Bernie Knows Harsh Truth Dems Don't Want To Hear

Live-streamed on December 9, 2024

John Nichols, national affairs correspondent for The Nation, to discuss his recent interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders, and the paths forward he sees for the Left after the 2024 election.

John Nichols, national affairs correspondent for The Nation, discusses his recent interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders, and the paths forward he sees for the Left after the 2024 election.

John Nichols joins Sam as he dives right into his recent interview with Bernie Sanders, unpacking Bernie’s major takeaways from Democrats’ failure in the 2024 elections, from the need for a new way to communicate with a multi-racial, multi-ethnic working class to the imperative for Democrats to stand aside and let independent, working-class progressive candidates run without the burden of the party establishment weighing them down.

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[Pho-KingSoupTonechasr]

From the outside looking in it appears America has no left leaning party. Just right and extreme right. Maybe fix that?

[viktorbryce]

Not only do they not want to hear it they don't care. Bernie has been saying these things for years, that should summarize it all

[thelonious-dxvi]

It was Bernie. It was him all along, we fucked it up, and now he's too old to run. It should have been Bernie all along, and this country would have a future.

[TheBilliam]

Running without a party membership should be the least controversial idea in this country. Our founding fathers warned against “factions”, which were eventually created to gain political power. They just named them parties

[fromrighttoleft]

4:31 Calling the media "literally too stupid" hits hard. And, it's accurate.

[KirkHammettBitMe]

Yes. Incredible insight is one of my beloved Bernie's finest qualities.

[MarkThevenot]

Bernie has been saying the same things since he started in politics decades ago. He was right then, and is still right.

[staceybryceadams]

Americans live in dysfunctional society they are fascinated with rich people and that’s the major problem. America needs social capitalism single payer healthcare and free community college and trade schools like all the other Tier 1 countries because pure capitalism is on the decline and average American families can’t afford to pay their bills anymore without credit cards or payback loan companies

[garychurch]

On the road to Oligarchy? Several dates could be named when we became an oligarchy. It already happened.

[margueritewood]

I don’t think the Democratic Party has lost its way with messaging to voters. They’ve lost their way with respect to a desire to DELIVER for voters.

[dynamicguy]

show me young Bernie Sanders' type, and I would vote for them. Im done with the Dems, if especially if the old guards dont keep up. Bernie is ahead of his time and we're finally catching up to his way of thinking.

[Missunderstood]

The people have vastly outgrown their Goverment.

[boris]

When I hear Hakim Jeffrey speak on TV, it rings hollow. How about "Medicare for All"? Or at least adding dental & vision, paying 100% instead of 80%, and ending the monthly premiums & deductibles for those already on Medicare? Also, lowering SS retirement age back to 65 for all Americans? A livable min. wage? I'll still vote dem but I can understand why many won't show up at the voting booth.

[mandrewcurry]

87m did not vote. its not about issues its about disenfranchisement.

[emorris]

There is no Democratic Party, it’s Republican Lite…just less calories

[jamesepp]

Maybe instead of focusing on left and right we need to focus on right and wrong, poor-middle class and rich

[nicholasprakash]

I already see a Hillary bot in the comments section is blaming Bernie for Trump winning the 2024 election. 🙄

[mgauci]

The sooner the USA allows more than two parties (which is allowed by the way), the sooner you all stop having situations like this.

[eazybuxafew]

Thank you Sam for including that black people were systematically excluded from the new deal.

[markjerorsr]

The one constant in creating any coalition big enough, is the inclusion of working class voters.