Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: The reverse class resentment on student debt/free college is disturbing. [View all]Perseus
(4,341 posts)A good person can do wonders as president, a bad person can create chaos. What a senator can do in his/her state is limited to what other people in the states' legislature will allow them to do. Even when the presidency is not supported by the house or senate it also limits what that person can do, an example is Obamacare which was more than what it ended up being, Obama not having the support needed was not able to implement what he set out to do, which was "Universal Healthcare", trying to put all the responsibility on one person is naive. Anyone trying to make a negative point about a candidate could say that Biden was ineffective because he was not able to negotiate with republicans to make sure Obamacare became what they set out to implement, and THAT would be unfair knowing that republicans will not negotiate, not ever, with any Democrat.
With that kind of logic one could also say that Biden was ineffective as a VP because of this and that, and that would also be unfair.
I guess what I am trying to say here is that comments must be fair, anyone can make mountains out of molehills, exaggeration is easy to do, but always better to stick to the facts.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided