Found on Twitter. Picture says it all.

[madfloridian]

[Joe the Revelator]

1. Bernie screwed up by not getting a reality TV show

Apparently.

[haikugal]

2. You bring the best stuff madfloridian.....thanks!

[iAZZZo]

34. ^^ truth ^^

much thanks to mad floridian

[monicaangela]

3. Ain't it the Truth!

Sometimes I believe I may be living in an alternate universe. Excellent Tweet!

[dana_b]

4. saving that one

thank you

[Dem2]

5. To be a tad cynical

Jeb! spent truckloads of money and didn't do nearly as well as Bernie has. Bernie's money raising is very encouraging, but it's also nice knowing that money can't buy an election (though it sure does help.) Bernie is most successful based on his appealing message.

Questions about his viability are likely based on his relative newness as a national figure and his history as an outsider in the Democratic party (independent/socialist); we have few examples to use as a comparison.

[bigwillq]

7. Good post.

[JackRiddler]

22. Jeb didn't raise the money in the same sense of course.

It was handed to him by billionaires. Well, actually, he never saw most of it, it was spent on his behalf by billionaires.

[Fast Walker 52]

27. exactly-- big difference!

[Dem2]

45. True

[Gwhittey]

44. One

set money comes attached to a few fat greasy hands. Sanders large amount comes from millions of clenched fists raised in anger.

[Dem2]

46. Agreed

[pdsimdars]

56. What's pushing Bernie down is the whole establishment

The Democratic Party and also the corporate media.
Last weekend there were a bunch of marches (80 comes to mind) all over the country for Bernie and some had thousands of people and not ONE image or mention of it on the news.

[Dem2]

65. The media barely covers protests of any type any more

It sucks.

[tblue37]

67. The money is, however, the only thing that will enable Bernie to stay

in the race until we get past the early states where HRC racks up huge leads to the later states where Bernie has a real chance to catch up and maybe surpass her.

In fact, were it not for his huge war chest, Jeb would have been forced to drop out much sooner. Money is, therefore, a necessary *but not sufficient* condition. for a viable run.

[Dem2]

70. Yes, exactly.

Money is, therefore, a necessary *but not sufficient* condition. for a viable run.

[oldandhappy]

6. oh boy, ain't this the truth!

[AlbertCat]

8. Well, not ONLY in America....

..... I'm sure it happens in some 3rd world dictatorships.

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. Having grown in one

well it wasn't officially a dictartorhip, money played a role, but not as much as it does in the US

Granted, at this point it probably plays more of a role.

And I consider the US a failed democracy.

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

83. Yes, we have already lost it

The signs are not so subtle and seem to be tangled up into everything, but these are just the feelings and observations of my 74 year old eyes.
I knew a different country.

[nadinbrzezinski]

84. Hey at 18 it was a different country too

and that was 1984... the beginning of the change as it were.

[whatchamacallit]

9. No shit, what a pile of rot our system has become

I won't say what I think of the people who sustain it.

[Jopin Klobe]

10. And there ...

... it is ...

[bigtree]

11. why haven't many of those crowds translated into actual votes?

...huge crowds in Texas, for example?

[stevenleser]

17. Pretty much his only voters are those that show up at the rallies

No one else in those states votes for him. This is obviously a slight exaggeration but the point is that Sanders greatly excites a small segment of the population. The rest of the states just aren't interested.

[JDPriestly]

26. Bernie won by 20 and 19 points in Colorado and Minnesota, by 86 points in Vermont

and by 10 or so in Oklahoma.

Hillary "won" by 1 point in Massachusetts, by well under 5 in Iowa and lost in New Hampshire by 20 points.

Hillary won in the backward Southern states. That's the only place where she has won by large margins. Her best election date is behind her.

Feel the Bern!

[myrna minx]

40. You clearly weren't in any of the polling places in Minnesota.

Minnesotans count too, you know.

[stevenleser]

53. I include those places. Caucuses usually only have a small number of dedicated folks show up

They tend to favor people in the exact position Bernie is in.

[JonLeibowitz]

77. Ah, that explains the Oklahoma primary, thanks! Oh, wait! No that's not right! He won by 10+ points.

[Dustlawyer]

55. Keep telling yourself that!

Bernie gets less exposure on the MSM than even you do! He/we are fighting against the most powerful forces in the world who do not want him in the WH because they cannot control him and he wants to attack the root problem. He wants to do away with their ability to buy politicians to maintain their control over our government.

Hillary wants to be TPTB's main tool of control, the funnel of their power and influence, not the President for the people!

[pdsimdars]

57. Geez, then I wonder how he keeps beating all those GOP candidates in all the polls

Must be some sort of magic, huh?
But EVERY poll, month after month, he keeps beating them by large margins. . . someone must like him other than those who attend his rallies.

[tommcc99]

18. Good question......

Makes you wonder.

Some states it has translated into votes.

In other states (Iowa and Nevada) the caucus process has been reported as dysfunctional. I know first hand. I caucused in Nevada. May have made difference. May not have

In Massachusetts there was blatant disregard for the rules at the polls. If there was blatant disregard - I wonder what happened that we didn't see. Maybe nothing. But.....

Makes you wonder.

Me, I don't want to wonder about the character of the person I am voting for.

No worries with Senator Sanders.

[ChiciB1]

74. I Think MANY Of Us Know, But Does Anyone Want To Believe It?

Nope, it's too much for people to admit that "their" Queen Hillary would do anything wrong! For those of us who've asked this question over and over, there can only be ONE answer!

AND, for those who think that many millennials aren't voting, it's NOT what I'm seeing. I have 2 voting age grand kids who have really been active and I KNOW they've already voted in FL's upcoming Primary. And I live in a very Red County!

This is the first election that they've really gotten active in and they keep asking me "how can this be?" I told them not to give up, but Hillary WAS CHOSEN even before the Primaries started. The Real Harm being done is that they are having to see how very UN-DEMOCRATIC this process has become. They ARE angry and I can say from what they tell me, THEY WANT to be rid of EACH Party!

Maybe it's time, but it will be very difficult. It's seems we've all got puppet strings attached to us and while so many of us are pulling hard to unwind from the tangle, a pair of sharp scissors will be needed to FREE us from THIS OLIGARCHY!

And as for other countries?? OMG, the things I hear from a group I belong to should CONCERN us all. It's NOT PRETTY!

[rhett o rick]

97. It doesn't help that when thousands show up or march in the streets the Clinton-Corp-Media

doesn't broadcast such. Those that rely on CNN, ABC or even MSNBC are not hearing about Sen Sanders popularity.

[Petrushka]

12. K & R

[Bubzer]

13. Excellent image!

[kgnu_fan]

15. We are not fooled...!

[WillyT]

16. HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!!

[Uncle Joe]

19. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, madfloridian.

[Jitter65]

20. Who ever said he wasn't a "viable candidate?"

He is a great candidate but likely not electable.

[madfloridian]

21. You just said it. ??

[whatchamacallit]

23. Lol, do not administer the Turing Test

[madfloridian]

33. Open the dictionary to viable.

Read it.



Then administer.

[Autumn]

48. ???

[dchill]

24. How about the ONLY VIABLE CANDIDATE!

[JDPriestly]

25. K&R.

No matter who is elected, Bernie is going to own this country.

[Duval]

29. Yes, because he has begun something "revolutionary" and we're still here.

And the more others hear, the more will follow and "feel the Bern".

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

82. It's all about the numbers.

What kind of revolution do we want?
I favor a non-violent one.

[jwirr]

80. Absolutely. It is almost impossible to kill and idea.

[Duval]

28. Good catch, madfloridian.

You seem to have a knack for good OP's. Thanks! I'm going forward for Bernie!

[dlwickham]

30. Maybe you should be running as a Republican

If he's doing so much better than them

But since he's running against Hillary as a Democrat, the election results up to this show clearly that he isn't a viable candidate

[madfloridian]

32. So you are saying Bernie is not viable? Is that correct?

[sadoldgirl]

35. Do you know the word "arrogance"?

[yuiyoshida]

98. I hate arrogance

gomen na hito ga kirada! (see above)

[Beowulf]

42. It would be much easier for Bernie

to win the general election than the nomination, and for Hillary it's much easier to win the nomination than it is the general election. Labeling a candidate as viable depends on what your goal is.

This being the Democratic National Party, I think it's clear what the goal is. The near total absence of state parties and the national party to mount voter registration drives means they want to depress the number of new voters, the kind of voter most likely to support the outside candidate. Keeping the party's registered voters limited to those who have been long time registered Democrats favors the establishment candidate.

But Democrats are not the largest voting block in the country, independents are - maybe as high as 50%. That's why winning the general is a much different challenge than winning the nomination.

[pdsimdars]

59. You got it backwards

The important thing is to win in the GENERAL ELECTION.
If you want to win the GE then you need the most viable candidate.
Hillary almost always LOSES to the GOP candidates, in every poll, month after month. To win the presidency, she will have to WIN against the GOP candidates.
Bernie, on the other hand, has been WINNING against ALL the GOP candidates by large margins for months.
Now, would you rather have someone who can WIN against the GOP and become the President, or someone who seems to be more popular in her own party, presumably because she has threatened and bribed them?
That is, do you want to WIN the presidency or lose it?
It is a simple concept to wrap your head around . . win or lose?
The polls have been telling you for months now who can win and who will lose.
Simple choice

[dlwickham]

78. Maybe he should've run as an independent then

If he can't win the Democratic base then he shouldn't be the representative of the party in the general election

[mwooldri]

89. And gotten nowhere?

To become President you need to run under one of two political parties. Ross Perot is probably the closest person who came to the Presidency in modern times without being part of the Republican or Democratic Party. The Dumpster would have got some traction due to name recognition and money but he wouldn't be where he is without being in the Republican primary. Bernie on the other hand hasn't had the money or name recognition that the Dumpster has yet he has built a movement that had had success.

[NJCher]

87. I love it when people use the word "clearly"

Watch for it--almost always with someone whose argument is sketchy, at best.

LOL, "clearly."



Cher

[dlwickham]

90. Yeah no

I know but clearly means and Sanders clearly has no shot at becoming the Democratic candidate in the general election.

[NJCher]

92. are you trying to say?

I know but clearly means

"I know what clearly means?"

If you need any more help with the English language, let me know.


Cher

[SoapBox]

31. Absolute truth.

[procon]

36. Despite everything, the one line that's missing is that

he's still not attracting enough voters to win. Why not? How can he still convince enough people to count?

[Gwhittey]

47. Not much can be done

When you have TV news and many news sites owned by people that need to keep corruption going and are pushing for a candidate they know will take money to do their bidding. Political Ads are a billion dollar industry that relies on crony capitalism that Clinton is a part of. So they do "news" storys over and over of Clinton Campaign talking points. And this really has a impact on how a majority of people vote. Why do you think that largest supporters of Sanders are people who don't watch Cable news but use internet to get the information. And funny how HRC think that voting is due to Clinton being the more viable candidate. Yea not hard to win a race when everything is stacked in your favor.

[FloriTexan]

37. Perfect!

[valerief]

38. Totally proves voting is a joke. nt

[MissDeeds]

39. Yep

K&R

[jillan]

41. Some post this on DK

[moondust]

43. THE MEDIA SHALL BE THE KINGMAKERS.

That's in the Bible.

Now finish your gruel and go back to sleep.

[pdsimdars]

60. Not if they have their way it;ll be

Finish your gruel and go back to WORK!

[Major Hogwash]

49. At first they ignore you, then they hate you, or something like that.

The MSM is in the bag for a Trump/Hillary election.

But, that show has been cancelled, and replaced by the new spring program, "Here's Bernie".
(Spoken like the introduction of Johnny Carson by Ed McMahon on the Tonight Show)

[deutsey]

50. It all comes down to who is doing the telling n/t

[Enthusiast]

51. K&R! This post has hundreds of recommendations! Well done, madfloridian!

[Highway61]

52. Right?

The idea is to have the last laugh in November!

[NurseJackie]

54. If he had more delegates he could be viable ...

... but he doesn't.

[pdsimdars]

61. yet

[raouldukelives]

58. K&R They honestly prefer a republican over progressive change.

At this point, they couldn't be more obvious. One chains himself to those struggling for basic human rights, the other gets pointers from Kissinger.

[wyldwolf]

62. nah

1. Could you raise more money than any Republican opponent...

According to the New York Times from Feb. 20, , Ted Cruz has raised more money than Bernie Sanders

2. Draw larger crowds than any other candidate.

Pop star Justin Bieber draws massive crowds.

3. And poll better than all Republican candidates.

What does that even mean?

[pangaia]

63. Not only in America.

The same shit happens in Russia, for one.

Great post, as always.

[Ferd Berfel]

64. Only In America AND defying the Corporate Stooge Elite

YOu know - the DNC

[restorefreedom]

66. a secular a freakin men!!!! nt

[treestar]

68. Is it only in America where the candidate with the most votes in the end wins?

Maybe we could suppress the news of the poll numbers, but then we have Freedom of the Press here so we couldn't keep them from ourselves or others.

[HillareeeHillaraah]

72. Darn that free press...

...and those one million plus popular votes lead!
....and that lead in the delegate count!
....or the lead in many polls for upcoming races in delegate rich states!

If not for them, Bernie would be winning!

He raised the most money!

(wait, I thought the person with the most money was the bad guy..? Money = defacto evil, right?)

But I kid...

[treestar]

73. yeah how did bernie raise all that cash?

Seems like there should be some scrutiny as money is always suspicious here is Bernie Underground.

More than the Republican candidates is not so hard when there are so many of them.

And the crowd sizes matters not one whit. I may not attend a Hillary rally, but I'm voting for her, which matters, not whether I go to a rally!

[Bohunk68]

93. He raised that cash from people like me, who give $10/mo, even though

it means I go without something to do it. I bet none of Hillary's people do without to see that she gets the money. No, no,no, not her billionaire and millionaire Wall Street buds. As, a gay activist for decades, I know who is on my side and it surely is not Her Highness, who finally said ok to Marriage Equality AFTER the SCOTUS ruled. She will have us into another war in a heartbeat. No jobs except in the so-called MIC. Screw that.

[They_Live]

69. We need to eliminate the electoral college.

One person, One vote, not one dollar, one vote, as creepy goldman sack man wants.

[ChiciB1]

71. Once Again... Great Post MadFloridian... I've Been Working On

making some permanent painted yard signs and this one is GREAT. A little long, but sums it up clearly. Had some thoughts about signs for BOTH T-RUMP and HILLARY! Not going away WITHOUT leaving a very strong message about how very much I feel about Hillary. Signs will be wooden and T-RUMP's is easy but haven't figured how negative my Hillary one will be.

Sorry folks, but I have NEVER, EVER in my life felt so negative about any candidate in life! Not giving up on Bernie, but with ALL OF MSM constantly telling EVERYONE he can't win, our GULLIBLE and uninformed electorate may be buying more of Hillary's LIES & total BULL CRAP! Calling me names are of no consequence to me, I simply know what I feel.

It's gotten so difficult to even listen to her voice each time I hear her speak, I simply hit the "mute" button or turn her off completely. It would be nice if I could find some way to accept her, but TRUST is a big thing for me and I DO-NOT-TRUST-HER!

She's already stolen Bernie's message and too many people are under the "illusion" she will abandon her core beliefs and govern that way! AND given all that DWS is doing right now should make everyone take a long hard look at what her real plans are.

It's more than SAD that people of this country will be willing to choose the TWO most UNLIKED candidates to vote for. The Democratic Party will lose all respect so many of us ONCE had for it!

Having to vote for someone you actually dislike and have no faith in JUST TO keep a man who has whipped up too many people that may make the leader back during WWII look so similar is disastrous!

My thoughts go deeper, but it's best not to go further. But, should she prevail... I'm gone!

[TBF]

75. Word. K&R nt

[marew]

76. Love this! Thank you! n/t

[asuhornets]

79. Pic?

You mean meme..Big crowds do not translate to votes. Raising more money does not translate into more votes,

[DownriverDem]

81. But

Bernie has to win states to rack up delegates. In 2008 as Obama won states, the superdelegates flipped to him from Hillary. Yesterday there was a picture on FB showing huge crowds for Bernie. The questions was "Why isn't Bernie winning in a landslide?". Simple. Just because you attack large crowds doesn't mean all those folks vote.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

85. but he's not in the Wall Street Wing

[dchill]

86. Kick

[warrprayer]

88. Oh, SNAP!

Kick and rec!!!

[senseandsensibility]

91. Nice

and truthy, for those of us into such things.

[Darb]

94. He's behind Clinton, so........

what makes him viable if he cannot beat her?

[madfloridian]

95. ......

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511419887

[Darb]

99. Don't get that post really.

What does it mean? He's not losing, he's actually ahead?

For him to be "viable" he has to win the nomination. He is losing and it appears he has a tough road.

To me, viability starts with winning the nomination. He wins caucuses mostly and we know what that means.

[eridani]

96. He does better thqn Clinton in matchups with every Republican n/t

[Darb]

100. Those matchup polls mean exactly jack shit.

He's got to get the nomination to be viable. He is behind, substantially.

[eridani]

101. Fine--go ahead and nominate the candidate who will do worse in the general election n/t

[Darb]

103. In your opinion.

Don't forget that. And you are a blatant partisan. I, on the other hand, would gladly vote for either candidate, because, you see, the other side is fucking lunacy.

[eridani]

104. In the opinion of most matchup polls with Republicans

I certainly plan to vote for whoever gets the nomination.

[AtomicKitten]

102. Perfect. k/r