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The Vermont senator, who has emerged as the leading alternative to Hillary Rodham Clinton for the Democratic nomination, got a rock-star-like reception from supporters who streamed into a cavernous lower-level room of the city's convention center.
Aides had originally booked a Phoenix theater that could accommodate fewer than half the number of people who turned out.
Final numbers of 12600 attendees at the rally have been confirmed. The biggest crowds yet of any presidential campaign.
Are we finally seeing a turning point in America, where people feel confident to elect a man of the people and to say enough is enough to the billionaire class that are trying to hijack the democracy in America by buying politicians?
I have been registered Independent for last 5 years, and I would have liked to attend his speech, but can't drive at night.....have voted in every election, too. I am intrigued by this candidate, more so than any others.
Yeah Bernie has some great ideas for the middle class and those who are in need as well. Also he seems to understand that the wealthy 1%ers need to pay their way a little more.
Look, I like Sanders and I'm glad that he's in the race. But just like Paul, he's in it not to win but to try and influence the narrative. They both have very passionate - yet very finite - followings who adore (not like, adore) them.
Like Paul before him, Sanders will make his case and hope it affects the steers the course of the party as a whole going into the general election. And like Paul before him, he won't come anywhere close to winning the nomination.
Yeah Bernie has some great ideas for the middle class and those who are in need as well. Also he seems to understand that the wealthy 1%ers need to pay their way a little more.
Be very careful with backing Sanders. He's clearly a Socialist and will take from the rich (no matter if their tax bracket is 75%) and give to the poor.
While I'm far from rich, the rich pay way more in taxes than the poor.
Look, I like Sanders and I'm glad that he's in the race. But just like Paul, he's in it not to win but to try and influence the narrative. They both have very passionate - yet very finite - followings who adore (not like, adore) them.
Like Paul before him, Sanders will make his case and hope it affects the steers the course of the party as a whole going into the general election. And like Paul before him, he won't come anywhere close to winning the nomination.
We have to disagree about that.
Obama was also dismissed early on and Hillary was supposed to be a shoe-in.
On issue after issue, polling of the US public shows that the solutions Bernie Sanders proposes for America is far more in touch with what the American people want than the policies of the current Wall Street politicians.
As more and more people get to know about Bernie Sanders, more people will realize that this is a man that stands for what they want to see. I believe it is possible to win the election without firm support from the Koch brothers and Wall Street. They area tiny minority. The purpose of the government is to address the needs of the vast majority of the population. Not just the billionaire class. And this is what millions of Americans who are seeing their standard of living stagnate have had enough of.
Final numbers of 12600 attendees at the rally have been confirmed. The biggest crowds yet of any presidential campaign.
Are we finally seeing a turning point in America, where people feel confident to elect a man of the people and to say enough is enough to the billionaire class that are trying to hijack the democracy in America by buying politicians?
I doubt it. There are a large percentage of people who realize just how valuable and necessary the leadership of someone like Bernie Sanders truly is, but I think there is an even larger percentage of Americans who watch FOX News. I would like nothing more than to be completely wrong about this.
Be very careful with backing Sanders. He's clearly a Socialist and will take from the rich (no matter if their tax bracket is 75%) and give to the poor.
While I'm far from rich, the rich pay way more in taxes than the poor.
While your concern for the rich is admirable, we also need to think about the needs of the 99% of the population IMO. And they are struggling. What is a socialist? Roads and public schools are socialist programs. This is what being part of a society and community is all about. Some of the most successful countries in the world, like Germany and the Scandinavian countries have extensive socialist programs and the middle class is thriving.
Politicians who take billions of dollars from Wall Street and the billionaire class is not what American democracy should be about.
The American people want to see social security expanded by lifting the cap on taxable income, to give struggling seniors who have worked their whole life and disabled war veterans the retirement that they deserve. This is what Bernie Sanders proposes. A government that addresses the needs of all Americans, not just the billionaire class is what America should be about IMO.
I doubt it. There are a large percentage of people who realize just how valuable and necessary the leadership of someone like Bernie Sanders truly is, but I think there is an even larger percentage of Americans who watch FOX News. I would like nothing more than to be completely wrong about this.
You and me both brother.
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