The three delusions driving the Cruz and Sanders campaigns

[brer cat]

Good read by Stephen Stromberg, WAPO Editorial Writer.

IOWA CITY — Ted Cruz is the Bernie Sanders of the Republican race, and Bernie Sanders the Ted Cruz of the Democratic race. No matter how you look at it, three delusions drive both candidates’ campaign narratives.

Delusion Number 1: We will transform the country, uniting it behind an expansive agenda that will move the nation’s politics sharply away from center. The country must see that it agrees with us and has all along.

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Delusion Number 2: The nation is primed for a revolution because things are terrible.

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Delusion Number 3: The country is in its current state because of the corrupt or otherwise illegitimate actions of others.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2016/01/31/the-three-delusions-driving-the-cruz-and-sanders-campaigns/?hpid=hp_no-name_opinion-card-b%3Ahomepage%2Fstory

[NurseJackie]

1. Thanks for sharing that! I enjoyed reading your post.

[workinclasszero]

2. Yup and...

The bernie bro redditors mob equals the tea party!

[brer cat]

3. They are equally divisive

and arrogantly convinced of their superiority.

[BlueCaliDem]

8. They are just as divisive as the Tea Partiers, and that's bad for the country.

This is still the United States of America, but the extremes on both sides of the political horseshoe want to make it the Divided States of America. You can't get more un-American than that.

[pandr32]

4. Excellent post

Thank you

[BlueMTexpat]

5. Good article!

Thanks for sharing.

[Cha]

6. Problem for these dudes is.. The Country is NOT "terrible".. they're just trying to sell it to push

their own damn agenda. They couldn't do it on facts.

We all know what a sick liar ted cruz is... this writer is comparing cruz to sanders!

"sanders hyperbole".. that's the problem, isn't it.. right there.

Mahalo for this, brer!

[Cha]

7. And, the progress President Obama was slow and steady.. No thanks to bush who made it happen

and the republicons who refused to help only vowed obstruction. And, then there were those who whined at everything.. and refuse to acknowledge his accomplishments.


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brer cat

[workinclasszero]

9. No kidding

Everyone seems to forget the horrible state this country was in after 8 years of republican rule under Bush.

With all the problems we still have now, its almost like heaven compared to then.

[Cha]

20. The repubs conveniently forget so they can do it all over again. The others don't appreciate

anything ever.. and never will.

[brer cat]

13. I love that! nt

[Cha]

21. Me too!

[sheshe2]

10. It was a 3-4 leave.

[Iliyah]

11. WTF?

[sheshe2]

12. Yup.

I posted the results elsewhere. Frankly I don't dare post them, our group is being stalked. Check out this.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/110739465#top

[mcar]

16. Unbelievable

Along with the other alert you noted. SMH

[brer cat]

14. All of Washington Post is now under the bus, I guess.

It would have been ok if only I had quoted Susan Sarandon.

[William769]

15. Juror #4 needs to look in a mirror before making that kind of a comment.

[sheshe2]

17. No kidding!

[sheshe2]

19. Kickity kickity!

[NCTraveler]

22. K&R nt.