2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Which major candidate from the past 25 years have you felt the most passionate about [View all]Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)1) It was Dean's campaign that got me interested in Politics at all. In hind sight, sure, he wasn't that impressive, but 2003-04 was a season of "take damn near anything" and he gave more than just a grasped straw.
2) Barack Obama was someone I was behind all the way, a candidate who made me say "fuck yeah!" all the way to the white hosue. I was a little late on him - I switched form supporting Edwards in January that year - but damn, it was worth it.
3) Bernie's got my heart and energy now. I see him as who needs to follow after Obama, someone who will keep that ball rolling. The goal is kicking our country back towards the left, away from the Tea Party precipice it's been dragged to, and Bernie's thebest motherfucker for the job.
So it's one of those three, and I can't pick just one, so I've gotta abstain.