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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: To this day no one has told me how Bernie will get those Repubs to fall in line. [View all]Exilednight
(9,359 posts)95. What before? How many bills did she sign into law
Before that she had to work with congress on?
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To this day no one has told me how Bernie will get those Repubs to fall in line. [View all]
trumad
Oct 2015
OP
we haven't even had the first debate yet and Iowa and NH are months away
virtualobserver
Oct 2015
#112
4 trillion people wouldn't move GOP congress that doesn't answer to anyone but the people
uponit7771
Oct 2015
#120
"Hugely successful"?? Only if you are happy with $16,000,000 American children living
rhett o rick
Oct 2015
#83
Your sillyness is a poor attempt at a distraction. He supports fracking. Oil profits over clean
rhett o rick
Oct 2015
#88
Half of the senate made it their mission to obstruct everything on Obama's agenda.
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#40
So you're saying that half wouldn't back Bernie if he was the president?
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#47
So tossing aside your red herring, how would Hillary get the Republicans to fall in line?
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#61
No, the topic of the op is Republicans and how they'll fall in line.
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#65
As a rule, Dems in Congress will support Hillary OR Bernie if that's who's in the White House
thesquanderer
Oct 2015
#98
I think he can do better than a candidate who the GOP hates so much that they form
djean111
Oct 2015
#6
So he'll get them to be SLIGHTLY less obstructionist?! that's not a good enough reason to vote
uponit7771
Oct 2015
#92
What good are the policies if there's' no congress to get them past? These people arent
uponit7771
Oct 2015
#137
So - by your reasoning, it does not matter who is president, because no one can get anything done?
djean111
Oct 2015
#139
Yes it does matter, Clinton is already outlining EOs... that's better than nothing
uponit7771
Oct 2015
#140
That's true, Sanders will follow her lead seeing Clinton is a leader. But the bigger issue is why...
uponit7771
Oct 2015
#142
I will not take a chance on Hillary not "changing her mind" if she got elected.
djean111
Oct 2015
#143
He told Todd this morning he'll mobilize millions of people and Todd said that didn't work the
uponit7771
Oct 2015
#8
I don't think he's promising free Medicare for all. Seniors pay premiums and deductibles.
hedda_foil
Oct 2015
#122
Todd was referrring to Sanders large bills like Medicae for all. Hilllary has provided
riversedge
Oct 2015
#55
She's already outlined executive actions she'd take without congress, Sanders will follow her on
uponit7771
Oct 2015
#106
Irrelevant to the question, Hillary has outlined how she would get past congress Sanders has not and
uponit7771
Oct 2015
#113
Clinton outlined what she'd do and how she'd get it done in the area of guns etc...
uponit7771
Oct 2015
#119
Sadly, massive civil unrest is now the ONLY thing that will get Congress to stop
PatrickforO
Oct 2015
#14
Apparently an awful lot of people on DU neither understand grassroots movements or politics.
cpompilo
Oct 2015
#53
Hillary's plan is to create a warm purple space where things can get done in a bipartisan spirit
Fumesucker
Oct 2015
#21
Interestingly, Clinton has been using the bully pulpit effectively as a candidate in past few weeks.
Hoyt
Oct 2015
#32
He said he is creating a revolution. He does not need the republicans to get in line.
Evergreen Emerald
Oct 2015
#38
Here's are two examples of how effective use of the Bully Pulpit works for Bernie and in turn
Uncle Joe
Oct 2015
#64
But they're going to work with HRC? clearly you didn't think this thread through
onecaliberal
Oct 2015
#75
Sanders has been unable to pass any signature or meaningful pieces of legislation
Gothmog
Oct 2015
#82
Fairy dust and the multi millions of people hanging at the capital 24/7. the revolution
FloridaBlues
Oct 2015
#87
He could find a good pen and use it when confronted with Republican legislation.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Oct 2015
#97
And what will Hillary do to get them in line? Oh yah... right...what Centrist Dems have been doing..
Bread and Circus
Oct 2015
#99
If you keep hearing bully pulpit then it sounds like someone has told you something
Hiraeth
Oct 2015
#103
No they didn't, the GOP congress could give a damn what the majority of American poeple think...
uponit7771
Oct 2015
#115
Yes, they would !!! When the rich involve and inform the populace!! Where have people been for
uponit7771
Oct 2015
#138
niether will Hillary... if the point is to use people then Sanders is missing the point. GOP doesn't
uponit7771
Oct 2015
#145