Why Sanders lost, and why I think it matters.

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19. Where are the bills he introduced in Congress for free health care and free tuition the

past 40 years. That was the cornerstone of his platform. I'll wait while you pull that information together.

That's what got the youth excited about voting for him. They didn't stand in long lines so that the Democratic Party would open their primaries to Independents. They didn't stand in long lines so that the Democratic Party would fire DWS. I doubt if half of them knew who DWS was if they ran into her on the street. They stood in line because they wanted the free tuition and health care. Admit it.

Bernie never bothered to become a Democrat before running for President because he's a purist who stands on his morale high ground while achieving very little otherwise. (and spare me the bills he passed which would have done nothing to make a difference in the lives of those students who became his base support.) Those students couldn't take his morale high ground to the bank, or pay their rent with it. The Clinton's tried for single payer in the 90's and it was blocked. Not only was it blocked but we lost the House as a result of it. The same with President Obama. He wanted a single payer system but couldn't get the support of blue dog Democrats and had to settle for a market based health care system because too many people thought it would turn their current health care system, which they liked, into something equivalent to Medical which they were not in favor of. Whether they were justified in feeling that way or not, that was the perception and they weren't buying it. Again we lost the House as a result of passage of the ACA.