PATRICK HEALY: It’s easy to see Senator Sanders appealing to the left in natural ways, as Howard Dean and Barack Obama did in opposing the Iraq war. And today, there is a great deal of progressive energy among Democratic primary voters who are looking for a leader. Many of them are glad Obama is president, but you can tell they are looking for a powerful and unfiltered voice on progressive issues.
MAGGIE HABERMAN: Absolutely. I think the word “lead” was among the more significant of his.
PATRICK HEALY: I agree. He also used the M word toward the end — “movement.” Progressives see so many causes to unite and march around. That energy is real.
MAGGIE HABERMAN: I think that’s exactly right.
Read the complete edit of Maggie and Pat’s conversation at the New York Times.