2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: DU used to know me as being super anti-Hillary and pro-Bernie. After a few months, #ImWithHer [View all]Seeinghope
(786 posts)But it really doesn't follow thru. Solid liberal? I really think that you must be radical right of that is your opinion. Her foreign policy record has plenty of bad decisions to show her lack of good judgement. Her social platform has hurt minorities and been mediocre at best. Again, you must be more radical right if you think that Hillary Clinton is a viable choice for the left and moderate democrats.
Her nuance that you speak of can also be interpreted as double speak. She'd can say much without having to commit to anything.
The "liberal wish list" is partially comprised of values and rights that have been lost over the decades of liberal values turning into moderate turning into conservative right leaning values. Bernie Sanders wants the Democrats to go back to their roots and to wrestle the control of this country back from the elites and corporations back to the majority of Americans.
As far as the "experience" and Hillary building coalitions......are you sure that you are not a "paid for announcement, for the Hillary Clinton campaign"? Seriously, have you not heard that Bernie Sanders has been involved in politics and human rights since the 60's. He has had a long and unglamorous career of fighting for human rights in Washingtin as well. His goals were not achieving massive wealth as his ooponent nor was it to climb quickly to the top of the ladder. His focus was on his his job of working for the people not himself. His modest lifestyle shows it.
Bernie Sanders is the candidate who has stuck to the purest of human right values for decades, not being tarnished by money and power. He is truthful and blunt. Some say simple. Maybe because the truth is simple. It doesn't have to be nuanced. His values are values that can keep us from falling over the edge. He can take what President Obama has done and pull it further to the left. He won't be swayed or bullied. He has been in the trenches working both sides of the aisle for decades. He is well versed, more so than anyone of his opponents. He is the one.
You really need to reexamine your soul.
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