His problems attracting minorities have mainly been in southern states. The south has pretty much already voted though. That's what I meant when I said the remaining map favors him. I think with the states coming up to vote it will be a lot easier for him to make inroads.
Right now its hard for any democrat in the presidency to have a strong influence on policy with the republican congress. We've seen with Obama that no matter how modest or inspired by the GOP the proposal it unlikely to even get a vote. I dont think the republicans would be more likely to work with Clinton, a person they've spent decades trying to politically assassinate. Bernie is correct when he says any change is going to require political revolution, and its worth noting there that 80% of congress is also up for re-election.
My biggest reason for Supporting Sanders isn't any of that though. I support him because I think we need to prove, as a country, that someone who operates he way he does can win the top job. Its gonna sound cheesy but he has verifiable integrity. It would be easier to fund his campaign the way everyone else does, with big money donors and superpacs, but that wouldn't be the right thing to do, so he isnt doing it. He supports civil rights now, when it an help him get elected, but he also did back when it was more likely to get him arrested. I keep looking, but like Matt Taibbi said "If he's motivated by anything other than a desire to use his influence to protect people who cant protect themselves, I haven't seen it." I know the odds are against him, but they have been from the start, and I -want- to see America elect someone like that o the highest office because I think it would signal other people like that that its possible to succeed in American politics.
Clinton won the majority of delegates because while Sanders was winning Michagan, she was winning Mississippi, And while Michigan had more delagates, She won by a much larger margin. Super delegates are a problem, but the weren't the problem in this case.
I'm very pro Sanders, and I think the remainder of the electoral map swings heavily in his favor, but in order to become the nominee he has to start winning by large margins the way he did in newhamshire and vermont.
Right now its hard for any democrat in the presidency to have a strong influence on policy with the republican congress. We've seen with Obama that no matter how modest or inspired by the GOP the proposal it unlikely to even get a vote. I dont think the republicans would be more likely to work with Clinton, a person they've spent decades trying to politically assassinate. Bernie is correct when he says any change is going to require political revolution, and its worth noting there that 80% of congress is also up for re-election.
My biggest reason for Supporting Sanders isn't any of that though. I support him because I think we need to prove, as a country, that someone who operates he way he does can win the top job. Its gonna sound cheesy but he has verifiable integrity. It would be easier to fund his campaign the way everyone else does, with big money donors and superpacs, but that wouldn't be the right thing to do, so he isnt doing it. He supports civil rights now, when it an help him get elected, but he also did back when it was more likely to get him arrested. I keep looking, but like Matt Taibbi said "If he's motivated by anything other than a desire to use his influence to protect people who cant protect themselves, I haven't seen it." I know the odds are against him, but they have been from the start, and I -want- to see America elect someone like that o the highest office because I think it would signal other people like that that its possible to succeed in American politics.
I'm very pro Sanders, and I think the remainder of the electoral map swings heavily in his favor, but in order to become the nominee he has to start winning by large margins the way he did in newhamshire and vermont.