Why Bernie Will, Should and Must Stay in the Race
https://www.creators.com/read/jim-hightower/04/16/why-bernie-will-should-and-must-stay-in-the-race
Surprisingly, this week's prize for "Stupidest Political Comment in the Presidential Race" doesn't go to Donnie Trump or Ted Cruz.
Rather, the honor goes to the clueless cognoscenti of conventional political wisdom. These pundits and professional campaign operatives have made a unilateral decision that Bernie Sanders must now quit the race for the Democratic nomination. Why? Because, they say: "He Can't Win."
Actually, he already has. Sanders' vivid populist vision, unabashed idealism, and big ideas for restoring America to its own people have jerked the presidential debate out of the hands of status quo corporatists, revitalized the class consciousness and relevance of the Democratic Party, energized millions of young people to get involved, and proven to the Democratic establishment that they don't have to sell out to big corporate donors to raise the money they need to run for office.
Bernie has substantively — even profoundly — changed American politics for the better, which is why he's gaining more and more support and keeps winning delegates. From the start, he said: "This campaign is not about me" — it's a chance for voters who have been disregarded and discarded to forge a new political revolution that will continue to grow beyond this election and create a true people's government.
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