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sheshe2

(83,793 posts)
98. OMG. Read this!
Thu Jun 28, 2018, 10:50 AM
Jun 2018
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The brilliant manager of Bernie Sanders’s 2016 presidential campaign shows how Bernie took on the entire establishment and changed modern American politics for good.

When Jeff Weaver hopped in a car with Bernie Sanders in the summer of 1986, he had no idea the Vermont backroads would lead them all the way to the 2016 presidential campaign.

In How Bernie Won, Weaver shows how Bernie sparked a movement that would sweep America and inspire millions. He vowed not to run a negative campaign. He would focus on policies, not personalities. He would not be beholden to big money. He would actually make America work for ordinary people. Weaver also shows how they overcame significant challenges: A media that thrived on negative campaigns. A party controlled by insiders. And a political system dependent on big money. Weaver explains how Bernie beat them all and, in doing so, went from having little national name recognition when he entered to the race to being one of the most respected and well-known people in the world by its end―because, Weaver argues, Bernie won the race.

He moved the discussion from the concerns of the 1% to those of the 99%. He forced the Democrats to remember their populist roots. And he showed that an outsider with real ideas and ways to get them done could compete and win against the establishment’s hand-picked candidate.

From holding bags of “Bernie buttons” and picket-stick signs, to managing thousands of campaign workers, to looking ahead to 2020, Weaver chronicles the birth of a revolution that didn’t end in November 2016. It’s only just begun.

https://www.amazon.com/How-Bernie-Won-Revolution-Country/dp/1250144752
Bernie, you're killin' me. [View all] cynatnite Jun 2018 OP
Hat tip to Bernie. aikoaiko Jun 2018 #1
You betcha. That man is comedy gold Hekate Jun 2018 #35
What ELSE did he say? elleng Jun 2018 #2
Rinse, Recycle, Repeat sheshe2 Jun 2018 #26
"In many ways, we really outsmarted Mt. Vesuvius." - Mayor of Pompeii Cha Jun 2018 #54
,,,, lapucelle Jun 2018 #76
You're Welcome, lapucelle! Cha Jun 2018 #78
OMG! sheshe2 Jun 2018 #96
Here's another Hilarious one.. from ehrnst! Cha Jun 2018 #97
LOLOLOL to all of these! Thanks! Nt spooky3 Jun 2018 #101
That dinosaur one was Cha Jun 2018 #107
Thanks, Cha. sheshe2 Jun 2018 #103
Yeah.. I think we're Cha Jun 2018 #106
I guess a lot depends on the definition of "we". lapucelle Jun 2018 #77
Remember that old line decades ago about the Lone Ranger and Tonto? George II Jun 2018 #92
This message was self-deleted by its author Anon-C Jun 2018 #102
"Bernie Sanders Defends Sarah Sanders: People Have a Right To Go to a Restaurant for Dinner" Cha Jun 2018 #38
What he said there was perfectly reasonable. elleng Jun 2018 #40
No it wasn't. I'm sure Stephanie Wilkinson is all broken up that BS Cha Jun 2018 #44
I realize you said this yesterday, but there are posts about that book party now on DU. George II Jun 2018 #104
TONE DEAF. Tatiana Jun 2018 #3
Of course there is additional context. dogman Jun 2018 #10
Thanks for that! nt babylonsister Jun 2018 #12
But Ben Jealous has little chance of beating a spooky3 Jun 2018 #28
Aw, c'mon. OilemFirchen Jun 2018 #32
Oh man..spit take! BannonsLiver Jun 2018 #47
So it would be better if he said "oh shit, we're gonna lose? dogman Jun 2018 #50
You take your wins, but you don't misinterpret them. spooky3 Jun 2018 #58
He's a campaigner, not a pundit. dogman Jun 2018 #62
I'll take NOT having FUCKED trump over Cha Jun 2018 #39
I agree..and as I said earlier ...moving the party to the left by stripping it of all power and Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #88
Not to mention the devastation to our Cha Jun 2018 #90
The damage to the environment is catastrophic and in some cases irreversible. The Greens should Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #91
Ergo my sig line.. GET Cha Jun 2018 #93
Awesome! Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #95
Hey, Demsrule.. Cha Jun 2018 #108
Still tone deaf.. Cha Jun 2018 #41
Yes you are. dogman Jun 2018 #51
"Yes you are." All you have are personal attacks tying to defend Cha Jun 2018 #53
"Tone deaf" isn't a personal attack? dogman Jun 2018 #55
I wasn't addressing it to you. Cha Jun 2018 #56
Then back to the story. dogman Jun 2018 #57
That has not happened ...after losing the courts in this quest for 'revolution' , we will be lucky Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #89
What does that have to do with Democrats NOT winning the election? George II Jun 2018 #117
... nolabear Jun 2018 #4
WTF is that supposed to mean?? honest.abe Jun 2018 #5
This is what Susan Sarandon implied RandySF Jun 2018 #6
And they are both wrong. Adrahil Jun 2018 #64
This post has nothing to do with the last primary.... bettyellen Jun 2018 #7
Bernie to voters: No need to show up RandySF Jun 2018 #8
The word delusional comes to mind. BannonsLiver Jun 2018 #48
The book is a titled How Bernie Won? sheshe2 Jun 2018 #9
I assumed that was a joke. It is real. betsuni Jun 2018 #52
What did he win? Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #81
OMG. Read this! sheshe2 Jun 2018 #98
Each day since trump took office is worse than the day before. Millions of people are suffering lunamagica Jun 2018 #11
I'm sure it helps to be a millionaire RandySF Jun 2018 #13
Compared to Clinton and other democrats gyroscope Jun 2018 #14
Can you verify that? ucrdem Jun 2018 #17
Google is your friend gyroscope Jun 2018 #22
My friend Google can't seem to locate his full tax returns. ucrdem Jun 2018 #25
Thanks to you and your friend Google, ucr Cha Jun 2018 #70
Google is your friend sheshe2 Jun 2018 #31
For second year, Sanders earns more than $1M Cha Jun 2018 #71
Hey you. sheshe2 Jun 2018 #29
$885,767 from "advances and royalties" ucrdem Jun 2018 #65
About the book sheshe2 Jun 2018 #100
White privilege on steroids. ucrdem Jun 2018 #109
;) sheshe2 Jun 2018 #110
He earned his millions the hard way? How? lunamagica Jun 2018 #18
lol DURHAM D Jun 2018 #20
He can't take their money he is still in office bottomofthehill Jun 2018 #27
It is illegal for a sitting senator to take speaking fees emulatorloo Jun 2018 #37
Just STOP spouting that TIRED old BULLSHIT that HELPED Cha Jun 2018 #66
No doubt. He and Sarandon can pontificate from their ivory towers. Nothing trump lunamagica Jun 2018 #15
See this, luna. sheshe2 Jun 2018 #99
Unfugging believable that they are so brazenly admitting it...but we knew it all along, didn't we, lunamagica Jun 2018 #118
You are right about this sheshe2 Jun 2018 #119
Translation BruceWane Jun 2018 #16
Exactly! comradebillyboy Jun 2018 #59
Mahalo, Bruce.. Cha Jun 2018 #79
Susan Sarandon: Thanks To Trump The populace is 'awake' TomCADem Jun 2018 #19
Is that the comic bookstore owner, whathisname in the white shirt? oasis Jun 2018 #21
Am I Living In An Alternate Universe? Me. Jun 2018 #23
Right now, what Bernie says is not the point. kstewart33 Jun 2018 #24
Bernie is yesterday kimbutgar Jun 2018 #30
Well, his supporters got their tariffs, reneging on trade agreements, immigration control, and Hoyt Jun 2018 #33
Many of us...and there are Clinton supporters in that mix here on this board , who did not like the JCanete Jun 2018 #69
Most Sanders supporters voting for Clinton, didn't cost us the election -- just a few thousand did. Hoyt Jun 2018 #74
What cost us the election was... cannabis_flower Jun 2018 #80
I don't think so. No one voted for trump based upon Russian lies, unless they were leaning that way Hoyt Jun 2018 #83
hey, we agree on something here. ON the other hand, our media has been doing a powerful JCanete Jun 2018 #116
What damage. If Sanders supporters came out in the same ratio for Clinton that Clinton supporters JCanete Jun 2018 #114
I disliked the TPP...and I supported Clinton...I also believe in fair trade, but Trumps mess will Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #84
You have a good point there . lunasun Jun 2018 #82
Dammit, did I miss the revolution? Somebody wake me up next time. betsuni Jun 2018 #34
I couldn't be more over Bernie. We need a real Democrat in that seat. Bleacher Creature Jun 2018 #36
Can we please just put a hold on the circular firing squad? OhioBlue Jun 2018 #42
In many ways huh? fallout87 Jun 2018 #43
There won't be an incumbent Democrat in the White House comradebillyboy Jun 2018 #61
That is his version of winning? Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #85
Sanders MFM008 Jun 2018 #45
Democrats have no business defending the abomination or giving it praise dalton99a Jun 2018 #46
Oy. greatauntoftriplets Jun 2018 #49
Bernie is the singular reason drumpf resides in the WH. democratisphere Jun 2018 #60
holy fuck...people won't let this absolutely unfounded line of bullshit lie. Why are you spouting JCanete Jun 2018 #68
What a maroon! NT Adrahil Jun 2018 #63
And its the same thing Maher said when he interviewed him, the point being that JCanete Jun 2018 #67
BS is wrong.. I'd give anything to NOT have trump Rigged in.. Cha Jun 2018 #72
Well look, I agree with you that if Sanders is talking about the overall results of not just his JCanete Jun 2018 #73
Yeah...and losing the courts for a generation makes this so worthwhile...not Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #86
Pulling the party to te left was not worth losing the courts for a generation...it just wasn't. Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #87
except that you cannot point to any evidencde that doing so lost us the election. Its frustrating JCanete Jun 2018 #111
We all have our opinions on this...but the idea that somehow this is a silver lining...I don't Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #112
well overall it might be a silver lining, but i"m as cynical as you are here, but I"m not sure that JCanete Jun 2018 #115
Sanders said that we really won in 16. I didn't make that up...his words. Sorry I don't think we Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #113
This is how he has been such a legislative powerhouse. nt NCTraveler Jun 2018 #75
Give it a rest. mac56 Jun 2018 #94
Bernie will do anything to stick up for his... dubyadiprecession Jun 2018 #105
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