2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: What's with the loony Hillary derangement syndrome? [View all]kstewart33
(6,551 posts)I agree with you. Bernie's a good guy, but the Republicans will destroy him in the general election because there are things in his biography that they will twist and use. Not only would we lose the presidency, we will lose many down ballot races at the state and even local level once the rabid Republican assassination squad successfully paints Bernie as a draft dodging Communist who honeymooned in the Soviet Union. And of course, the Supreme Court will be lost.
Fair, absolute not but that's what they'll do to him. And if they can convince the public that John Kerry is a traitor, they can do worse to Bernie.
I'm also concerned that all of the major planks in his platform are impossible to achieve, and that he has shown little leadership ability in his 25 years in Congress except sponsoring 3 passed bills and 2 renamed a post office. He is a great advocate for change; he is not a dealmaker who gets results.
Anyway, keep posting. We Hillary supporters are listening.