Candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States.
Joined February 2009
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Because of money in politics. Military defense contractors, health insurance and pharmaceutical companies give so much money to politicians that the needs of the people are sacrificed.
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The point of America is not that someone can do well; the point of America is that everyone should have a chance to.
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Underestimating the impact of the New Deal is a mistake in my mind. He was able to do what he was able to do and now it’s our turn to do what we’re able to do.
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I don’t think that’s true. If we had real progressives in the Senate, the House and the White House, we could do extraordinary things quickly. Look what FDR did. It’s been done before.
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You telling me to stay in my lane is no different than other people telling you to stay in yours. I am not your enemy here.
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That’s not what I said at all; I was speaking to the idea that we have never been a democracy. And I deeply share your concern about the classroom. I’ve been saying so repeatedly.
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Yes, I believe we're a representative democracy. People have fought long and hard to expand that franchise and the struggle continues. Demonizing the effort only serves to limit it, and cynicism is just an excuse for not helping.
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Many progressive candidates who see the world exactly as we do ran in primaries this year alone, but didn't get enough support even from other progressives to be able to override the corporate money backing their opponents. So we have to be more involved in electoral politics!
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A lot of what has happened happened because people didn't vote. SCOTUS gutted the Voting Rights Act in 2013 but the craziness began in 1980. We the People have to take some responsibility for letting things get this bad. A distracted & disengaged citizenry had a lot to do with it
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