Before becoming president, LBJ was a...
—Dem congressman, 13 years
—Dem US senator, 12 years
—Dem Senate Majority Whip years, 2 years
—Dem Senate Minority/Majority Leader, 8 years
—Dem VP, 3 years
Not exactly an outsider. LBJ came out of the FDR's Democratic establishment. 👇🏻
—Dem congressman, 13 years
—Dem US senator, 12 years
—Dem Senate Majority Whip years, 2 years
—Dem Senate Minority/Majority Leader, 8 years
—Dem VP, 3 years
Not exactly an outsider. LBJ came out of the FDR's Democratic establishment. 👇🏻
Before FDR became president, he was a...
—Dem NY state senator, 2 years
—Assistant Secretary of the Navy appointed by Dem President Woodrow Wilson, 7 years
—Governor of New York, 3 years
Neither FDR nor LBJ considered themselves "Democratic socialists" or anti-establishment.
—Dem NY state senator, 2 years
—Assistant Secretary of the Navy appointed by Dem President Woodrow Wilson, 7 years
—Governor of New York, 3 years
Neither FDR nor LBJ considered themselves "Democratic socialists" or anti-establishment.
This will only shock & outrage you if your definition of "establishment" is something other than "an established order of society: such as
a group of social, economic, & political leaders who form a ruling class."
In otherwise, those capable of exercising power (ex: LBJ & FDR).
a group of social, economic, & political leaders who form a ruling class."
In otherwise, those capable of exercising power (ex: LBJ & FDR).
Likewise, if Bernie Sanders became president, he would be the key figure of America's political establishment, even if he warred with other factions.
If Bernie's wing of the party took over the majority of the party's apparatus, they would then be the Democratic establishment.
If Bernie's wing of the party took over the majority of the party's apparatus, they would then be the Democratic establishment.
