http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511828258Oh my.
kentuck (75,533 posts) Mon Apr 25, 2016, 06:10 AM
Is Bernie Sanders another 'flash in the pan"?
Or is he building a "movement" that will survive and challenge the establishment Democratic Party in the future?
What does he plan to do with all the money he has raised and can raise in the future? Other than defeating Hillary in this election, what is his plan?
Is it possible for him to build a new Party?
What does the future hold for Bernie Sanders if he is defeated by Hillary Clinton?
Well, at Methuselah's age, I imagine the "window" of his future's pretty narrow, and getting smaller and smaller every day.
Agschmid (25,763 posts) Mon Apr 25, 2016, 06:12 AM
1. Not a flash in the pan by any means.
He is a good politician, and a great leader in VT.
I don't think we see a new party come from this but there is a political schism and it cannot be ignored forever.
Sky Masterson (4,972 posts) Mon Apr 25, 2016, 06:17 AM
2. If Bernie loses
I would bet he either forwards the cash to the Dem Party or does something charitable with it.
Looking at his tax forms you can tell that he isn't in it for the money. He isn't trying to strike it rich.
The man has integrity.
The Movement will probably split. Some will fade away learning the system is rigged probably never to vote again.
Some will become Independent, and some will remain Dems.
Sanders will probably stay in the Senate but I doubt he will be able to forget the Mass Backstabbing by his fellow critters.
In a way, I don't think he cares. This is a man who has always been on the right side for the little guy.
Anyhoo..Off to work now.
griffi94 (2,202 posts) Mon Apr 25, 2016, 06:35 AM
4. He's a flash in the pan
He could build a new party but that would take years and in the end
it would still be a 3rd party no different than any of the already existing 3rd parties like the Green Party or the Libertarian Party.
After this election Bernie will go back to the senate.
He'll probably go back to being an Indie
He'll do the same thing he's done the last 20 years. Not much.
The movement will continue among some of his supporters but it's never going be very significant.
This time next year the majority of his crowds will have moved on to something else.
Oh yeah. The gimme crowd's attention span's pretty short.
floppyboo (587 posts) Mon Apr 25, 2016, 07:00 AM
8. This revolution is NOT going away!
In the last 9 months, the Sanders campaign has changed the hopes and expectations of the Democratic Party - look at the effect he has had on Clinton's policy already. There are 6 months left to go before the GE. He will continue to push the party to regain the integrity it once had before President Clinton steered it away from its core.
40% of his campaign time has yet to come.
He's going to re-claim, re-invigorate and re-align the Democratic Party.
3rd party? If this revolution re-structures money in politics, 3rd parties may not seem so 'fringy' anymore.
So don't go putting this revolution out to pasture.
Anybody besides franksolich still remember Vito Marcantonio?
A "democratic socialist" who was going to change America? Give away lots of free stuff?
<<<didn't think so.
DrDan (18,397 posts) Mon Apr 25, 2016, 07:06 AM
9. yep - another flash in the pan - they come and go
agree with above poster - he will be back in the Senate enjoying his independence.
A "revolution" built on keyboard warriors is not long for the world.
Uh huh.
And the most illuminating comment on the thread, although one has to go to the link above to see the pretty picture that explains it all:
MineralMan (83,035 posts) Mon Apr 25, 2016, 09:52 AM
22. For those who don't know the origins of "flash in the pan,"
It's an old term from the days of flintlock firearms. The "pan" was a small rimmed shelf next to the barrel, where a small amount of gunpowder was placed. When the flint made a spark as the trigger was pulled, it ignited that powder which, in turn, ignited the powder in the breech of the barrel, through a tiny hole, to fire the weapon.
A "flash in the pan" is a misfire. The powder in the pan ignites, but does not ignite the powder in the breech of the barrel. Instead of firing, there was only a "flash in the pan."
after which the picture
It was a fairly frequent thing, often due a clogged passage into the breech. In any case, a "flash in the pan" made some smoke, but the firearm didn't send a bullet toward the target. It's a pretty apt description of Bernie Sanders' campaign, I think.
I know that you know that, kentuck, but I'm not sure everyone does.
