2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: 15 Fundamental DIFFERENCES Between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton [View all]George II
(67,782 posts)For some of those points, where Sanders presumably was for or against something "sooner", Clinton wasn't in a position to publicly express an opinion at the time. Doing something "before" someone else is no big deal.
As for #8. "Sanders introduced legislation to overturn Citizens United. Clinton did not." , do you think it's fAIR and REASONABLE to say that Clinton didn't introduce legislation to overturn a Supreme Court Decision that was issued AFTER she had already left the Senate?
As for #11, that's not true (he has waged personal attacks) although he leaves most of that to his supporters.
Here are a few more to ponder:
Clinton has never lost a general election, Sanders has.
Clinton earned more votes in her very first election (3.7 million) than Sanders has earned in his entire political career.
Clinton has voted for gun control every chance she has, Sanders has not.
Clinton is in favor of repealing legislation that protects gun manufacturers, Sanders is not AND he voted for that legislation.
Clinton has been a DEMOCRAT for more than four decades, Sanders has not and he still doesn't consider himself a Democrat (although he's using the resources of the Democratic Party for "political gains" .
See how easy it is to counter such "lists"?