Re:The Voters Decide
by snowwrestler on Thursday March 03, 2016 @03:56AM
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I don't think Bernie's campaign is particularly noteworthy, historically. Many campaigns have had hard-fought primaries, and populist vs establishment is hardly a new theme in American politics.
Bernie, though, I'm pretty sure is a candidate that doesn't get as far as he has without the kind of grassroots campaign only possible in the Internet era. Ron Paul was this candidate in the last election. The Internet definitely has reduced the ability of a centralized minority to control the message, and that will continue as the percentage of internet-savvy people increases.