2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: A daughter of the most right wing family we know came over and... [View all]Orrex
(63,203 posts)We're told many times daily about all the people who are afraid of Sanders. The GOP, establishment Democrats, Clinton, DWS, the DNC, the media, Wall Street, and on and on. Explain to me how Bernie Sanders, the terror of DC, will fare any better than Clinton?
And you can't argue that you haven't claimed that anyone is afraid of him, because whether you personally have or have not is irrelevant. It's the absolute favorite go-to mantra among Sanders' supporters, so someone must believe it.
I maintain that the GOP sees Sanders as no threat at all, which is why they've devoted no resources to stopping him. And if Republicans fear him so profoundly, then surely they'll do their damnedest to make sure that none of his terrifying agenda makes it through Congress. You can't have it both ways; either they're afraid of him, or they aren't. Which is it?
Further, how will Sanders the Independent (until he decided to call himself a Democrat for the sake of visibility and resources, of course) strengthen the overall Democratic position? Who will ride on his coattails? Which Democrats will he deign to help, when he's done nothing to help them before?