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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders Is Losing Primary Battles, But Winning A War [View all]Sparkly
(24,149 posts)with an even better record on issues concerning women, children, and minorities. This candidate was transparent with financial records, unlike Sanders, and understood every aspect of global politics, inside and out.
Unfortunately, that candidate was honest in 2008, and said that a mandate ("socialism!" was critical for universal healthcare. (Not good enough! It was considered more liberal not to require anyone to do anything they don't want to do.)
The same candidate was honest in 2016, in saying that a $15/hour minimum wage on a Federal level was not yet possible in all states, while offering detailed plans for starting at $10/hour nationwide, and $15 in some regions, building to $15/hour and beyond nationally. (Not good enough! If it's not $15/hour right now everywhere - by some magic spell over Congress - then it's Centrist!)
The same candidate offered detailed, workable proposals (with recognition that Republicans do exist) for no-cost college education, acknowledging that calling it "free" would be misleading and false as a promise.
This candidate had a very long record of being outspoken for women's rights, children's health and wellbeing, education, labor, immigration, tax reform, wage parity, etc...
But as Nader did to Gore...
As Kucinich did to Kerry...
Sanders did to the candidate whose name is somehow a shame for this supposedly liberal Democratic Party.