Can Bernie Sanders Win the Love of a Party He Scorns?

[BlueCaliDem]

203. True. He doesn't risk losing any support because he never had any to begin with.

Which brings me back to my comment that it's political suicide. It also ties in with my worries that, without any allies in Congress, and should he win the presidency, he'll be made a lame-duck president almost from inauguration day, and he won't get anything done for the country. He would have to tack to the center, just like Obama had to, and that means he'll have to compromise a lot on his liberal ideas and agenda. This would make him no different than Hillary Clinton now who already has the lion's share of endorsements and who, according to every poll I've seen so far, can beat any Republican candidate.

This is why I can't bring myself to vote for Sanders. I love his ideas. I love how he thinks. But reality strikes, and I know he'll never get anything he wants through Congress because they will most certainly obstruct him or demand he compromises.

What Bernie Sanders supporters should do is fight hard to give him the support he needs in Congress. They have to do some extensive grassroots footwork, primary current congressional Dems, and get a far more liberal candidates on the ballots in all States in order to get rid of mod/conservative Democrats in both chambers of congress. Then make certain that people vote overwhelmingly for those more liberal Dems who will help Bernie's presidency. Short of that, there is no way I can vote for Senator Sanders for president.