2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Is anyone here in favor of third way/new democrats? [View all]auntpurl
(4,311 posts)Strong foreign policy means that if there is unsupportable terrorism or genocide going on (like with IS) we step in. It's one of the responsibilities of being a superpower, in my belief. It also means that we have strong ties with our allies and avoid unilateral action. Hillary is well-respected around the world and will strengthen ties with foreign leaders.
If the Dems have enough juice to shove the voters left on economic issues, well, I'm with them to the end. It's not my preference, but I'm flexible. But Bernie's policies would never pass either house of Congress. Jesus, look at what Obama had to go through just to squeak his much more moderate proposals through. All of that said, I think proposing fiscal liberalism is a guaranteed loss in the GE for Dems in the current political climate.