There were two Reich reactions to the formal end of Bernie Sanders’ campaign to be President. The Reich on the right, who are always wrong, the Republican Reich, said Bernie has betrayed his followers, who should now switch their allegiance to the Presumptive Rectum of the Republican Party, Rump Dump Trump. On the other hand, the Reich, who is always right, Robert Reich, told us of Bernie’s legacies.
Bernie Sanders’s campaign is now officially over, but the movement he began is still just beginning. He’s provided it seven big legacies:
First, Bernie has helped open America’s eyes to the power of big money corrupting our democracy and thereby rigging our economy to its advantage and everyone else’s disadvantage.
Polls now show huge majorities of Americans think moneyed interests have too much sway in Washington. And thanks, in large part, to Bernie’s campaign, progressives on Capitol Hill are readying a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United, and bills requiring full disclosure of donors, ending gerrymandering, and providing automatic voter registration.
None of these will get anywhere in a Republican-controlled Congress, but they will give progressives a powerful theme for the upcoming election. It’s called democracy.
Second, Bernie has shown that it’s possible to win elections without depending on big money from corporations, Wall Street, and billionaires. He came close to winning the Democratic nomination on the basis of millions of small donations from average working people. No longer can a candidate pretend to believe in campaign finance reform but say they have to take big money because their opponent does…
From <Robert Reich>
I have shared two of the seven. Click through for the other five or watch Robert’s video.
I’ll add an eighth legacy. On a stage right here in Portland, Oregon, Bernie proved that he could get a tweet from God.
Thank you Bernie!
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Loved this, thank you, Mr. Reich!
Thanks, Tom.
I think I prefer the word Reich uses, "lessons," to "legacies." At my age "legacy" sounds so final. And I don't have the impression he's going away any time soon. I hope not.
I will continue to support Bernie's efforts and support true progressives down ticket. I will also hold DEMs accountable to at least the progressive elements of the platform and push them to do even better. What happens or doesn't happen at the convention will determine my votes in Nov.
which may be meaningless since still no sign my family's mailed votes ever got counted in the primary…
To further his ‘revolution,’ Sanders looks to launch up to three new organizations
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/07/12/to-further-his-revolution-sanders-looks-to-launch-up-to-three-new-organizations/
The Sanders Endorsement and the Political Revolution
https://ourfuture.org/20160713/the-sanders-endorsement-and-the-political-revolution?utm_source=progressive_breakfast&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pbreak
The Reich on the LEFT is SO RIGHT !!!
Love it, TC!!!
Hopefully, Bernie has made the Democratic party wake up, if they don't, the seventh legacy may indeed happen. A third party of progressives would be a good thing for this country. I am so glad he ran, disappointed that he did not win, but you cannot really call it a loss when so much was achieved by his campaign.
"… but you cannot really call it a loss when so much was achieved by his campaign."
AMEN!!!
Thanks, Lynn.
Thank you, Mr. Reich for this inspirational and uplifting video in which you thank Bernie Sanders for all he's accomplished and promise to continue his fight with him. And thank you for posting it, TomCat.
I was immediately struck by the last thing Reich said:
… just as the Republican Party IS irrelevant to America today.
The times, they are changing! Be part of the revolution or get left behind! Even the smallest little bird can be part of the revolution.
The two party system needs to become history
Welcome Robbin!
Earlier this month I posted an articlee called Plurality Rules. Check it out.
Thanks all!! Hugs!!
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As of April 2016, there were at least 28 distinct ballot-qualified political parties in the United States. There were 214 state-level parties. Some parties are recognized in multiple states. For example, both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party are recognized in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. These two parties account for 102 of the 214 total state-level parties.
Green Party 21
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