The March 10 Gazette column by Natalia Muñoz, “Is Bernie tilting after windmills?” played down the significance of Sanders’ success in Michigan because he doesn’t have the delegates.
Sanders, however, seemed undaunted and confident of winning in spite of that possibility. The corporate media and pollsters counted Sanders out. The Clinton super PACs spent millions against him across the country — and Sanders won. His victory in a bellwether state is a major game-changer.
As Sanders says consistently: If we continue to stand together we can win this nomination. Another side of his consistency — he doesn’t change his message from one audience to another, or to fit in with polling data. He is a true populist in his concern with fairness, honesty and transparency in arriving at the common good. His message was consistent about winning after winning Michigan.
He said, “We are going to do very well on the West coast and other parts of the country. The people are tired of a corrupt campaign finance system, tired of a rigged economy in which people are working longer hours for lower wages, are worried to death about the future of their kids and yet all new income and wealth are going to the top 1 percent.”
Whether he wins or not, Sanders has shone the way to a reasoned, fair fight to the end. He is a champion of the people.
Sidney Moss
Northampton