bernie, Run.
libdem4life
(13,877 posts)rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)libdem4life
(13,877 posts)I haven't gotten into the candidate conversation, but don't want us to blow this election. This is do or die...2016...and it's not going to likely be our first pick. Maybe, and I'm ALL for a robust Primary.
But we can start...Bernie and Elizabeth give me hope...they have gotten national attention and are truly Progressive and give us some down-ticket energy.
Does that make sense?
Zorra
(27,670 posts)samsingh
(17,598 posts)rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)those that receive the money on a quid pro quo basis are equally as bad. The wealthy handed Rahm the victory. He is beholden to them and not the people.
donnasgirl
(656 posts)TheKentuckian
(25,026 posts)It stinks of course but in this case you didn't need any bait to reel the eel in.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)Yay, Bernie!
appalachiablue
(41,132 posts)snooper2
(30,151 posts)rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)RUN BERNIE RUN.
snooper2
(30,151 posts)If he doesn't run (23% chance he does)
you donate to O'Malley
Deal?
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)libdem4life
(13,877 posts)WhaTHellsgoingonhere
(5,252 posts)...had never heard of Chuy Garcia, but I voted for him. Karen Lewis was enormously popular. Chuy Garcia was the winner of the "not-Rahm" primary. Based on Chuy's 44%, Karen Lewis would have crushed Rahm.
americannightmare
(322 posts)if even Bernie Sanders can't say it straight, that our democracy is already not functioning, well, that is much more a demonstration of the effect of Citizen's United than any farce of an election...when third parties are allowed to participate in televised debates, then maybe I'll believe we have a functioning democracy!
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)debates ala Rep Kucinich. Maybe if Sen Sanders runs he can have a debate on Democracy Now with or without the other candidates.
woo me with science
(32,139 posts)blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)which came about because of efforts to sink her 2008 campaign, may in fact help her win th 2016 election.