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sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
1. Not only have the 'political experts' underestimated Bernie, they have shown how out of touch
Tue Jun 2, 2015, 12:10 PM
Jun 2015

they are with the American people. They should be worried, we are, as Bernie has said, ANGRY at what they are doing to this country and its people.

Enthusiast

(50,983 posts)
2. The political establishment knows exactly what is going on.
Tue Jun 2, 2015, 09:18 PM
Jun 2015

They hoped they could pass Hillary off as a true liberal like they did with Obama. Looks like it might not work this time. People have started to look beyond the official rhetoric (lies).

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
3. That's what I mean about them being out of touch. Eg, for a long time during each election cycle,
Wed Jun 3, 2015, 12:19 AM
Jun 2015

were able to use the Bush card. And in 2008 those eight years of Bush are partly what drew so many people to the polls. We thought by winning things would begin to change, all the Bush policies would start being deconstructed.

What happened at first was puzzling to a lot of people, excuses, delays etc. But by NOW WE KNOW what the game is too. That's the part they are out of touch with. People will no longer hold their noses to vote. They are DEMANDING better than that. Playing the 'woman' card isn't working the way they thought. They abused the support we gave them, and I guess they thought they could.

I will say this, if Bernie had not stepped into the race, I would have ignored the whole boring game because it would have meant that nothing would change. And I think that is WHY he decided to run. HE wasn't out of touch, he realized that people were just fed up and many probably wouldn't even bother to vote. And he rightfully believed HE could get those disgusted voters to help elect him.

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