Populist Reform of the Democratic Party
In reply to the discussion: Breaking Bernie: 21st Century Rat-Fucking [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)the most obvious threat to those whose interests are NOT about this country, but about increasing their personal power and wealth.
The more successful he becomes, especially in starting a movement that as he says, IS the only way to overcome the power they have accrued over the decades the more the smear campaigners will step up their efforts to discredit him.
See how they feared OWS, so much so they used military tactics to try to quash them. They were the first sign that the people DID know more about the corrupt, rigged system they created for themselves, than they had previously thought.
Bernie was an early supporter of that movement and they are now volunteering for his campaign.
So yes, every smear they can conjure up, which is harder with Bernie due to his long record on the issues, they will as we've seen already.
Btw, the Donald has been known to 'Rent a Crowd' so I wouldn't be too certain that his crowds are actual supporters.