Bernie Sanders is the Most Powerful Politician in America

been considered decisive without the direct intervention by elites within the Democratic Party (i.e the "superdelegates"), or without the bias the Party establishment displayed towards her at critical moments throughout the campaign. She is still not even considered the legitimate winner of the primaries by millions of voters. Above all, the Party's nominee is not widely viewed as even possessing a sincere commitment to many of the progressive issues and values for which the Democratic Party (and now its platform) has traditionally stood.

Sanders, on the other hand (despite his perfunctory "endorsement" of his opponent) is not only more liked and trusted than any other politician in America, but is the primary leader of the ongoing struggle for fairness, justice and equality in America: issues which Sanders succeeded in making an essential part of the national conversation (by both parties) during his candidacy.

In addition, he has built a database of 8 million individual donors who contributed over $200 million to his presidential campaign, which continues to be active.

Last but not least, the Senator has proven his extraordinary power and influence by overhauling the actual platform of a party, theoretically led by a distinctly right-of-center candidate, into the most progressive in its history.

Briefly put: the Republican Party has no one who even remotely qualifies.

Say what you will, but I think the fact should be plainly stated: Bernie Sanders, in just one short year, by sheer force of character and moral will, has gone from being a marginal, virtually unknown "fringe" candidate for President of the United States, to the most powerful politician and influential political leader in this country.

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