2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumWe have face facts: The GOP will never agree to Sanders' policy proposals. He's just too far left.
Sure, he represents our principles and aspirations but the GOP won't have any of that. They'll try to block him at every turn. They'll stone wall the silly socialist at every opportunity.
So we should, instead, vote for Hillary who they're demanding be criminally indicted. Who knows, maybe she'll be able to "work" with them to get them to drop their witch hunt. I'm sure they could be persuaded to find a Clinton presidency to be more to their liking.
And that's what is really important -- right?
Betty Karlson
(7,231 posts)So our best hope if for the candidate who will have enough cross-over appeal to win back the senate and maybe even the House. The candidate who would make Georgia and Louisiana swing states.
That candidate is Bernie Sanders!
Sienna86
(2,149 posts)That's why those who care about the future f this country have to take a hard look at who they vote for at the local, state and federal level.
tecelote
(5,122 posts)They hate both candidates.
We need to go for the gold and change the entire country in four years from Republican controlled to Democrat controlled. This is no small feat but considering our endless wars and climate change, this might be our last best hope.
SamKnause
(13,110 posts)They HATE Bill.
They DESPISE Hillary.
I would rather have Bernie in the White House.
The only ammunition they have against Bernie are his policies.
I would rather have gridlock than to have Hillary 'reaching' across
the aisles.
That approach hasn't worked well for the 99%.
reformist2
(9,841 posts)Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)Bonobo
(29,257 posts)They called Obama a socialist and opposed him.
Makes not one bit of difference if he is actually left or faux left.
Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)And it's about all the posts that are trying to make us believe a Clinton presidency would somehow be more palatable to the GOP as if we're supposed to forget that the GOP literally considers Hillary to be a criminal.
Consider: If Hillary does become president the GOP won't even need a criminal indictment and trial to convict her; they would just need a majority vote in the House and if they can peel off a half dozen Democrats in the Senate they can have her removed from office -- no evidence necessary, just votes.
Sanders, whatever his "faults" may be has never been questioned on ethics, let alone carry decades of allegations.
Bonobo
(29,257 posts)Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)fleur-de-lisa
(14,628 posts)I give up! But since, as you stated, Hillary might be indicted . . .
I'm for Trump now!
TheBlackAdder
(28,211 posts).
She said, on Dec. 7th, not a one was to be found. Everybody joined the effort.
It's amazing to see the attitudes of appeasement, defeatism, and fear still exists with so many.
People so affraid to challenge the political institutions, to avoid conflict that they've prejudged their defeat.
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OkSustainAg
(203 posts)supporting candidates that fix this down ticket and local elections. From now on. Let Wall Street chew on the idea of pressure always being put on them now and forever.
newfie11
(8,159 posts)We elect people that WILL work with Bernie. Hell the ones in there now don't work at all.
Look at what has become of this country!
RiverLover
(7,830 posts)Democrats are left. Or we're supposed to be.
KingCharlemagne
(7,908 posts)to Jan, 2019. He should nationalize the mid-terms and take to the hustings to campaign for the Democratic Congress he will need to pass his legislative package.
*Aside from routine Continuing Appropriations bills to keep the Federal Government running at current levels.
LWolf
(46,179 posts)Sanders is good at working with Republicans and getting them to agree on some things. That's where he'll start.
He won't, though, be throwing the baby out with the bath water in the name of "compromise" like some.
Iggy Knorr
(247 posts)This has been your face fact of the day!