Will you vote for Bernie Sanders?

If the opportunity arises I shall certainly vote for him. I have already broken my habit of not giving money to politicians and donated to Sanders. It is almost certainly money thrown away, because there is little chance that Bernie can buck the system and win the nomination. His candidacy is so important to the country that it’s worthy of a Hail Mary bet on a long shot.

Depends on who the republicans are running.

Sanders doesn’t have a chance in the current environment. And even if the Dems nominate him (which they won’t), no Jew has ever been elected President or even VP. The Baptists (and other religious right in the US) will not let that happen.

Bernie’s Jewish? Well, there was never an African-American elected president before Obama.

I prefer Sanders to Clinton, but prefer her to the Republicans presently seeking the presidency. Assuming she becomes the Democrat’s candidate, however, I do not reject the possibility of voting for a more moderate Republican than are currently in the news.

I’m not sure. I need to learn more about him. I really like Hillary. If Sanders won the primary I doubt there would be a Republican I would vote for over him. Nothing is decided in my mind though. I want to hear them all.

@elbanditoroso I didn’t realize he is Jewish, although it doesn’t surprise me. I have happily checked out of politics the last few years.

I think Christians will vote for a Jewish president. I remember when Gore chose Lieberman to run with him. I was not happy about the choice. I was living in the Bible Belt at the time, and many of the people there liked Lieberman, because he was a religious man. The real trick is the religious right won’t vote for a Democrat.

A gay Jew? That might be fun just to watch the Right Wingers get their panties all twisted up. He’s a fairly sharp guy. Might be an interesting contest.

Saunders is the anti-establishment darling. A fun way to say “none of the above.”

But guess what? The establishment is going to choose and elect the candidate. The Saunders energy would be better spent on an electable dark-horse candidate like Martin O’Malley.

@Adirondackwannabe He’s gay? That might make it a little tougher. Maybe not. 15+ years ago definitely, but now maybe not.

I remember Bernie Frank once saying that Tip O’Neill told Bernie Frank it was a shame he was gay because he thought he had a shot to be the first Jewish President.

@JLeslie Maybe I have my Jews mixed up. You all like alike to us.~ I’m thinking I was thinking of Frank.

Oh. LOL. :).

He’s married. I don’t think he is gay.

Yeah, I think I screwed that up. Sorry Bernie.

I like him but he won’t get elected. His common sense isn’t mainstream enough.

I plan to vote for him in the primary, yes. I would happily support him or Hillary for president, whichever makes it through the primary.

@Blackberry, my sentiments precisely.

Sanders is a socialist which is why he never be elected and why most of you like him. He has neither common sense nor fiscal responsibility.

I don’t know why all Americans aren’t clamouring for Sanders to be president. He’s exactly what they need right now.

@Blackberry “I like him but he won’t get elected. His common sense isn’t mainstream enough.”

This is a self-fulfilling prophecy. It’s only true until you make it stop being true. You are the mainstream.

@Jaxk Sanders also is strapped with the nasty habit of recognizing and telling the truth. Electability aside, that common sense thing is open to debate, and don’t believe for a second that it’s impossible for a man of his integrity and intelligence to amass a formidable following.

Since I have no idea who he is, I might, that is my method, if i recognize the name, I don’t vote for them.

I agree with just about all his policies so I would naturally vote for him but I am not in the USA.

My daughter is sold on him. I am still undecided. She just doesn’t trust Hillary. I don’t know if Bernie can win, and it would be devastating if one of the crazy republicans got into office. I am also a tad worried about him on foreign policy. If we can’t get any republican cooperation (and they will control the house for at least 10 years I fear) then how in the world would we get any cooperation for Bernie? He just doesn’t feel presidential to me, although I appreciate where he takes the conversation.

Bernie Sanders
and
Barney Frank.Two different men with two different names.

Yes, unless it’s between him and Elizabeth Warren, or some other actual anti-corruption candidate. We’ve got to start kicking the corporate-owned scum out of our government.

Oh right, LOL, Barney Frank. I got it wrong too. Bernie just was stuck in my head.

@dappled_leaves If that was the case then Ron Paul would have been elected. He was the same way: said a lot of things that were obvious but there are still to many old conservatives and wacky dumbasses that vote.

@Blackberry Paul said a few things that were “obvious” and a lot of things that were totally unreasonable. I don’t think he lost his (one) presidential run because people thought he was unelectable. I think he lost because people didn’t want him to be president.

I’m voting for him even though I don’t really think he stands a chance and I don’t want a Republican to get it instead, but I’m sick of America’s system and I feel like a fraud voting for “the lesser of two evils”, which is what I’ve done up to now. I really wish that Elizabeth Warren was running, though.

Maybe this should be a different question, but if Hillary won the primary and Elizabeth Warren were her running mate, would you vote for that ticket?

@Judi That scenario triggered my memory of Venessa Williams having her crown taken away and the runner up was black too.

@Judi A Clinton Warren ticket would be fine, a Sanders/Warren ticket or Warren/Sanders ticket would be better. Your fear that Bernie might bleed off support from Hillary and wind up saddling us with some whack job Republican has merit. The Nader experience and the disaster which followed is a lesson none of us will forget, and I think Sanders has the sense to appreciate that lesson as well. I would love to see Sanders get the nomination, but his presence in the race will at least compel Clinton to respond to his issues. And it’s high time SOMEBODY running for President puts those issues out there.

No, but I like his fried chicken.

@Judi Hell yeah.

@stanleybmanly Yes, hopefully if he doesn’t get the Democratic nomination, he will not enter the race as an independent. That would be devastating.