2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumI've never had a hero, political or otherwise.
I simply don't subscribe to the concept of heroes.
I also know that Sanders is quite pragmatic when it comes to making progress. The difference is that he sees each small step forward for what it is: one step, not the finish line.
He's been making deals all along. Here's just one of many:
The tweet, to say the least, was misleading. The Vermont senator and self-described democratic socialist, now seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, has long supported our veteranseven if he doesnt support all our wars. And in 2014 he accomplished the last thing you might expect from a candidate whose campaign brand is firebrand: He negotiated a major bipartisan agreement with two conservatives to deal with the veterans health care crisis.
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Read more: http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/07/how-bernie-sanders-fought-for-our-veterans-119708.html#ixzz3fJyzhsxI
winter is coming
(11,785 posts)as looking for heroes, messiahs, demanding "perfection", etc., etc., seem to be projecting their own pysches onto others, as they're incapable of tolerating criticism directed toward "their" candidates. They're the people least likely to see the line between criticism of a person's actions and/or policies and personal animus and the ones most likely to assume that skepticism or distrust is "hatred".
Apparently, to have opinions about a candidate and their actions, one must also have intense personal feelings?
LWolf
(46,179 posts)ISSUES, which is why they, rather than polls and triangulation, drive my vote.
I'm going to support the candidate who represents me best on issues.
Every time.