2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: On what issue is Hillary better than Bernie? [View all]BlueMTexpat
(15,657 posts)what liberal policy/policies will Hillary try to implement that Bernie wouldn't?
The very real issue is that a US President can only do so much on his/her own. A President must have allies and coalitions in Congress or their policy proposals will wither on the vine.
The policies favored by both candidates are quite similar, IMO, in spite of the fact that too many here focus on differences that don't really exist. Either Hillary or Bernie (even Martin O'Malley, for that matter) will try very hard to implement policies that most DUers will like. I know that I will like and support them. How successful any will be at getting those policies implemented will depend on how well they can convince both Democrats and Republicans to work with them.
In this respect, Bernie's reluctance to identify himself as a Democrat until now - even though he has caucused with Democrats rather than Republicans - could put him at a slight disadvantage. Party ID counts for many Dems.