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Democracy is surging! Becuse we are the power of the wave.... (Original Post)
Playinghardball
Aug 2015
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99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)1. Woot! The crowd in Portlant OR did "the wave" welcoming Bernie. nt
eridani
(51,907 posts)2. So did the crowd at Hec Ed at UW n/t
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)3. Yay, Bernie!
Zorra
(27,670 posts)4. What I intuit most deeply about Bernie is that he clearly understands the fact
that he is simply just one of us, just another person, sovereign and equal.
I feel that he fully understands that he is our collective democratic representative, our servant, and accepts the burden of this responsibility with humility, and respect for everyone and everything.
Surf's up, y'all.
merrily
(45,251 posts)5. He has said repeatedly that the campaign is not about him, but about us.
And it damn well has to be about us, given he is not accepting PAC donations or corporate donations.
Bernie Sanders, totally in the pocket of Big Voter.
Go, Bernie!