Summary

Sen. Bernie Sanders is touring Iowa and Nebraska to rally against “the oligarchy,” aiming to energize progressives rather than launch a 2028 presidential bid.

At 83, he seeks to shape the Democratic Party’s future, arguing it lost in 2024 by neglecting working-class voters.

He hopes to influence budget battles and the 2026 midterms, targeting GOP lawmakers in battleground districts.

With Democrats lacking clear leadership, Sanders’ prominence and focus on economic inequality could define the party’s direction in the Trump-Musk era.

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      3 months ago

      Bernie told me to vote for the Democrat every time he lost the primary to them, I did what Bernie told me.

      • 【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】@lemmy.worldBanned from community
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        3 months ago

        Exactly. Read any of his books. He understands that the only way a progressive party will ever gain power in this country is by running as Democrats and exerting progressive political capital to reform the Democratic party.

        Bernie knows that the most staple progressive issues are wildly popular with the American people, and he knows probably better than anyone alive in this country today that progressives are up against on oligarchy with unlimited control over the media and unlimited financial and human resources to fight progressive agendas, and get he still fights. Why? See point two: progressive policy is wildly popular in the United States and we outnumber the billionaires.

      • Bloomcole@lemm.eeBanned
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        3 months ago

        Yes, the lesser genocide choice. Sometimes the game is too obvious.

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        3 months ago

        Democrats as in the DNC party, who in their corporate interests refuses to promote and push for candidates that have fought for the people.

        Also Bernie is an independent who works closely with democrats, because unfortunately we’re essentially stuck with a two party system.

        • 【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】@lemmy.worldBanned from community
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          That corporate wing of the party, the clintonites, etc, are losing power.

          The writing on the wall can’t be any more clear than it is right now.

          In 2016, 2020, and 2024, they could still argue that people wanted a more middle ground. That ship is sailed.

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          Bernie might as well be in the party and endorsed their prefered corporate ghouls. Genocide Joe TWICE (changing his choice from horrible Hillary). He is there to play his role (like AOC and others of the cringe squad) and will always tow the party line in a vote. He will go against it when it’s sure to lose. Pure virtue signalling. He will talk the talk, never walk the walk. Imagine that, a politician lying!

          we’re essentially stuck with a two party system.

          Sure if you keep voting for them.

          • HasturInYellow@lemmy.world
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            3 months ago

            What walk do you want him to walk? What do you want him to do differently? Specifically.

            What do you do to walk that walk? Specifically.