Whither Obamacare?

[garbon]

He sponsored quite a few amendments to bills though.

Nothing meaningful, though.

Hey he says he is going to propose a 'medicare for all' bill in a few weeks that he knows won't get passed.

[Oexmelin]

Bernie (or perhaps rather, Bernie's organization) is involved in grassroots movements.

Not that anyone on Languish would know.

[Razgovory]

Bernie (or perhaps rather, Bernie's organization) is involved in grassroots movements.

Not that anyone on Languish would know.

Well, that's nice. Which side is he supporting now?

[CountDeMoney]

We've got lots of grass here in the People's Republic of Maryland.  I'll let you know if I see any of this BernieTurf you're talking about.

[garbon]

Bernie (or perhaps rather, Bernie's organization) is involved in grassroots movements.

Not that anyone on Languish would know.

If they are accomplishing nothing, what difference does it make?

[grumbler]

If they are accomplishing nothing, what difference does it make?

To be fair, they've hardly had any time to accomplish anything.

So far, Our Revolution is a pretty tiny organization, but, if it can be more pragmatic than Sanders has been historically, it could make a difference in time.

[garbon]

Then Oex can sneer at us about Bernie's org's accomplishments when they happen.

[Razgovory]

Meanwhile, we can sneer at the Bernie bros for our current situation.

[Oexmelin]

Then Oex can sneer at us about Bernie's org's accomplishments when they happen.

I'll leave the sneering to you, don't want to get on your schtick. My little aside was just that Languish is not a "grassroots"-friendly forum, and, to the extent that we have political activists, it's BarristerBoy, who is conservative, and Mihali, who rarely shows up now.  A lot prefers to sneer at any sort of political engagement or passion.  Sometimes, for good reason. But many times, for bad reasons too.

I don't know if they will accomplish anything. But accomplishing and doing are two different things. And when it comes to grassroots movement, it will take more than a few months to both change the internal dynamics of the Democrats, and give a voice to amorphous left wing constituencies the Democrats have retreated from in the last decades or so. 

[Admiral Yi]

Hey! I emailed my senator! 

[Admiral Yi]

And I talked to at least 15 people before the election about who to vote for. 

[Oexmelin]

Though I appreciate the sentiment, that is supposed to be the low bar for political belonging in a democratic polity. Not the definition of "grassroot movement".

[Grinning_Colossus]

I gave a lecture in Sri Lanka on the election and guaranteed the crowd that Hillary Clinton would win.

[celedhring]

My brother is a pretty damn involved political activist. They actually got some rather big wins at local level.

Me... not at all. 

Funnily, I'm probably the most extremist of the two.

[Razgovory]

I've worked on political campaigns.  I just don't like Bernie or is insufferable followers.  If I have to go socialist, I'll get comrade Mauser and shoot counter-revolutionaries.