2016 Postmortem

PatrickforO

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4. I think he felt morally obligated.

Mon Mar 14, 2016, 01:30 AM

Mar 2016

The only thing I can think of to compare is my own evolution to where I'm at politically. I learned a lot of things over the course of my life. Met a lot of people. Argued with people. Saw injustice and read, read, read. All kinds of stuff. Chomsky. Friedman. Hayak. Keynes. Marx. Zinn. Klein, Reich and many others.

What I think happened to Bernie is the same thing that happened to me. Once you know you can never go back.

He knows, and he didn't see anyone else doing it so he (I believe) got into the 'ring' with very mixed feelings. Bernie is a very moral man and I'm very proud to be supporting him.

You know, I watched Clinton in that town hall just now, and I felt good about most of what she said, but I'm afraid she'll pivot to the right the minute she gets the nomination. I KNOW Bernie won't.

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I am not sure if this question has been answered [View all] angstlessk Mar 2016 OP

Because no one was running on a progressive platform this year jfern Mar 2016 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Hiraeth Mar 2016 #9

+1 daleanime Mar 2016 #11

'Cuz he hoped the rest of us were finally awake/fed up enough to vote for meaningful change? snot Mar 2016 #2

Just speculation on my part. Fuddnik Mar 2016 #3

Yours is the best scenario angstlessk Mar 2016 #14

I think he felt morally obligated. PatrickforO Mar 2016 #4

^THIS. nt silvershadow Mar 2016 #15

To push Hillary left krawhitham Mar 2016 #5

I think that's a big part of it. Garrett78 Mar 2016 #13

I am just glad he did. He brought the political discussions to the left, rusty quoin Mar 2016 #6

Just my opinion but I think he and fellow politicians like Elizabeth Warren were witnessing first liberal_at_heart Mar 2016 #7

I think he got in because he knew they couldn't find anyone better than Hillary who had a shot. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #8

He does not strike me as power hungry or crazy ambitious. Hiraeth Mar 2016 #10

I think it was because he didn't want a corination, and no one was running against her. napi21 Mar 2016 #12

Because Elizabeth Warren decided not to run Samantha Mar 2016 #16

It was a matter of timeing at two levels:(1) the evoluvtion of public ladjf Mar 2016 #17