@Mark from Queens

. . . who emphasize Bernie has less than 30% of the votes in polls (less than the 50% + 1 delegate required to get the nomination) that delegates are awarded by states via primaries (different formulas), not by total US % vote. So, he can possibly even pull it off on the first ballot, before the superdelegates' votes kick in.

There really is a chance to pull it off this time! Especially if Bernie does well in the early primaries and on the newly early Super Tuesday, March 3, 2020.

And for those emphasizing that it's still early. . . the debates start in June, only about two months away.

When propaganda spectacularly blows up in the face of the propagandists it is something hopeful, at the very least.

Imagine being the CEO of United Healthcare or BlueCross and watching all the money you spent trying to scare people away from Medicare for All blow up this spectacularly #BernieTownHall. pic.twitter.com/gOmmKAXzt0

— Hamid Bendaas (@HBendaas) April 15, 2019

@BernieSanders brought the heat at the #FoxNewsTownHall!

Not much has changed since he spoke out against Fox as a Congressman years ago. Explore Sanders's critiques of the network and more in our film Outfoxed: https://t.co/oOlpxf46YT#BernieTownHall pic.twitter.com/zGuiiqII9X

— Brave New Films (@bravenewfilms) April 15, 2019

@dkmich

Okay, that was my last snarky comment!

Those numbers make Bernie a pauper relative to other Congress people. I hope that this pulls on two threads - one is more pressure on Donald Trump to release his, and two, to make it more uncomfortable for the Nancy Pelosis to be so "independently wealthy."

Bernie Sanders released his tax returns for the past 10 yearshttps://t.co/rB4S7ftxjC pic.twitter.com/iS6cOHMwgf

— jordan (@JordanUhl) April 15, 2019

@Cassiodorus
within 100,000 of a second. I promoted it and as I came back to the CC page your comment was there.

Unless we still want to be in the 100,000s on Alexa...

@Mark from Queens
Boy, all those centrist assholes were right, it was totally a bad move for Sanders to go on Fox News for a townhall. What an embarrassing look for him, right?

which you can find here, I learned that the crowd was booing the Fox News host for some of their questions, one being a slimy insinuation that Bernie wanted to let felons vote because it would help him. They also chanted Bernie's name after his closing remarks (reminiscent of the NY debate).

Heh, remember this classic?

This one just gets better with time, doesn't it?

@Mark from Queens

The deplorables were chanting? Quick, to the fainting couch!

In all seriousness, I hope Hillary Clinton was sitting on a couch at home watching this, sucking a lemon.

which you can find here, I learned that the crowd was booing the Fox News host for some of their questions, one being a slimy insinuation that Bernie wanted to let felons vote because it would help him. They also chanted Bernie's name after his closing remarks (reminiscent of the NY debate).

Heh, remember this classic?

This one just gets better with time, doesn't it?

@Pluto's Republic but in a lot of ways protection from government. The conservatives have built their creds on the horror of "I'm from the government, I'm here to help" but in the end no matter who's in control the real horror has been "I'm from the government". It's why most people see no difference between the r's and d's. Neither will do them any good and both misread the support from their "base". The r's and d's serve their masters and it's why elections have devolved into the farce it is.

Last night I was writing about this huge swathe of people across the nation — the unrepresented and silenced Left — who are stepping out into the light once more to show their strength and support for humane and intelligent national policies that benefit all of the people equally. They are out there and they know what they want.

Outrageous criminal greed among the ruling class is what is fueling the rise of the American Left. The Intelligence Cartel thinks an intense round of anti-communist fear and propaganda blasted across the general population will shut the Left down. The think the brainwashed centrists and corporate media will chase them back into their marginalized existence. It's always worked before.

The Democrat leaders, standing the ruins of their shattered Hoax, are not so sure this time. That's why they pushed a crowd of Democratic contenders into the race to dilute the focus on inconvenient issues. Fifteen years ago, these new candidates would have all looked promising — but the betrayal of the neoliberals who screwed and exploited and abandoned the working class changed all that. Now, people want their share of government protection against the terrible economic downturns that the corruption of Wall Street and War Street have dumped on them — and their families. They want their human right to a safe and healthy life, for starters. They want food for their hungry children and a roof over their heads, no matter what.

That bell cannot be unrung.

@Pluto's Republic Censorship increases but the internet concept is one that cannot be killed. With time, money, and effort, a new internet can be completed. But for the here and now we have the online alternative media. Watch the conservative blogs--they are almost all anti-war. Many are even comfortable with social support programs, although still extolling the virtues of rugged individualism.

The internet is THE Genie which cannot be replaced in the bottle. Wide dissemination on new channels will defeat "algorithms".

Crosstalk is essential. Don't count out the conservatives--Bernie rightly tries to include them in dialogue. We all know about the MSM's "inclusionary Policies", i.e., their sponsors' wishes.

Last night I was writing about this huge swathe of people across the nation — the unrepresented and silenced Left — who are stepping out into the light once more to show their strength and support for humane and intelligent national policies that benefit all of the people equally. They are out there and they know what they want.

Outrageous criminal greed among the ruling class is what is fueling the rise of the American Left. The Intelligence Cartel thinks an intense round of anti-communist fear and propaganda blasted across the general population will shut the Left down. The think the brainwashed centrists and corporate media will chase them back into their marginalized existence. It's always worked before.

The Democrat leaders, standing the ruins of their shattered Hoax, are not so sure this time. That's why they pushed a crowd of Democratic contenders into the race to dilute the focus on inconvenient issues. Fifteen years ago, these new candidates would have all looked promising — but the betrayal of the neoliberals who screwed and exploited and abandoned the working class changed all that. Now, people want their share of government protection against the terrible economic downturns that the corruption of Wall Street and War Street have dumped on them — and their families. They want their human right to a safe and healthy life, for starters. They want food for their hungry children and a roof over their heads, no matter what.

That bell cannot be unrung.

@pro left

...in an open forum in the national media.

Does anyone know if the situation with Julian Assange was brought up at the Town Hall ?

@gulfgal98 his potential cross appeal. And it was in his favor that he didn't go after Biden on the progressive question. Bernie is better off running an issues-only campaign in his competition with the other Ds; let the people decide who is truly progressive by their policies and their record.

He also did well in not running from the socialism tag, not that he has much choice. He will need to continue doing this as this country has been conditioned for decades to associate it with the hammer and sickle. Continued de-conditioning will be needed.

Also a positive was his feisty, fighting spirit in calling out some of the low-blow questions, esp the cheap shot from the female moderator about Bernie wanting rapists and murderers to be able to vote for him. My sense is this sort of tough, punch-back approach is going to resonate better with voters than the soft, polite, confrontation-averse types which the DP has so many of.

So overall a very good showing by the Bernmeister, a needed small victory for the D side, and for the moment that other issue, which didn't come up last night, is on the back burner.

and has grossly underestimated is Bernie's appeal across the political spectrum.

I have been saying for years that we need to forget the labels that we have allowed them to be put upon us because those labels keep us divided. Bernie is one of the few politicians who has embraced the label they slapped upon him while appealing to everyone with his policies because they make sense to the average American. And that terrifies the establishment because once we band together, the jig is up for them.

One more thing, I firmly believe that Occupy greatly helped open that door for Bernie and Tulsi and others like them whose policies are people based rather than corporate based.

@gulfgal98 but people were once FDR Democrats. They strongly support social security and decent wages. They are damned mad that their jobs have been shipped out of the country, and that their children's prospects are worse than theirs. They will never be corporate friendly. The Democratic Party left them, but they are not corporate Republicans.

and has grossly underestimated is Bernie's appeal across the political spectrum.

I have been saying for years that we need to forget the labels that we have allowed them to be put upon us because those labels keep us divided. Bernie is one of the few politicians who has embraced the label they slapped upon him while appealing to everyone with his policies because they make sense to the average American. And that terrifies the establishment because once we band together, the jig is up for them.

One more thing, I firmly believe that Occupy greatly helped open that door for Bernie and Tulsi and others like them whose policies are people based rather than corporate based.

@Wally

I believe Bernie and we can win!!! #BernieTownHall pic.twitter.com/DAgY6rK0u0

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@Jen From Democracy Now with Amy Goodman:

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I don't know why he says 10 years. The IPCC report was issued in October 2018 and noted that the window of opportunity was 12 years. . . not that two years makes all that much difference. As far as elections go, it's now or never.

There is the Bernie that I love.
I did not realize how much I needed to see that until I was watching it with tears running down my face.
I will admit that I was having serious doubts because of how he jumped in the Russiagate boat and how he seemed to be on the wrong side of the Venezuela issue.
I don't have those doubts anymore.
When talking about the MIC, more than once he said "we have to have a strong defense". I totally agree, but that's it - just defense. Cut that budget in half (or more) and there's still plenty for defense - just not enough to set up a base in every country that they are able to so.
When he mentioned the 12 year deadline is when the tears really started to flow. Have any of the other candidates even acknowledged that deadline?

I have never voted in my life. If Bernie is not cheated again and he gets on the ballot, I will register and I will cast my first vote ever. I bet I'm not the only one.