We the supporters of Bernie Sanders ARE NOT FRINGE.

[JohnnyRingo]

157. I "did something" back in '72

I voted for George McGovern for president. As despised as Nixon was, it turned out McGovern was too liberal for the country's taste. All one has to do is look at every election since WWII to see what kind of (moderate) person gets elected.

While it doesn't make for a good campaign slogan, the vast majority - those who know more about LeBron James and Judge Judy than the candidates - want a president who will kick the can down the road. People in the wide middle of the political spectrum fear radical change and want only someone who promises to do no harm, and they're the ones who hold the majority of votes.

Our gridlocked political system is by design to prevent any one president from having too much power. Sander's platform, at least as described by his supporters, ignores the cold molasses that is congress and promises to completely build a new country from the ground up. No wonder I'm a skeptic.