#feel the bern
Probably because he understands that would split the vote on the left and virtually guarantee the White House falls back into Republican hands.
Which, frankly, I would like to avoid.
Unfortunately, we live in a two-party system that just does not allow for effective third-party runs. In any case, if Bernie ran as an independent, he would not win and as mentioned above, would likely split the democratic vote. I don’t see a problem with him now running as a democrat, he has caucused with them throughout his time in Congress. Not to mention, this being a two-party system means there are a lot of breeds in both the Democratic and Republican parties.
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4% - only 4% and Bernie lost by .2%. Every vote mattered, some precincts were decided by coin toss! Your vote matters. If you want change you need to vote! The youth of Iowa made a huge difference! A year ago no one would have thought a it would be close race, but we need to win by a landslide!
Imagine what would have happened if more of the youth turned out? Some couldn’t (the Caucus isn’t that accessible) and some didn’t but even with just a small amount of votes we made an impact. Imagine what we can do if more of us turn out!
Get registered! Vote Sanders!
Nevada you saw what happened in Iowa, don’t let it happen again.
In Iowa there was a reason for low turn out (the Caucus was on a weeknight, in an inconvenient location, and you had to be registered democrat ahead of time).
In Nevada you can register democrat THE SAME DAY to vote Sanders and the Caucus is on a Saturday (this Saturday - check out your time and place).
While some of us may have work this Saturday, those who don’t should try to make it out. Nevada has historically had a. youth turn out rate much lower than Iowa and right now Hillary and Bernie are TIED in the polls.
YOUR VOTE could literally DECIDE
Bernie just tweeted www.iwilllookintoit.com which is clock counting the time since she said she would look into releasing her transcripts. It got so much traffic that the site is down.
In the last debate, she said to Bernie something along the lines of: “If you have something to say, say it to my face” regarding his remarks on her giving speeches before Goldman Sachs. She then went on to say that she has been and will be tough on Wall Street despite these speaking fees.
If she has nothing to hide, then what is she waiting for?
Jesus fuck. Bernie just fucking killed the health care rationing question regarding a single-payer system in this debate stronger than I’ve ever heard a political question ever answered. Ever.
*may have been better if he pronounced the world “ration” correctly though.
Bernienailedit.
CHUCK TODD: Thank you. Before I get to the next question, Senator, I wanted to follow up on something you were talking about, the single-payer – referred to single-payer health care, talking about some of the European systems.You know, a common complaint in those European systems has to do with wait times for treatment, wait times for seeing specialists. How do you propose in your Medicare-for-all system to not have Americans have to deal with rationing of care?
BERNIE SANDERS: We are the only country in the industrialized world that doesn’t guarantee health care to all people. I’ve been criticized for saying that. Let me say it again. I believe healthcare is a right of all people. I will fight for a medicare for all, single payer system.
Second of all, alright. You want to talk about rationing, you got 29 million people in this country who have no health insurance. How’s that for rationing. They can’t got to the doctor. And, then you got even more who are under insured with high deductibles, and high copayments.
I have talked to doctors who have told me that people walk in the door extremely sick, and the doctors say, why didn’t you come in here six months ago when you first felt your symptoms?
And people said, “I had no health insurance,” or, “I had a high deductible”.
Chuck, some of those people die, or they end up in the hospital. You want to talk about rationing, that’s rationing. To answer your question. We spend almost three times more per person than the people in the U.K., 50% more than the people in France.
We can have a world class healthcare system without waiting lines, spending the same amount of money we’re spending right now.
Everyone in Nevada who can vote (this includes teens who will be 18 by November 8th) needs to vote. You can sign up the same day!
Bernie would have won Iowa had more youth shown up to vote. He can’t do this alone. He’s fighting for us, we need to fight for him. No excuses.
Reblog if you don’t support Hillary, but you’ll shut down every sexist dumbass who has the nerve to call her “Shrillary”
Yeah, there’s way more than enough to criticize without getting sexist. I’m not here for that noize. At all
I may #FeelTheBern, but if she gets the nomination, you can be sure as shit I’ll be on her side. All the sexist crap being spewed by the right, and by some Bernie supporters, needs to stop.
ALRIGHT AMERICANS TODAY WE’RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT A THING.
How to make sure our pal Bernie Sanders wins the primaries so he can be our president:
1. First of all, what are primaries?
Well friends, it’s a preliminary election that decides the presidential candidates for each political party. If Bernie loses the primaries, he will NOT be able to become our next president. So for that reason it’s INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT that we all get our butts to those polls when the time comes. Here are the known or expected dates for the 2016 Democratic Party Primaries:
February
- Monday, February 1:Iowa
- Tuesday, February 9: New Hampshire
- Saturday, February 20: Nevada
- Saturday, February 27: South Carolina
March
- Tuesday, March 1: Alabama; Arkansas; Colorado; Georgia; Massachusetts; Minnesota; North Carolina; Oklahoma; Tennessee; Texas; Vermont; Virginia
- Saturday, March 5: Louisiana; Nebraska; Kansas
- Tuesday, March 8: Mississippi; Michigan
- Tuesday, March 15: Florida; Illinois; Missouri; Ohio
- Tuesday, March 22: Arizona; Utah
- Saturday, March 26: Alaska caucuses; Hawaii; Washington
April
- Tuesday, April 5: Wisconsin
- Tuesday, April 19: New York
- Tuesday, April 26: Maryland; Connecticut; Delaware; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island
May
- Tuesday, May 3: Indiana
- Tuesday, May 10: West Virginia
- Tuesday, May 17: Kentucky; Oregon
June
- Sunday, June 5: Puerto Rico
- Tuesday, June 7: California; Montana; New Jersey; New Mexico; South Dakota
- Tuesday, June 14: Washington, DC
2. Okay cool, now I know when I need to vote!
But do you know in some states you can ONLY vote for Bernie if you are a registeredDemocrat?
STATES THAT AREOPEN PRIMARIES (you do NOT need to be a registered Democrat to vote for Bernie):
- Alabama
- Michigan
- North Dakota
- Arkansas
- Minnesota
- Vermont
- Georgia
- Missouri
- Wisconsin
- Hawaii
- Montana
STATES THAT ARE CLOSED PRIMARIES (youMUST be a registered Democrat to vote for Bernie):
- Delaware
- Maine
- New York
- Florida
- Nevada
- Pennsylvania
- Kansas
- New Jersey
- Wyoming
- Kentucky
- New Mexico
STATES THAT ARE TOP-TWO PRIMARIES (you vote on candidates regardless of their party affiliation so you do NOT need to be a registered Democrat to vote for Bernie):
- California
- Nebraska
- Louisiana
- Washington
STATES THAT ARE HYBRID PRIMARIES (these vary between open and closed, and often depend on the current party, so if you live in one of these states you WILL need to find out the protocol for the 2016 presidential primaries):
- Alaska
- Maryland
- Rhode Island
- Arizona
- Massachusetts
- South Carolina
- Colorado
- Mississippi
- South Dakota
- Connecticut
- New Hampshire
- Tennessee
- Idaho
- North Carolina
- Texas
- Illinois
- Ohio
- Utah
- Indiana
- Oklahoma
- Virginia
- Iowa
- Oregon
- West Virginia
3. Okay, so how do I register to vote/as a Democrat?
Worried because your state has closed primaries or you’ve never used your constitutional rights to vote before and you think registering will be a terrible, vigorous, process?
DON’T WORRY FRIENDS.
Registering to vote is so easy, let me walk you through it.
Hereis an online form you can mail in (available in multiple languages) that also gives you step by step instructions depending on your state. If you live in New Hampshire, North Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, orthe U.S. Virgin Islands, unfortunately you can NOT use this method.
For any state, you can check the following places to register in person:
- State or local voter registration and/or election offices
- Thedepartment of motor vehicles
- Public assistance agencies
- Armed services recruitment centers
- State-funded programs that serve people with disabilities
- Any public facility that a state has designated as a voter registration agency
Here is another link of states where you can register online, if you’re an anxious nugget like me.
EACH STATE HAS A SPECIFIC DEADLINE TO REGISTER IN TIME FOR PRIMARIES. IF YOU NEED TO REGISTER, MAKE SURE YOU FIND OUT WHEN THAT IS AND REGISTER BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.
If you do end up having to register in person, do not be afraid friends! You are doing a very importantandbrave thing.
4. Alright, so I know when I have to vote, I am registered to vote, and if my state has closed primaries, I registered as a Democrat! I’m done now, right?
Nope, there’s one last thing! If you’re like me and unable to get to a voting poll, whether or not it’s due to school, work, your health, or being out of your state/country, you need to fill out an ABSENTEE BALLOT FORM!
This link contains not only the absentee ballot forms of every state, but some even have more voter registration forms as well!
DON’T FORGET. DEADLINES EXIST.
Write it in your planner, your calendar. Post it on your ceiling. Write it in ketchup on your burger. Tattoo it to your arm. Whatever helps!
AND PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, WHATEVER YOU DO:
Do not brush this off. Do not assume, well I’m just one person, what is one vote going to do? Bernie can win without little old me.
That’swrong. You and your vote is so incredibly important. Bernie cannot win without you. Without us.
So please. Read this. Spread this. Register. Get ready to vote. Bernie promises to do his best to better America. Let’s do our best to get him there.
#Bernie2016
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not a fan of posting about politics but this made me laugh this morning..
teachers do deserve better though..
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