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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Robert Reich on "Can Bernie Deliver?" [View all]Armstead
(47,803 posts)12. The GOP did a lot better at PR on the health care issue -- Pushback for reform was not there
And part of what is referred to as a "movement" and what I said by the long game is marginalizing the conservative Democrats -- or at least providing more of a clearly liberal counterpoint to them so they can do less damage over time....Push the needle so to speak.
Someone like Sanders is not the cure all -- but it;s a big strp in the right direction. And he does have the chops to be a competant executive. He's proven that.
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Because both Tsipras and Bernie appeal to political anger rather than political reality.
DCBob
Aug 2015
#15
I believe given the situation its going to take time to fix the massive problems in the system.
DCBob
Aug 2015
#18
Naive? So we have to live in a capitalist shit hole because to dream of any kind of change,
PatrickforO
Aug 2015
#33
Not so. We're not Greece, and it's time we stood up and reclaimed our republic from
PatrickforO
Aug 2015
#26
Let's say by some miracle he gets a win by 7% in the US House and a similar margin in the Senate
dsc
Aug 2015
#2
The GOP did a lot better at PR on the health care issue -- Pushback for reform was not there
Armstead
Aug 2015
#12
No it is not. If we put pressure on those people in congress we have elected to
PatrickforO
Aug 2015
#35
That's why every time the left starts winning the establishment starts a war
PatrickforO
Aug 2015
#38
So if you don't like the results then it wasn't really democracy is what it comes down to
dsc
Aug 2015
#52
Nah, let's just settle for continuing to get our asses kicked by Big Bidness and loving it
Armstead
Aug 2015
#19
He has them on his website, just like every other candidate has them on their websites.
gollygee
Aug 2015
#46