2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I have a theory on why Sanders is not conceding or endorsing at this poinjt [View all]Jakes Progress
(11,124 posts)of a small New England town. Good for him.
Have you got something to show me from his twenty six years in Congress?
See. Being mayor is different. It doesn't require working with people from across the country and around the world. I imagine you will take this as a shot at Bernie, but I really mean it as a good thing. Maybe mayor is what he needs to be. Sort of reminds me of the Peter Principle. Being a really good major is a good thing. Being a mediocre congressman - not so much.
Like I have said before, if Sanders had won the nomination, I would be out canvassing for him now. He didn't.
I just think that Hillary will get more progressive things done than any republican. Bernie would never be elected, and would be even more overwhelmed than Obama was at first. Yelling doesn't get it done.
Would I wish we had a more progressive candidate who actually had experience making government work - Hells yes. Love me some Elizabeth Warren. Like Barney Frank and Al Franken. Didn't get them. Got Hillary and Bernie.
In my more tin foil hat moments, I feel that getting only these two was a set up. Like Obama running against mccain/palin. The fix was in.
But putting trump (or ryan whom I think will be the real gop candidate after the convention) in office would be worse than ever. If we can put a big enough Democratic majority in the Congress and in the State Houses, we can start primarying the blue dogs with real progressives. But that takes a big Democratic win - a truly embarrassing loss for the merchants of death and pain. A crowd of Democrats sitting home sulking on election day won't help that happen.