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What would a President Sanders accomplish [View all] redstateblues May 2015 OP

I can guarantee you that he would appoint at least 2 maybe 3 liberal Supreme Court judges notadmblnd May 2015 #1

He would have to get them confirmed after appointing, so we need 60 Democrats in the Senate. Thinkingabout May 2015 #4

HRC would also have to get 60 votes as would any Republian President appointing conservative judges notadmblnd May 2015 #5

Exactly, this is how the process works, it is more than the president nominating the judge. Thinkingabout May 2015 #7

He would stick to his morals and promises marym625 May 2015 #2

Fight Nite Owl May 2015 #3

Get real. procon May 2015 #10

The president has the bully pulpit AgingAmerican May 2015 #14

Yes, he has the bully pulpit procon May 2015 #21

Defeatism: an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat AgingAmerican May 2015 #24

Faith and name-calling are very poor substitutes for evidence. Donald Ian Rankin May 2015 #27

Strawman AgingAmerican May 2015 #28

That is not a strawman. That person in no way misconstrued your argument. stevenleser May 2015 #55

It's a strawman AgingAmerican May 2015 #56

Only if you don't know what a strawman means. That person got your argument exactly right. nt stevenleser May 2015 #57

A straw man is a common form of argument and is a fallacy based on false representation of AgingAmerican May 2015 #58

And they did not falsely represent your position at all. Your position involved faith & namecalling. stevenleser May 2015 #59

Defeatism isn't a 'name' AgingAmerican May 2015 #60

You are saying it is defeatism right? So folks saying it are, by implication, being defeatist. stevenleser May 2015 #61

So you refuse to watch it AgingAmerican May 2015 #62

Watch what? nt stevenleser May 2015 #63

This message was self-deleted by its author AgingAmerican May 2015 #23

Exactly Nite Owl May 2015 #31

Meh, pretty words. nt Bobbie Jo May 2015 #64

Unless he compromised, nothing. He would accomplish nothing. n/t Lil Missy May 2015 #6

Psychopaths don't compromise AgingAmerican May 2015 #18

WTF? nt. NCTraveler May 2015 #39

List the compromises we got from the GOP psychopaths AgingAmerican May 2015 #42

No thanks Dr. Frist. Nt NCTraveler May 2015 #44

Gallup Poll Finds Democrats More Compassionate; Republicans More Psychopathic AgingAmerican May 2015 #46

You are very poorly educated on terms. Very poorly. nt. NCTraveler May 2015 #50

Don't take my word for it AgingAmerican May 2015 #65

God, this forum has jumped the shark. nt sufrommich May 2015 #40

Be nice. NCTraveler May 2015 #41

List the compromises the GOP gave AgingAmerican May 2015 #43

Exactly, so why bother caring about it? Fumesucker May 2015 #8

For him to even win the nomination it's going to have to be a huge popular uprising Cheese Sandwich May 2015 #9

The House will stay stuffed with Republicans until 2020. procon May 2015 #12

I still think voting has an impact on the US House races. Cheese Sandwich May 2015 #16

That'd not how gerrymandering works. procon May 2015 #22

There are still alot of districts where the margin of victory is under 10%. Cheese Sandwich May 2015 #37

He sure as hell would not shame TM99 May 2015 #11

+1 and he'd never use Social Security as a bargaining chip. CharlotteVale May 2015 #19

Yes! TM99 May 2015 #25

At least keep the crooks out of his own administration, cease dragnet surveillance, stop TheKentuckian May 2015 #13

Let's find out. Marr May 2015 #15

+1 CharlotteVale May 2015 #20

THIS. +1 LWolf May 2015 #45

Defeatism AgingAmerican May 2015 #17

But how can Bernie do anything against that Republican Senate? MelungeonWoman May 2015 #48

It's called the 'Bully Pulpit". AgingAmerican May 2015 #49

The entirety of the rationale behind support for Hillary is defeatism. Maedhros May 2015 #51

It isn't a very good way to win people over AgingAmerican May 2015 #53

How to Solve America's Biggest Problems with Bernie Sanders! AgingAmerican May 2015 #26

He will irritate Republicans to total irrationality. gordianot May 2015 #29

So - why care if he is president, if no Democratic president could get anything done? djean111 May 2015 #30

They are defeatists AgingAmerican May 2015 #32

Actually they are just (subtly, they think :-)) trying to discourage Bernie's supporters. djean111 May 2015 #33

They have used defeatism to excuse Obama's failings AgingAmerican May 2015 #34

Yes, defeatism is just the excuse. You are right, there. djean111 May 2015 #35

So basically we're screwed with Sanders or Clinton or Chafee or whoever enters the race? ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #36

Would it matter? sufrommich May 2015 #38

Tax the rich and their corporations... Octafish May 2015 #47

RedStateBlues is correct JustAnotherGen May 2015 #52

He would achieve in proportion to his salesmanship... Orsino May 2015 #54