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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Is Not The Answer - Sorry [View all]KPN
(16,101 posts)Bernie will do too. So you haven't convinced me there. I just think Bernie is the stronger candidate when it comes to eliminating the stranglehold corporations now have on federal governance.
The SCOTUS argument makes the assumption that Bernie can't win the GE. In my mind, he's a stronger GE candidate than Hillary, not just because some Bernie supporters won't support her. There's plenty of polling evidence showing this. Bernie has the best favorability ratings of any candidate. He is and has been consistent over his entire political career and people trust him. So I don't buy the SCOTUS argument. If Hillary loses the GE, it will be because of her low favorability ratings on both sides of the aisle. Those ratings are not misinterpretations of Hillary -- they are what people assign to her based on her record so they really can't be oainted as unfair. So SCOTUS going conservative under Rs will be the resault of Hillary herself failing, not Bernie supporters "not showing up". It's on her, just as its on Bernie.
Finally, you are right: "It's not nice to call people who disagree with you blind or out of touch". I actually almost got up out of bed last night after having posted that to edit/delete that sentence. Was reading a book and fell asleep though. Anyway, I do apologize for that -- it wasn't nice. I was just being grumpy because of what happened in Wyoming.