Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Gave some Sanders supporters a civics lesson today.... [View all]Jedi Guy
(3,171 posts)During the 2012 election when Obama was going for a second term, I had a friend who was a single-issue voter, with the issue in question being marriage equality. I admired her dedication to marriage equality, but she had this notion that if re-elected, Obama could simply... declare that marriage equality was a thing, and it would be so.
I had to explain to her that a President has a great deal of influence, both on his or her own party and through the power of the bully pulpit, but he or she can't simply declare that X is legal/illegal by fiat.
There is a lot of misunderstanding about how our government functions, on the left, the right, and the unaffiliated. Go on Youtube sometime and watch those videos where they quiz college students or randos on the street about US history and civics. The results are depressing as all hell.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden