re: Bernie Sanders rally tonight--say what you want but he is attracting huge crowds

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And Sanders' Medicare For All will raise everyone's taxes.

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A lot. Like "a lot" a lot.

There is that whole 40 to 45 percent who pay nothing in income tax (or actually make money with it with EITC and the like), who don't care - or don't think they care. When their payroll taxes go up, though, they might care.

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I think this board underestimates how healthcare, prescription drug costs, all of it, it unacceptable to many many people.

People should be rightly scared of socialism and the ridiculous Bernie takeover of our economy, but at least it’s a solution. It resonates with people.

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because buying a pharma and then changing price from $20 to $600 to pay off your leveraged buyout is ok because capitalism.

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because buying a pharma and then changing price from $20 to $600 to pay off your leveraged buyout is ok because capitalism.

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Yup. This board may think I’m a dirty commie for ever criticizing private equity but o well.

What? This is excellent news.

Look, Bernie Sanders is not going to win the presidency. He’s just not. If he was electable, the Democrats would have latched on to him instead of trying to slow his momentum.

These big crowds that are soo enthusiastic for Bernie is going to severely pissed off when he is culled once more. That equals butts in chairs at home on Election Day. That means a larger rout than is already inevitable.

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If Warren dropped out after NH and endorsed Bernie, it would probably be over right there. Bernie at least has energy and sincere, unflappable popular support behind him. There is only money behind #MayorCheat, Mini Mike and LOLSteyer. Warren and Biden have neither at the moment.

But, add Warren's numbers to Bernie's and it is over on that side.

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The question is, if Sanders can secure the nomination, does that big Democrat money fall in line behind him? For better or worse, money matters in American politics. Will Bloomberg run as a third party to protect democrat donor interests or will his hatred of Trump drive him to cast his lot in behind Bernie? A Sanders / Gabbard campaign with big money behind it scares me the most going into 2020.

Also, FWIW, I've spoken with a number of let's call them "Jimmy Dore" Bernie supporters who aren't caught up in all the #RESIST BS. Bernie getting cheated in 2016 opened many of their eyes to just how corrupt the whole system is. If the DNC undermines Sanders again, I think many of them will vote for Trump. They seem to believe, like me, that any populist is better than another establishment candidate.

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Bernie Sanders will not win the nomination. He has a hard core 25% of the Dems. But the rest of the 75% don't want him and his Socialism.

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You could have said the same thing about Trump at this point in the process of 2016.
In fact, in regards to the Populist message Trump is so famous for, Sanders is the other side of the same coin.

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if Sanders can secure the nomination, does that big Democrat money fall in line behind him?

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Not Wall Street money. They've already passed the word. No Bernie. No Warren. They will either sit out or push that money downticket.

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Look, Bernie Sanders is not going to win the presidency. He’s just not. If he was electable, the Democrats would have latched on to him instead of trying to slow his momentum.

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Look, Donald Trump is not going to win the presidency. He’s just not. If he was electable, the Republicans would have latched on to him instead of trying to slow his momentum.

-CleverUserName in February 2016.