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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Why vote for Sanders when you can have Elizabeth Warren instead? [View all]totodeinhere
(13,058 posts)57. I did not say "legislative" accomplishments.
There is a lot more than introducing laws that pass. In the gridlocked political environment of today, it's hard for anyone, Bernie or anyone else, to get anything progressive passed into law. If we are going to use that criterion for judging candidates then few from the current crop come out that well.
Look at President Obama for instance. He was a great president who would be in office today if he could have run for a third term but what legislative accomplishments could he point to as a presidential candidate in 2008? His greatest accomplishment was the Affordable Care Act but that happened after he was elected. Elect Bernie and then see what he can do.
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"corporatist, "third-way""conservadem", bank-and-industry-money-establishment"Blah Blah Blah..
Cha
Feb 2019
#47
"No more corporatist, third-way, conservadem, bank-and-industry-money-establishment type Democrat."
lapucelle
Feb 2019
#51
I supported Bernie, voted for Hillary. But want to move on from both of them at this point. nt
USALiberal
Feb 2019
#4
I like Elizabeth Warren and have voted for her. However I find that the the comments you made about
CentralMass
Feb 2019
#7
The good thing about Sanders running is that two unelectable candidates will split the vote
Renew Deal
Feb 2019
#8
yeah some "centrist" who will continue to block a good healthcare program most likely. nt
m-lekktor
Feb 2019
#9
New Hampshire is a crucial state for both, and they'll hurt one another's chances of winning there.
Garrett78
Feb 2019
#21
For one thing, her work on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has helped a lot of people
emulatorloo
Feb 2019
#28
Bernie is clearly the most accomplished of all the candidates running. Only Biden would worry me...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Feb 2019
#55
Joe is polling well but it's probably a lot to do with name recognition. n/t
totodeinhere
Feb 2019
#56
Yes, check out the New Hampshire polls... Bernie has broken out into the lead over Biden.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Feb 2019
#58
It's a tough choice between Bernie and Liz. I'm glad I don't have to decide yet.
earthshine
Mar 2019
#77
I prefer people who weren't republicans as adults during Reagan and Bush 1
Hassin Bin Sober
Mar 2019
#81