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Bernie Sanders tied in Nevada

Sanders has shown strong support for a wide array of serious, long time progressive issues that have plagued the U.S. for far too long.

I think this article sums most of it up nicely.

‘Single-issue’ candidate Bernie Sanders touches on 20 issues during a Michigan campaign stop

1. Universal health care. Sanders backs a single-payer, “Medicare-for-all” system, saying that “America must join the rest of the industrialized world and provide health care for all."

2. Federal intervention in Flint, Mich. Sanders condemns the water contamination crisis, saying it is stunting children's development. He calls for the resignation of Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) and says: “If the local government cannot protect those children, if the state government cannot protect those children, then the federal government better get in.”

3. Minimum wage. Sanders calls the current federal rate of $7.25 “a starvation wage” and says it should be raised to $15 an hour.

4. Wealth inequality. Sanders decries the disparity between families like the Waltons, who own Walmart, and most Americans. He has offered several changes to the tax code to address the gap.

5. Jail population. Sanders noted that the United States has the largest incarcerated population in the world and says that will no longer be the case if he is president.

6. Planned Parenthood funding. While Republicans want to “defund” the women’s health organization, which has been caught up in a controversy over abortion services, Sanders wants to expand its funding.

7. Same-sex marriage. Sanders pledges to protect new rights in all 50 states for gay couples to marry.

8. Paid family and medical leave. Sanders wants to guarantee three months of paid leave after the birth of a child.

9. Federal jobs program. Sanders wants to spend $1 trillion to create 13 million jobs to “rebuild our crumbling infrastructure.”

10. Child care. Sanders wants to invest more money to create a “world-class” child-care system.

11. Trade policy. Sanders cites his past opposition to NAFTA and other “disastrous” deals and vows to fight the pending Trans-Pacific Partnership being championed by President Obama.

12. Prosecute Wall Street offenders. Sanders bemoans how financial giants like Goldman Sachs could pay a $5 billion settlement for fraudulent behavior without any of its executives going to jail.

13. Marijuana policy. Sanders wants to remove marijuana from the federal government’s list of dangerous drugs and allow states to decide whether to legalize possession without intervention by Washington.

14. Voting rights. Sanders opposes efforts by Republican governors to impose additional barriers to voting, says those who do should “get another job.”

15. Supreme Court appointment. With a vacancy created by the unexpected death of Justice Antonin Scalia, Sanders urges Republicans to “obey the Constitution” and consider for confirmation any nominee put forward by President Obama.

16. Campaign finance reform. Sanders wants the Supreme Court to overturn the Citizens United decision, which allows unlimited campaign contributions. He says that would be a litmus test for any new justice he appoints.

17. Free college tuition. Sanders calls for making tuition free at public universities and colleges and says lower interest rates should be available for those who currently have debt for “the crime of getting a college education.”

18. Tax on Wall Street speculation. Sanders proposes a tax on Wall Street trades, saying it’s the financial sector’s turn to help out the middle class after being bailed out by taxpayers after the 2008 meltdown.

19. Climate change. Sanders says policymakers have a “moral obligation” to curb emissions contributing to the warming of the planet.

20. Iraq war. Sanders argues that the U.S. invasion destabilized the Middle East and says his 2002 vote against it shows his judgment on foreign policy. He also argues that if the country can spend so much on the war, it can invest in other priorities at home.
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Not only that but I believe he has been far ahead of Clinton on most or all of these points.
 
poweRob said:
Basically the Clinton camp's vision for America is "think small... if at all." That's a fantastic platform to start with. I mean... we can go almost anywhere from there. But probably nowhere.
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Hillary has no less extensive a set of issue positions and policy proposals than Bernie: https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/

The reality is that the next four years (and perhaps beyond) are going to be a game of inches; every advance, every little bit of progress is going to have to be fought for tooth-and-nail, all down the line. That situation calls for a skilled operator, pragmatist, policy wonk, and technocrat. Not to mention someone with a history of and knack for the dirty partisan work of party-building and fundraising for down ticket races. Real progress long-term is about infrastructure, not personalities.

Bernie will continue to be an important voice for his issues. The reality is that's exactly what he's best-suited to be.
 
99percenter said:
Odd conservatives loved hillary in 08. didnt coulter say that she would support her over mccain.
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A Democrat endorsed by Ann Coulter is a kiss of death-
 
DiAnna said:
Bernie's done his share of Clinton bashing as well. Nobody in politics at this level has clean hands. Bottom line, I make up my own mind and no matter what questions he has been asked during debates and town halls, he simply goes back to his mantra of income equality, wall street, free college. Therefore, that is my personal opinion that he is a candidate with tunnel vision and limited issues.

Er, that didn't even make sense and actually has nothing whatsoever to do with anything I said. I have specifically stated my opinion of which democratic voters would prefer Clinton versus which democratic voters would prefer Sanders. You don't have to agree, but I think we can both agree that no republicans are going to vote for either of them.
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Oh looky what I just found in the news... Hillary's latest talking point...

Hillary Clinton Implies Bernie Sanders is "One Issue" Candidate? She Better Catch Up.

Hillary Clinton has implied, both during debates and at last nights victory speech in Nevada, that Bernie Sanders is running a “One Issue Campaign.”

Senator Sanders has consistently laid out his policies to the American people.

Single Payer Health Plan
Raise the Minimum Wage to $15.00
Expand Social Security and Raise it’s payroll cap
Defend Civil Rights
Fight for Racial Justice
Reform Policing, Prison and Drug Laws
Increase Taxes on the Rich and End Corporate Welfare
Stop the TPP (Trade Agreement) and Outsourcing of U.S. Jobs
Rebuild Crumbling Infrastructure
Support Workers Rights to Unionize
Paid Sick Leave and Vacation Days for All Workers
Paid Family/Medical Leave for All Workers
Equal Pay for Women
Immigration Reform - Path to Citizenship
Overturn Citizens United
Restore the Voting Rights Act so All Citizens can Vote
Reduce Child Poverty and Youth Unemployment
Address Climate Change​

As far as Bernie attacking Hillary. Come on.
 
Greenbeard said:
Hillary has no less extensive a set of issue positions and policy proposals than Bernie: https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/

The reality is that the next four years (and perhaps beyond) are going to be a game of inches; every advance, every little bit of progress is going to have to be fought for tooth-and-nail, all down the line. That situation calls for a skilled operator, pragmatist, policy wonk, and technocrat. Not to mention someone with a history of and knack for the dirty partisan work of party-building and fundraising for down ticket races. Real progress long-term is about infrastructure, not personalities.

Bernie will continue to be an important voice for his issues. The reality is that's exactly what he's best-suited to be.
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The counter argument is that we cannot make much progress (if any) under the current system. If you look at the last 40 years the middle class and below has lost terribly. If you look at the last 7 years under Obama all we've basically done is pick up the pieces and do a lot of talking about what the problem is. The solutions have been weak and watered down version of what we really want. Clinton would likely be an extension of Obama if not even more passive economically. As close as she is to the wealthy elite I just can't imagine she would press for anything more than token peanuts for the middle class. They're not going to voluntarily give up anything significant and even after their reckless actions warranted prison they had the nerve to demand even more.

IMO it comes down to a gamble for a better future with Bernie or more of the same with Hillary. Furthermore if we continue to play meek and meager with our beliefs we could slide even further to the right economically. The fact that fighting for the middle class is now considered taboo and radical is a pretty good indication of how far we've fallen.
 
DiAnna said:
"Old people?" First, I take umbrage that older people are less diverse in their voting patterns than anyone else; they come in all ideological flavors. Sanders, however, pretty much wrapped up the lion's share of liberal youth vote with two words: "Free college!"

My opinion (because frankly none of us has anything beyond opinion and speculation about voting blocks) is that Clinton is garnering votes from liberals who don't want a one-issue president when the world is falling apart, and there's a single candidate out there with the overall experience and foreign policy contacts to help keep it glued together. Sanders is garnering votes from liberals who are more concerned about domestic and economic issues that will more likely affect them personally. Both schools of thought make sense, and sensible people will choose between them.
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Hillary won Nevada because Harry Reid and the unions intervened on her behalf. The Democratic establishment is pulling out all the stops this time. I'm just waiting for the mailers about Bernie Sanders having an illegitimate Black baby to start circulating.
 
Verax said:
If you look at the last 7 years under Obama all we've basically done is pick up the pieces and do a lot of talking about what the problem is. The solutions have been weak and watered down version of what we really want.
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What is the solution we really want?
 
reinoe said:
Hillary won Nevada because Harry Reid and the unions intervened on her behalf. The Democratic establishment is pulling out all the stops this time. I'm just waiting for the mailers about Bernie Sanders having an illegitimate Black baby to start circulating.
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GOPosters like yerself make those charges of an illegitimate Black baby, not DEMs.

The last thing Sen. Sanders wants to do is divide his party as GOPs have done .
 
I think the system is too rigged for Bernie to win. I hope he continues to win at least via percentage to show people that there needs to be change which I think he will. More and more people are realizing just how much of a better option he is than Hillary.
 
Verax said:
A democratic system that represents and treats everyone fairly.
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That's noble but that's really more of a goal. How is that actually achieved? A higher minimum wage? Breaking up the banks? A tax on "Wall Street speculation"?

How are we really getting from A to B if Bernie takes the oath of office, in your opinion?
 
My money is on Sanders for President.

One question?

Who is she?
 
Greenbeard said:
That's noble but that's really more of a goal. How is that actually achieved? A higher minimum wage? Breaking up the banks? A tax on "Wall Street speculation"?

How are we really getting from A to B if Bernie takes the oath of office, in your opinion?
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To big to fail was a problem, and is a bigger problem today. Then many major US Banks took the lead and were the prime cause of the last recession.

Too Big To Jail? The Top 10 Civil Cases Against the Banks | FRONTLINE

Too Big to Fail | Oral Histories | FRONTLINE | PBS
 
Greenbeard said:
That's noble but that's really more of a goal. How is that actually achieved? A higher minimum wage? Breaking up the banks? A tax on "Wall Street speculation"?

How are we really getting from A to B if Bernie takes the oath of office, in your opinion?
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Ideological revolution. Sanders' strong support shows a tremendous shift in beliefs in people < 50 years old. For the U.S. to transition you have to start by making the ideas mainstream and talking about them every day and getting Sanders in the WH as the bully pulpit would be incredible. Suddenly all these ideas are legitimate and if the people demand them legislators will have to comply or risk being voted out.

One of the new political arenas that old timers don't understand is the power of the internet and youth. Suddenly they all have a voice, they're organized, they're discussing new ideas and they're motivated. Take a look at Reddit/r/SandersForPresident Millions of people are seeing these headlines every day and 10's of thousands are reading the articles. Culture and attitudes are shifting faster than anyone expected and I believe it will increasingly create political realities that were not possible even a decade ago.

People are tired of getting screwed and this might be the crack in the damn before the flood. Here in ultra conservative Utah I see "hillbillies" with Sanders signs in their windows. They might not agree with any social liberal crap, but they demand a larger paycheck.
 
NIMBY said:
GOPosters like yerself make those charges of an illegitimate Black baby, not DEMs.

The last thing Sen. Sanders wants to do is divide his party as GOPs have done .
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Ugh, in case you hadn't been paying attention the Dems have pulled out all the stops to end Sanders.

Do you recall that "illegally accessing the database" snafu from earlier? The guy who did it worked for Hillary and joined Bernie's campaign at the recommendation of the DNC. Then the DNC "suspended" Bernie's campaign.

Don't try to pretend the Dems don't play dirty politics.
 
Verax said:
Ideological revolution. Sanders' strong support shows a tremendous shift in beliefs in people < 50 years old. For the U.S. to transition you have to start by making the ideas mainstream and talking about them every day and getting Sanders in the WH as the bully pulpit would be incredible. Suddenly all these ideas are legitimate and if the people demand them legislators will have to comply or risk being voted out.

One of the new political arenas that old timers don't understand is the power of the internet and youth. Suddenly they all have a voice, they're organized, they're discussing new ideas and they're motivated. Take a look at Reddit/r/SandersForPresident Millions of people are seeing these headlines every day and 10's of thousands are reading the articles. Culture and attitudes are shifting faster than anyone expected and I believe it will increasingly create political realities that were not possible even a decade ago.

People are tired of getting screwed and this might be the crack in the damn before the flood. Here in ultra conservative Utah I see "hillbillies" with Sanders signs in their windows. They might not agree with any social liberal crap, but they demand a larger paycheck.
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I may be in error, but Bernie has substantial support from old folks, old fogeys & old farts.
 
JANFU said:
I may be in error, but Bernie has substantial support from old folks, old fogeys & old farts.
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Yeah you are a bit opposite of what's going on. She's bagging the elderly generation and Sanders is dominating in the youth vote.
 
poweRob said:
Yeah you are a bit opposite of what's going on. She's bagging the elderly generation and Sanders is dominating in the youth vote.
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I had the impression he was doing well with the over 40-50 group?
 
JANFU said:
I had the impression he was doing well with the over 40-50 group?
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I think it's roughly 50/50 there or maybe a little to her favor depending on the state.

I think he'll do well in some of the coming elections, especially where there are more white voters like Colorado, Alaska, etc.
 
akrunner88 said:
I think it's roughly 50/50 there or maybe a little to her favor depending on the state.

I think he'll do well in some of the coming elections, especially where there are more white voters like Colorado, Alaska, etc.
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My opinion, and I admit my bias. I cannot stand HRC.
Democrats if they had another credible choice would go for it.
 
Verax said:
Ideological revolution. Sanders' strong support shows a tremendous shift in beliefs in people < 50 years old. For the U.S. to transition you have to start by making the ideas mainstream and talking about them every day and getting Sanders in the WH as the bully pulpit would be incredible. Suddenly all these ideas are legitimate and if the people demand them legislators will have to comply or risk being voted out.
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I don't agree. I mean, I agree that Bernie is a great spokesman for his causes and should continue to be in the Senate.

But the influence of the bully pulpit is vastly overstated. Obama is 10x the orator that Bernie will ever be, and he's achieved virtually nothing via the bully pulpit.

And I haven't looked at the numbers yet, but I understand that thus far turnout in the primaries has been down from '08 (Bernie just blamed his loss on lower turnout than he wanted in NV, despite the fact that his entire theory of political change is based on him turning out new voters--a "revolution"--in numbers never seen before). So I would assume he hasn't yet pulled in greater numbers of young voters than Obama did in '08. And where were those young voters in 2010, demanding legislators advance a liberal agenda or risk getting voted out? The Democratic party was decimated in that election, losing the states, the redistricting process, and thus the entire decade, because those voters did not show up and hold legislators accountable.

The 111th Congress produced some of the greatest progressive victories since the mid-60s. The Democrats lost 63 seats (in fairness, the 89th "Great Society" Congress, arguably the greatest in history, resulted in the loss of 47 seats). The people that you're relying on will be there on election night this year and that's it. You can't rely on them after that. Personality only goes so far, as Obama has discovered. Infrastructure matters for the long haul. And that's not something outsiders, particularly those with zero history with the party, have much experience with.

One of the new political arenas that old timers don't understand is the power of the internet and youth. Suddenly they all have a voice, they're organized, they're discussing new ideas and they're motivated. Take a look at Reddit/r/SandersForPresident Millions of people are seeing these headlines every day and 10's of thousands are reading the articles. Culture and attitudes are shifting faster than anyone expected and I believe it will increasingly create political realities that were not possible even a decade ago.
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I can't speak for old timers, I can only speak for myself (I narrowly missed being old enough to vote in the '04 elections so Obama '08 was my first presidential vote). I remember how great that election felt--I lived in Hyde Park, Obama's neighborhood in Chicago, at that time! But I also remember the seven years that have followed.

The next president isn't going to be FDR, sweeping in with 313 Dem House seats (with an additional 5 Farmer-Laborers!). The House is going to be held by Republicans for the rest of this decade at least. There are exactly two Democratic presidents who've had to navigate that unfamiliar terrain in the last century. One is about to leave office and his successor is clear. The other, well he'll be taking up residence again soon in a rather different role.
 
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