Regardless of your opinion of HRC, anyone here actually want to see Rand Paul win in a head to head?

[BlueCaliDem]

109. A Democratic president is only as "left" as their Party members in Congress.

Why is that so hard for so many self-proclaimed politically astute people to understand? An Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders presidency would be four years of deadlock because not only would they get all Republicans against them, but they'd get moderate Dems (the majority in Congress) and conservative Dems in both the House and the Senate against them, too.

Result? DEADLOCK and a lameduck president for the duration of her/his presidency that won't see a second term the moment the a-political in this country (the majority of voters) are made to be convinced that yet another Dem president is "too weak" to lead.

You can bet corporate media will exacerbate that lie and publicize this wrong narrative far and wide as much as they can since they won't have that racial fine-line to worry about as they do with President Obama - and yet, still, President Obama is being obstructed nearly 100% and he gets the least positive coverage from U.S. media than the Republicans do. Can you imagine what they'll do to a President Warren or a President Sanders? It will be a bloodbath for them and the country.

The president is not a dictator. S/He isn't even the most powerful branch of our government. Congress is. When voting, we need to see the bigger picture, beyond our one-issue and beyond the presidency. We need to understand that the entire country isn't as left and liberal as we'd like them to be, and proof of that is the makeup in Congress.

For me, I'd prefer a President Warren. I like her and her ideas for national policy. And should she change her mind and be on the ballot for the primaries, I'll definitely vote for her. But whichever Democrat wins the primaries, s/he will be the one I'll cast my vote for in the general even if I have to hold my nose doing it (as I've had to do with Diane Feinstein), because I don't believe our country and our social safety net can survive another Republican president and Congress.