Bernie is a true believer and the closest thing to a politician I trust. How he’s been treated by the establishment is a great illustration of how corrupt our entire system has become, and his patience in continuing to navigate it without giving up or selling out is… Really something.
I mostly love a bernie but I’ll believe “paid off” when they actually get some real systemic changes completed. Flipping seats should be the means, not the goal.
The best I ever felt voting was when I voted for Bernie Sanders in the 2016 Democratic primary.
Oh my god. My local junior high was electric with energy. Fuck the DNC forever.
his publicist is so old school with these posts (here and on reddit), i half expect to to see them in a street corner shouting “hear ye, hear ye”.
fucking pathetic.
What did he win, Hakeem Jeffries for speaker? Give me a break.
Bernie, you magnificent son of a bitch. Played the long game and won.
bernie would have been great, I’d have loved to vote for hin.
It felt good voting for him in the 2016 primaries at least.
There were dozens of us!
I mean… he won but got fucked out of it. That’s what the “Hilary’s emails” stuff was all about, clear collusion between her and the DNC to subvert their own processes. It’s interesting and important history if you’re looking for a rabbithole today
We don’t deserve him. The way the DNC treated him was abhorrent.
If more people voted for him in primaries, he would’ve move DNC to the left. This is a reminder to vote in primaries.
It’s not about what we do or don’t deserve.
If people needed to deserve good governance before they could have it, the world would be a fascist hellhole forever.
This is about what’s right or wrong. Good governance is what’s right, and Bernie knows that, and that’s why he fights for it whether we deserve it or not.
Yes, fortunately he is actually in it for the people. He doesn’t seem to hold a grudge.
Maybe ask him? You know after he caucused with the Dems and achieved policy victories?
Does Bernie’s own actions count or is it just your feelings?
Right! That’s why he immediately caucused with Dems and the dnc after that election. Right?
Truth is, Bernie is all in with the DNC. Yet you post what?
Bernie knows more than you and his actions prove how little you know. He works with others rather than demonizing groups. Thats the long game. Not talking shit.
Bernie been fighting so hard, I hope he can retire soon and allow the mantle to go to someone decent that can do what been doing for 60 years.
The only way Bernie retires is if we get off our asses and make his policies law. Otherwise he will be wagging his finger at social injustice from his death bed.
Let’s do it for Bernie!
Hopefully 100+ new people trying to join congress in 2028
Ro Khanna is staying righteous.
Same. I hope he’s got a group of people primed to take over so he can retire.
i think it’s fairly obvious that he is positioning AOC for this. i can live with that!
I meant more for someone to take over his senate seat. Want to make sure it doesn’t go to an R. But yes loving AOC being part of the Bernie legacy.
I bet he feels pretty good right now. It’s so nice to see him smile like that.
The people’s President
Bernie for Senate Majority Leader.
Too old unfortunately, instead I vote for… wait, what choices even are there? I know there’s Abdul, but what other progressives are in/soon to be in the Senate at this stage?
They would never elect a freshman Senator into that position.
So unfortunately the usual options
For President, sure, but what’s wrong with age with Senate Majority Leader? He has the cognitive capacity obviously and still tours the USA. Seems a befitting capstone to his public service and experience.
If the worst happens… They just change leader.
You also don’t really put freshman Senators in that role for a few reasons.
I would say also: the agenda that won the day is Bernie’s. He defined this agenda and the wave that just came into power lives in his shadow.
The new generation of progressives needs to start doing stuff and legitimizing itself and Bernie already has all the legitimacy he needs. Also you never know when he’ll start mentally declining and the divisions inside the progressive wing that would produce would be pretty bad; it wouldn’t be as simple as “just find another guy.”
I’d support Elizabeth Warren for Majority Leader. She’s got the fight in her
He’s a million years old get someone younger.
Who are you my wife?
Is that how she responds when you suggest a minaj?
The movement that led to at least 18 progressive victories in congressional races and 42 left-wing winners down-ballot “started with a man with 1% vote and three people at his announcement” of his presidential bid in 2015, said one organizer Tuesday night as Democrats won control of the US Senate and House, a majority of governorships, and made major gains in state legislatures.
“Bernie made the path” for progressive politicians to win crucial elections, said a labor organizer based in San Francisco, referring to Sen. Bernie Sanders(I-Vt.). “This wave has been a long time coming.”
Fuck that, he should’ve been elected 2 presidential cycles ago and there would be more Americans alive today. Bernie had nothing to do with any “long game” plans that saw ice murdering people in the streets.
And some of us still blame Hillary and DWS for not letting Bernie beat Trump in 2016.
