What should Bernie do? He says he'll support Hillary. And what about all of his supporters who don't want to support her? Are they just pawns?
That's precisely what Bernie should do. A Stein/Sanders ticket would surely bring in enough votes to give the Green Party the chance of a serious move to chisel away at the two-party fixed political system we have now. A notice to the duopoly that democracy might actually take hold in this country.
He won't. But he should. Perhaps Stein wouldn't even want him as a running mate. But she should.
If he would run as an independent, he should tag Elizabeth Warren for his VP.
Two possible paths to changing the sytem for the better.
The post-campaign fate of Sanders’ list — his 2016 crown jewel, and the backbone of the Vermont senator's online fundraising juggernaut — is the topic of frequent conversation among operatives working with the Democratic Party committees, down-ballot candidates and a variety of liberal interest groups. Some have already begun strategizing about how to access the list through informal conversations with people close to the Sanders campaign.
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Sanders’ recent move to share some of the love by sending three fundraising emails for House candidates in early April sparked a new rush of interest in the data.
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“There’s this view among the Washington consultant class that these members are an ATM and you throw some words at them and they’ll give you money no matter what,” said Neil Sroka, a former Obama 2008 campaign aide now working as communications director of Democracy For America, which has endorsed Sanders. “Everyone in the Democratic Party is going to want Bernie Sanders’ seal of approval and a chance to share their message with the people on his email list."
Politico
What will Bernie do?
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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