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In reply to the discussion: Hillary vs Bernie re: supporter point of view [View all]ucrdem
(15,512 posts)For better or worse, Bill and Hillary are well-intentioned technocrats, and believe in using the levers of government to achieve what they feel to be worthy ends. We might disagree on some means and ends, and those disagreements aren't trivial, and Bill might have a more telegenic personality than Hillary, but thats what they are. That's also why Bill won many elections and why Hillary will probably win in 2016.
Bernie on the other hand is great at saying no, and that's probably just what Vermonters want to hear. He can call himself whatever he likes but he's basically a libertarian with a thinning New Deal comb over. His "Robin Hood" plan is an unconvincing toupee. His public role in all the years I've been aware of him has been to attack Dems from the left and he's played it with relish and continues to play it. Wonderful guy if you like that kind of thing but it won't win many Dem primaries much less get him elected president.