Bernie Sanders' Political Revolution Continues In Full Force After The Iowa Caucuses

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by MORGAN BRINLEE

In a speech late Monday night acknowledging his virtual tie with Hillary Clinton, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders thanked caucus-goers in Iowa for beginning "a political revolution." For voters who are feeling the Bern, the term isn't new. In fact, if you were to Google "political revolution" you'd receive a slew of Sanders-related content. Sanders has centered many of his speeches around emphasizing the importance of creating radical change in American politics — in starting a political revolution. In essence, Sanders' call for political revolution is an appeal for disenchanted or disengaged voters to believe that change, although hard, is possible and begins at the polls. But what does Sanders political revolution look like?

Sanders' message of political upheaval has found significant support among younger voters, previously criticized for their failure to engage in politics. His political revolution relies heavily on voter participation. It is, simply stated, a call for participation. In Iowa on Monday, Sanders said a political revolution wouldn't happen except with the support of the voters, stressing that no presidential candidate, himself included, would be able to stand up to Wall Street or corporate America alone.

The Vermont senator is hoping to bring voters to the polls long after the presidential election in November in order to turn his campaign's agenda into legislation. Speaking at the Iowa Jefferson-Jackson dinner last October, Sanders repeated a much-uttered message of his campaign: that his presidential bid wasn't about him, it was about forcing change.

What this campaign is about is not just electing a president, it is transforming America. To do that we need millions of people — people who have given up on the political process, people who are demoralized, people who don’t believe that government listens to them. We need to bring those people together to stand up loudly and clearly and to say ‘Enough is enough.’ This country belongs to all of us, not just wealthy campaign donors.

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1. Those that not that long ago, snubbed Sen Sanders as not viable are now gloating over a 0.038% win.

if that's what it ends up.