Thom Hartmann: Why This Republican is Voting for Bernie…

[thomhartmann]

In the Democratic primary it's looking more and more like it will be a dead heat between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. So which candidate do the Republicans want to run against in the general?

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[Live and Learn]

1. K&R Bernie is our best chance to win the election. nt

[Enthusiast]

2. +100%!

[Demeter]

3. This should be #1 on the Greatest Page

talk it up!

[daleanime]

4. Bernie is our best chance....

to start getting a congress that's willing to work.

[eridani]

5. More important IMO than Republicans crossing over is getting the 63% involved

That would be the percent of those eligible to vote who did not vote in 2014 (includes registered and unregistered people). Sanders is involving alienated voters, and Clinton doesn't stand a chance with them. Though I think she could pull some older Republican women who still remember "Help Wanted--Male" and "Help Wanted--Female."

[KansDem]

6. Only in America has common sense become "radical"...(nt)

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

7. Thom, your voice is much needed here...

Don't be so much of a stranger.
Thanks for the word!

[navarth]

8. +1

Thanks Thom!

[Dustlawyer]

9. Everyone who isn't in the 1% should be voting for a man who, with a lot of our help,

can return Representative Democracy to us! No one denies that the wealthy have taken over the rule of our country, it's time we do something about it! We must fight for our government to take it back.
There is a lot to do such as:
Busting up Wall Street banks;
Busting up media conglomerates;
Locking the revolving door;
Giving our regulatory agencies the budgets and desire to regulate their industries;
End judicial elections;
Address climate change, infrastructure, immigration, trade policies, and the bloated military budget!

It will take Bernie being able to motivate enough Americans to pressure/elect politicians to do the right thing. If they see that Koch money will not save their seats, but properly representing the will of the people would keep them in office they will do the right things!