There's a part of me that thinks Bernie Sanders could be our next President--an upset in Iowa, a win in his neighboring state of New Hampshire and it's off to the races. But then reality creeps in--he's trailing Hillary Clinton 62% to 14% and that's a lot of ground to make up in eight months considering that he's going to be vastly outspent (and have trouble raising the kind of money needed anymore to be President), doesn't have nearly the name recognition she has, and doesn't have the campaign infrastructure that Secretary Clinton has. And while Senator Sanders has his charms, he doesn't have quite the oratorical flourish that President Obama has that is so necessary to rally Democrats with a little "d."
Still, I honestly think he has a better chance than any republican.
First hope: That Sanders can be the Democratic Party's better self in articulating again and again what we stand for--single payer healthcare, raising the minimum wage, affordable college education for all, more spending on infrastructure, expanding Social Security, ridding our elections of Citizen's United, the middle class and not the billionaire class, and closing the ever-widening gap that is income inequality in America.
Second hope: That he lasts long enough in the Democratic primaries that I can vote for him when the Michigan Primary comes around next year. At least then I can know that once in my life I got a chance to vote for a proud and unabashed Liberal for President....
Peace,
emaycee
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Sorry, he has publicly stated he's a socialist, even if a democratic one. That goes over like a fart in church in many homes, no matter how "Democratic" they claim to be. With that said, I pretty much always agree with him and wish that weren't the case. But I have a better shot at the nomination than him.
ReplyDeleteYou could always move to Iowa!
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