To steal an insightful point from @zeynep, Bernie Sanders has a movement, while everyone else has supporters. The vehemence and at times toxicity of interactions online is due to people believing in The Cause, not because Sanders encourages attacks, or attracts the worst people
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There is one other candidate with a movement, in my opinion—Tulsi Gabbard! But it is too fringe right now to be visible online
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The Sanders campaign is the kernel of an ambitious ideological project that has gotten people fired up and offered them a comprehensive worldview and narrative of transformational societal change. That's just not true for a Buttigieg, or Warren, or Biden
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The sad thing is, as we just found out to our cost in the UK, ideological movements don’t get you elected.
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It is a concern for many here.
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Honestly, watching what’s happening with Bernie over there is an uncanny rerun of Corbin over here. I can’t say I’m hopeful.
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We need to avoid the compromise and half-measures that doomed Corbyn and make sure we advance an unapologetic, progressive agenda!
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