Win or lose - Monday night was a great night for Bernie Sanders and his supporters.
Bernie pointed out in his speech Monday night that the people of Iowa sent a profound message to the rest of the country by turning out in droves to support Bernie's vision for a "political revolution."
He's right - the people of Iowa have sent a profound message to the political and media establishment in this country.
So how did Bernie Sanders go from polling at around 5% in Iowa when he announced his candidacy - to only losing because of a series of coin tosses?
It's because people are actually able to hear his message - whether the establishment wants them to or not.
It's because he talks about the issues that impact the people who used to make up the middle class in this country.
And, because it resonates with people who have never participated in an election - people who look at our bought-off politicians and have been disgusted with politics in America.
The truth is, Bernie Sanders wouldn't be neck and neck with Hillary Clinton right now if people were forced to depend on the major corporate news networks. They wouldn't even know who he is except for the fact that he's over 70 years old and a self-described "democratic socialist."
But thanks to the internet and social media - it's probably the first election ever that voters can completely go around the corporate media to learn about the issues that they care about - and where the candidates stand on them.
Seriously, Bernie Sanders received LESS THAN 10 minutes of coverage between CBS Evening News, NBC Nightly News, and ABC World News, COMBINED up until December.
And it hasn't been just a blackout on Bernie: it's a blackout on the issues that American voters care about.
The corporate media refuses to talk about the Transpacific Partnership.
