2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders Goes All-In On California Primary, Plans Big Rallies [View all]lanlady
(7,222 posts)I've always been in favor of universal health coverage, thank you very much. Lived in Europe for many years and know quite well that it is preferable to the mess we have in this country now.
What I AM calling into question is this pie-in-the-sky notion that Bernie will be able to get anything past the GOP-dominated Congress we have now, much less by "discussing" it. I guarantee you he will get nothing done, and end up discrediting the Left's entire agenda. He'll be run out of town in 2020. If not sooner.
Are the past 8 years of GOP obstructionism and attacks on a moderate Democratic president not clear enough to you? Good grief - What are you Bernie supporters smoking that you think a self-described socialist will fare better than Obama? Give me the specifics of what pieces of legislation a President Sanders would introduce as of January 2017 and how he will steer them through a hostile Congress. Please, just this once, I'd like for a Bernie supporter to say something that is grounded in the reality-based world.