Sanders to Democratic Party: Whose Side are We On?

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SPRINGFIELD, Ore. – Saying that “our job is to revitalize American democracy,” U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday challenged the Democratic Party establishment to decide if it will fight for working families or do the bidding of Wall Street, big oil, the pharmaceutical industry and other special interests.

“Are we on the side of working people or big-money interests? Do we stand with the elderly, the sick and the poor or do we stand with Wall Street speculators and the insurance companies?” the Democratic Party presidential candidate asked 8,300 supporters at an outdoor rally at Island Park.

He said a key reason why 63 percent of voters did not go to the polls in the last election and nearly 80 percent of young and low-income people stayed home is that “the Democratic Party, up until now, has not been clear on which side they are on on the major issues facing this country.”

Do we stand with the elderly, the sick and the poor or do we stand with Wall Street speculators and the insurance companies?

On issue after issue, Sanders challenged the Democratic Party to pick sides. “You can’t be for Wall Street and the working people of this country. You cannot be for the drug companies and senior citizens and veterans,” he said. “You cannot be on the side of workers and support those corporations that have thrown millions on the street.”

The failure of Democratic leadership to send a clear message on where the party stands is why Republicans have grabbed control Congress and Statehouses. “The problem in my view is not that the Republicans are winning elections. It’s that Democrats are losing elections,” he said.





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https://berniesanders.com/sanders-democratic-party-whose-side/

[thereismore]

1. Oregon votes by mail, right? It's so cool. nt

[angstlessk]

2. I think that is called laying down the gauntlet

You are either with the people or you are against the people, and favor the 1%

[jillan]

3. Bravo Bernie!!! Sounds like he's working on his convention speech.

[Scuba]

4. Excellent, Bernie, thank you!!!

[in_cog_ni_to]

5. Oh yeah! He has fire in his belly! Choose or LOSE!

If he's not nominated, there will be a revolt like they've never seen. It's time to stop playing nice.

We now know the Democratic Party agenda and it does NOT include helping the 99%. BIG, HUGE MISTAKE.

Their Dog and Pony show is over. They either get with OUR act, or they go down in flames.

As an aside, but pertinent to the issue, we now know why they've militarized our police departments. This corporate takeover of our democracy has been in the works for 40 years. They'll need to control the 99% after their final move. What better way than with militarized police departments? It's all part of the plan.

PHILLY IN JULY - at the convention - should be interesting, to say the least. It will make 1968 convention look like child's play.

There's going to be a bunch of pissed off people there if the nomination is stolen from Bernie.

Go Oregon!

Go Bernie!

PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

[Baobab]

6. “The problem in my view is not that the Republicans are winning elections. It’s that Democrats are l

We're LOSING elections because we're betraying the country by stealing peoples votes under false pretenses with Clintonian Triangulation, which is a calculating phony trick.