Posted on 01/27/2016 3:30:48 PM PST by detective
They are all closet supporters in congress... like citizens in a communist country who pray for the collapse of their government but dare not speak out against it.
Here, they are simply too cowardly to suffer the political heat they would receive from a public endorsement.
I believe HE"S ALREADY DOING IT.
When you look at all the newspaper endorsements Hillary is getting, it's hard to say that Sanders is the Establishment's choice for president.
While not everybody in Congress is a full-fledged member of the Establishment, a senator or representative who wants to be anti-Establishment really has to work at it.
If you vote the way the party wants you to, don't make waves, and manage to get elected enough times, you aren't going to be seen as anti-Establishment.
If you run for president and antagonize the party's leaders and money sources, you may qualify as being "anti-Establishment."
I see your point, but compared to Obama or John Edwards, let alone Hillary, calling Bernie an insurgent or a maverick wouldn't be wholly ridiculous.
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