Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders could win my undying affection on Tuesday night if he does one thing: [View all]BidenBacker
(1,089 posts)How many years have the Democrats had simultaneous control of the White House and both chambers of Congress in the last 40 years? Like around 4 total???
Pretty hard to get shit done when you never have the power or the numbers to push anything through. It took a minor miracle and a tight flukish window of only a few weeks just to get the ACA barely squeezed through with zero margin.
Republicans are like a ratchet...when they're in power they manage to get their crap passed to the detriment of the country. But when we've had Dems like Clinton and Obama in office Pubbies throw all kinds of wrenches into the works and as a result we spend most of the time fixing all the shit the previous Gopper POTUS screwed up and little time doing what we want. Constantly taking 1/2 step forward and then 2 steps back is not a recipe for success.
The nation needs several Democratic presidential terms in a row with enough seats in Congress to start jamming some liberal policies through and enough time for people to see how much better they work than conservative policies. 40 years of Reaganomics is quite enough.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden