As an undecided, I have one big question for Bernie - how is he actually going to bring about the "political revolution" he so desperately needs to make his plans succeed?

How would Hillary Clinton get anything passed? She said last night she just expects to sit down and negotiate. That's all nice and dandy but when you're public enemy number one to the Republicans you aren't going to find it very easy to get what you want done.

Bernie at least understands that change takes place bottom-up. The gay marriage movement was not won thanks to SCOTUS. It was won thanks to hundreds of thousands of activists and groups such as the ACLU suing their way to victory. The civil rights movement has not progressed entirely thanks to government. It's thanks in part to hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of activists including those such as Dr. King, Cornel West, Jesse Jackson, etc. standing up and fighting back for what's right.

If you want bold change, you need bold action. Bernie's proven he can excite people - I still haven't seen Hillary pull in anywhere near the 28,000 people Bernie pulled in Portland. Bernie's proven that he can engage people who normally don't give a shit in the political process. With the internet being such a vital tool to activists in 2016, and the fact that he's got one of the best, if not the best, digital teams of any campaign this cycle (boosted by this subreddit), he has the capacity and the potential to reach out to hundreds of thousands of people to ensure that they get involved. It's not a movement led by him being a dictator on top, it's a movement by and for the American people - he just has to get us in. I know he can. I didn't give a shit about politics until I heard about him. Now I want to work for progressive candidates and ideals. He has this way of just...pulling people in who normally wouldn't care. Still waiting on Hillary to do that.

With Bernie, I see an opportunity and a vision. With Hillary, I see settling and pragmatism. I prefer bold over cold.

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