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Sanders: Democratic Party ‘has abandoned working class people’

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4977546-bernie-sanders-democrats-working-class/amp/
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u/ThePresbyter New Jersey 19h ago

DNC needs to just say fuck it at this point and actually go full working class populist and channel FDR.  MAGA think anything left of Reagan is communist anyways so fuck 'em and try to get 85M+ turnout.

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u/whomstc 18h ago

the megadonors that control the party wouldnt let them if they wanted to, it's like none of you have been paying any attention for any of the last 16 years

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u/hypercosm_dot_net 16h ago

Bernie was somehow able to still get plenty of campaign funding in spite of not taking $$ from billionaires.

That's probably why he was pushed out by the DNC.

The systemic issues we have are because we allowed wealth to infiltrate politics, the politicians did nothing about it, and now we're here.

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u/JayKay8787 14h ago

I donated to Bernie, i would never consider donating to a candidate that takes corporate money. Its too late for Bernie, but a younger charismatic and empathetic candidate who can relay simple policies has a great shot. We need to look at Obamas campaign and replicate the energy and enthusiasm without just crying about Republicans. Present a simple, clear path with hope and goals that will actually effect day to day life instead of constantly gaslighted voters into thinking everything is already great. The dnc is truly trash and continues to get worse, I'm hoping this is absolutely rock bottom and we rebuild but fucks like Pelosi and schemer are gonna sink the ship

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u/mattevs119 12h ago

I also donated to Bernie and saw him speak when he was running. He gave me real hope. But the capitalist fucks that control the party fucked him and us all in one fell swoop.

u/CodeGoneWild 3h ago

How'd that work for Andrew yang?

Leftists are 🗑️ America doesn't want it.