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In reply to the discussion: Sanders Unsure If Hillary Clinton Is 'Forceful Advocate For Working Families' [View all]libdem4life
(13,877 posts)I also respect Sanders, Warren, and all of the other politically comfortable politicians and the many who share your view.
But Populists don't win. Sorry. That's American History for the past decades. Look down the list of Presidents since Eisenhower...WWII. That's reality...not me thinking negatively. (Maybe, Jimmy Carter) Populists inspire, they excite, they influence, they shift, they push, but they don't make it to President. It takes groups of said Populists to get him/her in the White House.
And for all the years since McGovern lost, the Liberals are no longer a wing. They/we are now Populists, as I see it.
The Progressives...time will tell as it's where many old Liberals have drifted and it seems to be of interest to the young and the Center Left.
And if Bernie seriously runs, we'll end up with 20 years of Bushes. I won't even go into the madness that 8 years of Jeb would bring...but start with stacking the SCOTUS for the rest of our natural lives (2 are awaiting said Republican administration and will wait 8 years, if need be).
You think corporations are in control and it is bad now...even with their newly deigned personhood? TPP is bad now? The follow-up acts are already set up. Voting Rights...what were those? Watch women's rights go away...down the tubes and back in the kitchen. There is some Republican speculation as to Jeb there, of course, but I'd bet on it. Oh, and a welcome back to the currently faltering Tea Party.
But I'll end here...if we don't have a Hispanic somewhere up there...like VP, and I mean Julian Castro of Texas, specifically, it's going to at least make it harder, not counting a Third Party challenge.