That Politico article, it’s like every week they have some new candidate that’s going to take out Bernie. Sure seems like he’s the front runner when you keep writing articles like that but no he has no chance according to them
Official Bernie Sanders HQ: Not Me, Us!
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John Harwood: Let me ask a question about real-world governance rather than campaign rhetoric. Joe Biden said earlier this year, nothing really fundamental has to change. You have proposed enormous changes. Would the practical results of a Biden administration really be that different from the practical results in a Sanders administration, given the fact that there are so many constraints on things getting done in Congress?
Bernie Sanders: John, you’re forgetting one very important thing: I am a different type of politician, and my administration will be unique in modern American history at least going back to FDR.
You talk about the fact that nothing much really big ever happens. And there’s truth to that. But what you’re missing is that right now you have a Congress and a White House that are dominated by a corporate elite who have unbelievable amounts of money and influence over the political and economic life of this country. I’m not going to be dominated by those guys. I will take them on and I’ll beat them.
The way we beat them is with the understanding that real change has never taken place without millions of people standing up and demanding that change. That is the history of the labor movement, the civil rights movement, the women’s movement, the gay movement, the environmental movement. I will not only be commander in chief of the military, I will be organizer in chief. I will be organizing with a strong grassroots movement.
We already have the nucleus. It’ll be involving the labor unions, the African American communities, the Latino community, the young people of this country. All people who believe in justice, working-class people, who are prepared to stand up and fight and take on the corporate elite. And when you do that, John, then you’re not talking about incremental changes.
John Harwood: But even if you get elected, even if it’s successful to the point that Democrats win a small majority in the Senate, is Joe Manchin going to vote for your program? Is Jon Tester going to vote for your program?
Bernie Sanders: Yeah. Damn right they will. (They're friends of mine) You know why? We’re going to go to West Virginia.
Your average politician sits around and he or she thinks, “Let’s see. If I do this, I’m going to have the big money interests putting 30-second ads against me. So I’d better not do it.” But now they’re going to have to think, “If I don’t support an agenda that works for working people, I’m going to have President Sanders coming to my state and rallying working-class people.”
You know what? The 1 percent is very powerful — no denying that. The 99%, when they’re organized and prepared to stand up and fight, they are far more powerful.
John Harwood: Let me ask a question about real-world governance rather than campaign rhetoric. Joe Biden said earlier this year, nothing really fundamental has to change. You have proposed enormous changes. Would the practical results of a Biden administration really be that different from the practical results in a Sanders administration, given the fact that there are so many constraints on things getting done in Congress?
Bernie Sanders: John, you’re forgetting one very important thing: I am a different type of politician, and my administration will be unique in modern American history at least going back to FDR.
You talk about the fact that nothing much really big ever happens. And there’s truth to that. But what you’re missing is that right now you have a Congress and a White House that are dominated by a corporate elite who have unbelievable amounts of money and influence over the political and economic life of this country. I’m not going to be dominated by those guys. I will take them on and I’ll beat them.
The way we beat them is with the understanding that real change has never taken place without millions of people standing up and demanding that change. That is the history of the labor movement, the civil rights movement, the women’s movement, the gay movement, the environmental movement. I will not only be commander in chief of the military, I will be organizer in chief. I will be organizing with a strong grassroots movement.
We already have the nucleus. It’ll be involving the labor unions, the African American communities, the Latino community, the young people of this country. All people who believe in justice, working-class people, who are prepared to stand up and fight and take on the corporate elite. And when you do that, John, then you’re not talking about incremental changes.
John Harwood: But even if you get elected, even if it’s successful to the point that Democrats win a small majority in the Senate, is Joe Manchin going to vote for your program? Is Jon Tester going to vote for your program?
Bernie Sanders: Yeah. Damn right they will. (They're friends of mine) You know why? We’re going to go to West Virginia.
Your average politician sits around and he or she thinks, “Let’s see. If I do this, I’m going to have the big money interests putting 30-second ads against me. So I’d better not do it.” But now they’re going to have to think, “If I don’t support an agenda that works for working people, I’m going to have President Sanders coming to my state and rallying working-class people.”
You know what? The 1 percent is very powerful — no denying that. The 99%, when they’re organized and prepared to stand up and fight, they are far more powerful.
Great interview. Which it was on 60 minutes.
storyteller
Veteran
Just wanted to shout yall out. The only thing different I did with the last episode was post about it in this thread and we tripled our views plus got a gang of international hits that gotta be some VPN's or something. Anyway, at that amount of listens, my squad fully embraced the idea of pushing more content that's clippable lessons (which has been my approach for most topics I put in). For the fam here I got a breakdown of Bernie's legalization law with a run down of the beneficial proposals in it and then we touch on Bernie expressing that he's open to 4-day work week legislation.
The full rundown is here, we pumped a lot more lefty discourse in this one thanks to the viewer bump we got. You can see the shift at 23 minutes in and skip to 49 mins for ten minutes of Bernie policy talk because yall know I want to promote his policies HEAVY. Much love and thanks yall.
Intro - open discussion 00:00
Adopted daughter tries to kill family 10:00
Haunted house waiver 17:25
Let me remind you 23:00
$300 billion dollars can buy 20 more years to address climate change 30:45
Russia discovers 5 new islands in the arctic due to climate change 37:35
Rikers Island is closing (and why activists are concerned about it) 41:00
Bernie's plans 49:00
D-Smoke is dope 59:20
storyteller
Veteran
Nina Turner's answer to that reparations question is so perfect imo. "Yes, we do the study of HR40 but in the mean time here's the agenda while it's studied..." I hate that he never tightened up that answer. And she didn't throw Warren under the bus when they fed her a free shot, she made it about the Democratic platform as a whole and how Bernie shaped it.
Berniewood Hogan
IT'S BERNIE SANDERS WITH A STEEL CHAIR!
afterlife2009
Superstar
Bernie does well in a poll: this can't be right 
Will say it is funny seeing them act like Bernie is Voldemort. Can't even say his name lmao
Will say it is funny seeing them act like Bernie is Voldemort. Can't even say his name lmao
Berniewood Hogan
IT'S BERNIE SANDERS WITH A STEEL CHAIR!
Tbh I don't see how Bernie can win unless Warren drops out. Biden is ahead in alot of key states. I doubt that shill Warren drops out for old ass Bern.
Either way. He ain't give up on us, so ima ride with him till the end.
Either way. He ain't give up on us, so ima ride with him till the end.
Yeah Bernie is very much a stick to the script guy. It’s a weakness. He should be talking just like her.