Posted on 02/11/2017 8:33:22 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Bernie Sanders may have lost the Democratic presidential nomination last year, but it appears he hasn’t lost the ardent support of his fan base. Some people who were “feeling the Bern,” including members of the Vermont senator’s campaign staff, certain delegates and a group of volunteers began a campaign Thursday for Sanders to spearhead his own political party.
“Draft Bernie for a People’s Party” is aimed at transforming Sanders’ amorphous, widespread support base into a new, concrete political party. The proposed party said it intends to mobilize opposition to President Donald Trump.
“This party will offer new progressive electoral choices and strive to enact the people-first platform that so many supported during the Sanders campaign,” the website reads.
Sanders’ presidential campaign catalyzed a movement, and there’s evidence that many voters became disillusioned with the Democratic party after it threw its support behind Hillary Clinton as the nominee instead of Sanders. Fourteen million voters changed their affiliation from Democrat to independent in the wake of the election, according to a Gallup poll. The new party will attempt to gather those voters into a “permanent working class party.”
“Sanders campaign already built the coalition, all we have to do is give it a name,” the Draft Bernie for a People’s Party website stated....
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Hell...id have a “large fan base” too had I promised “free tuition”, “college loan forgiveness”, and bunch of other freebies.
yup. Me too. I’ll even donate to help them get off the ground.
Oh, please do.
Let me know when he has a donation page, so I can contribute.
Do it ,,,, do it quickly ,,, I dare you to do it !!!
Anything that would split the dem party up is in my favor . The independents that voted for Trump aren’t likely to vote for an extreme lefty like Sanders so go ahead and start a new leftist party ,,,, I dare you . . . .
I agree... The left needs a 3rd party.. Hell they could use a few more.
Run, Bernie, run!!!
I Care More Than You Do Party
I'm More Smugly Self Righteous Than You Are Party
I Hate Trump More Than You Do Party
The Party of Continuous, Pointless Outrage
The Hide Our Racist History Party
The Blame Republicans Party
I'm sure I missed a few.
Terrific idea. Further fracture the already fractured Democrat party! Can’t wait to see this happen!
Hey, Bern, WTG!!
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