Sanders’ supporters could doom his campaign
Most folks who will vote in the primary already have a history of voting. A well-run campaign would start from a list of registered Democrats who have voted before. Signing up new voters is good, but it is a lower-yield endeavor. The core task is to deliver Sanders’ message in person to folks who are likely to vote, exactly as Sanders has done himself for decades.
As time passed, the size of the group grew, but its sophistication did not. They identified seven action areas, none of which would have supporters leaving their comfort zone to speak face-to-face with likely voters who might disagree with them. Is their desire to see Sanders elected enough to get them to cut their hair, shave their beards, dress neatly and master talking points? They will do street theater, and some will write letters to the editor. But going door-to-door or cold-calling Democrats is absent from their agenda.
For $76, I purchased the Lane County voter rolls with voters’ history of participation and wrote a program to generate walking lists that Sanders supporters could use to visit likely Democratic voters. It appears I wasted my time and money.
The local Sanders group behaves like a protest movement. This is not surprising, because before Sanders entered the race many of these folks viewed electoral politics as evil. I recognize some of them from the Occupy movement. Others are young and new to this. Sadly, the group operates in a hermetically sealed bubble, rejecting experience, expertise and education. This behavior crippled Occupy, which failed to expand its ranks or to effect significant and lasting change.
For example, street theater, which is popular with alternative types, is a negative for many people who vote. Their announcements say to go to Facebook to find meeting times and locations. Folks with a history of voting tend not to frequent Facebook. As with Occupy, many people are unlikely to function well in a group where meeting dynamics dominate over productive work. Many who might contribute turn away or are turned away.
If other Sanders groups around the country are similar, he has no chance. If, like Sanders, these groups go door-to-door to communicate the candidate’s message to voters, President Bernie is a real possibility.
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if he had no support!
No worries magic internet polls will save Burnie!
And stupid insulting stunts aimed at democrats, like flying a damn plane over a Hillary rally with a Bernie screed trailing behind.
That's Bernie fans! Winning hearts and minds, one arrogant insulting dumb stunt at a time! 
Your concern is noted, Joe. 
And it gives me extreme optimism.
My nephew goes to U of O and he probably would not consider going door to door to sign up people to vote. But...he will use his iphone and texting to let everyone he knows that he is involved and planning on voting and hopes they will do the same. And he will use social media. It's the way the younger people connect these days.
He never even answers his phone any more, unless it's a text, so he doesn't pick up if I call him, which pisses me off. 
But kids today think in conjunction with social media...and that's how they share and meet new people and reach out to old friends. And how they discuss causes and politics.
I'm not too worried about the young people this go-round, because so many of them are pretty enthused about Bernie. It's getting to the elderly people like me who don't have cell phones, can't text, don't do social media to keep in touch with anyone, and many may not even have a computer. We still need to reach those people with boots on the ground.
It references creating Bernie related materials to attract new supporters. 
I like this one too:
The rake one is great. That's GD
everyday. 
It's why I'm limiting my exposure here.
Damn, he left out "Trustafarians"!
Well, that was rather anti-climactic.
Oh wait, that was about Hillary supporters who use the word 'socialist' like a slur.
My bad.
To make sure democrats don't win. The best way to do that would be to try and get democrats to not vote, and one thing for sure, at least here on DU, there is a group that has attacked president Obama from day one, who have wanted to "purge" the party, and who have been using every right wing meme like, both parties are the same, if "my" candidate doesn't win I won't vote for the actual nominee in the general, etc. To me that's not the right kind of agenda to make sure we get a democrat in the WH instead of some crazy ass republican.
applies to the other candidates as well.
Do you really think you're fooling anybody with your fake concern?
Gee, which other Presidential candidate's groupies could one say that of, as well?
