Fair Game: Why Bernie Should Keep Going

[eridani]

http://www.commondreams.org/views/2016/04/22/fair-game-why-bernie-should-keep-going

At a time when a sizable majority of people think of themselves as independents, the two Parties completely dominate the selection – as opposed to election – process. The Parties in turn, are controlled by moneyed interests, which in turn control the media, a vast array of think tanks, non-profits, and paid pundits representing special interests of all kinds.

The rules in both Parties’ nominating procedure serve to shut out anyone not toeing the Party’s line.
The result, as Frank Bruni pointed out in a recent op-ed, is that in a nation of more than 321 million citizens, 10 million people could select the candidate.

In New York alone, millions of would-be voters were shut out of the primaries. That doesn’t serve democracy, but it does assure that the Party's favorite is in a strong position to win.

Bernie Sanders ran as a Democrat because the system prohibited any other option. But he was running to overturn this Oligarchic assembly line, not to endorse it.

[Sherman A1]

1. He or any other candidate should make their own decisions

and not be influenced by other campaigns. Granted the numbers may tell you it's time to get out (in the case of a Bobby Jindal or alike) but it is still their choice to make. I firmly believe that Senator Sanders has a firm grip on what challenges lay ahead for his campaign and I hope he stays in as long as their is even a minuscule chance of him winning the Democratic Nomination as I believe he is the best candidate and offers a much better vision of the future for our country and world. In the end however, it is his choice to make and no one other than he can make the choice to stay or go.