Would you want Bernie Sanders as your President?

[Fuzz]

[chollybocker]

1. Easiest poll ever.

[Zorra]

2. +40,000,000 or so

the rest would come around.

[Ken Burch]

3. I voted "Yes"ONLY because "HELL YES!" wasn't offered as an option

Bernie's time is now.

[freshwest]

8. Hell Yes also, but I was sorely tempted to vote the last option. Still I did the right thing.

[Warren DeMontague]

4. Shit, what's not to like?

:shrug:

[Towlie]

44. The accent? (Just kidding.)

[Warren DeMontague]

46. Pah. You probably don't like Alan Arkin, either.

They sound an awful lot alike.

[yurbud]

5. the trick is getting from here to there with Bernie in one piece

the wealthy would probably nuke the whole state of Vermont before they'd let him be president.

[chollybocker]

11. Vermonters are decidely anti-nukes.

Google Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant.

[yurbud]

13. I meant they would literally nuke it, just to kill Bernie.

[chollybocker]

16. I know you know. Just joshin.'

;)

[garybeck]

15. Anti nuke? yes. Decidedly, not exactly.

the last gov election was largely about Vermont Yankee. the election was extremely close. still today if you ask people, a lot of them don't like it but they want to keep it running for the jobs and cheap power, even though neither of those are actually true.

[slay]

6. Where is the "Hell Yes" button?

:evilgrin:

Bernie is awesome.

[Rowdyboy]

7. Duh.....apricots?

[readmoreoften]

9. Yes.

[lumberjack_jeff]

10. okay then. How do we get from here to there? nt

[BlueIris]

12. Yes, but there are many other better options.

Still love Mr. Sanders, though.

[garybeck]

14. for example?

[avaistheone1]

17. Absolutely.

:kick:

[Jim Lane]

18. Should've been an option for "Yes, but with apologies to Bernie"

My only qualm in voting Yes was that President Sanders, having to deal with the kind of Congress we normally have, would be going crazy by the end of his first week.

[Raine]

19. POSITIVELY!!!!! nt

[elocs]

20. There are a whole host of things for which I want or wish that never will happen.

I'm sure that DU could come up with a list of Liberal darlings they would want to be president such as Kucinich, Feingold, Grayson, Weiner, as well as Sanders who have zero chance of ever actually being elected. If I were to wish for something that will never I would aim much higher than having a liberal Liberal as president.

Here's another thought: do not places like the Senate and the House need strong and Liberal leaders who will stand up for progressive ideals? Why do so many believe like those kinds of people should somehow be president, especially when only 1 person can be president at a time?

We need good people everywhere, not just at the top.

[Armstead]

23. Good point, but he is more qualified than Obama or most other pols

he has served at all levels of government from Mayor to Congressman to Senator...And the voters of Vermont keep promoting him with huge margins.


He must be doing something right.

However I do agree that we need leaders at all levels and branches. Personally, I would prefer to see him join the Democratic Party and become part of ther Congressional leadership team and kick some butt from the inside.

[elocs]

29. The only trouble is that he would have 0 chance of ever being elected president.

My guess is that the people of Vermont would prefer to keep him as their senator rather than see him overwhelmed by Washington.

[Armstead]

30. He migut not be able to at this point, but his views could

It is possible that personally Sanders might have an uphill battle because ofvthe labels that have been put on him (and his self description as a socialist.

However if a candidate who is more in the conventional mold in terms of personal image -- but who ran on the platform of Bernies ideas and total honesty -- and had the backing of the Democratic Party COULD be a strong presidential candidate.

[elocs]

35. Any Democratic presidential candidate who utters the term "socialism" in a positive way

is dead in the water. It plays well with the Liberal left, but it is a dirty word for too many Americans to allow a candidate to be elected president. It's less likely to happen now than ever before and I don't see that improving. Besides, total honesty did not work well for Carter and Mondale got his clock cleaned in the election.

Reality is a harsh mistress.

[Armstead]

36. We're experiencing the disastrous results of 30 years of so-called reality.

I'm not saying a Democratic candidate should use the socialist word or go on an electoral kamikaze mission.

But Bernies longstanding success -- and political dominance -- in Vermont shows that his message does resonate with working class people as well as progressives.....There are also plenty of those in Vermont.

Bernies brand of progressive populism would be an effective weapon if the Democratic political class would take their lips off the corporate teat long enough to see the real reality.

[socialist_n_TN]

48. Carter and Mondale was 30+ years ago............

Bernie might surprise you IF the election was fair.

If they want to start winning elections, Dems need to get away from fighting the LAST war.

[cali]

21. I don't traffic in pie in the sky. and I'm just happy that he's my Senator.

[hootinholler]

22. I think he should run with Jessie Ventura as VP

Hear me out, now, Jessie's job would be as insurance so nobody would off Bernie.

Yes, I think TPTB would off Bernie.

-Hoot

[Armstead]

24. Chexk out this video in The daily Show -- Especially Part Two which is "web only"

[mmonk]

26. What video?

[Armstead]

28. Duh...Sorry. A link would have bween helpful

http://www.thedailyshow.com/

Main page has videos of the full interview

[mmonk]

43. No problem.

Thanks.

[mmonk]

25. Absolutely. If he were to get the nomination, the beltway would be so

stunned they would be afraid to oppose him. They would realize how much they have misread.

[closeupready]

27. Hell YES!

K&R

[Peacetrain]

31. Talk to me in 2016 ... I like the man

[Johonny]

32. Fuck Yah

[grahamhgreen]

33. I'd settle for VP, or treasury sec.

[Liberal_Dog]

34. Absolutely Yes!

[athenasatanjesus]

37. No I don't want him assassinated.

Or at least threatened causing him to compromise,and causing all of his supporters to turn on him.

[dfgrbac]

42. Fears - we need to fight them!

If we let our fears stop us from doing the right thing, we might as well all jump off the cliff now.

As a nation and a people, we must make those who break our laws pay for their crimes! There is much evidence that we have been lied to about the Kennedy and King assassinations. Let the real investigations begin!

Once the major crimes that are wrecking our country are brought to justice, those who consider doing other such crimes will think twice.

[Kurovski]

38. All my hair is being stolen!!!

I'm mad as hell, and they should stop taking it anymore!!!!1!

[IcyPeas]

39. No, however,....

I would like to see him in a more prominent, national position. I like listening to him on Thom Hartmann's show on Fridays.

[xchrom]

40. Yes. Nt

[OhioChick]

41. Hell Yes n/t

[Better Believe It]

45. As the socialist candidate of the Socialist Party? Why not?

The Democratic Party of course would never nominate Bernie.

[Keith Bee]

47. Why the heck not?

:bounce: