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Gothmog

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18. It takes hard work to get a major bill passed and that means working inside your party
Tue Mar 31, 2020, 10:43 PM
Mar 2020

In the real world, no one in congress is going to be paying attention to sanders unless and until sanders is able to generate his magical voter revolution in the real world. I admit that I never considered sanders to be a serious candidate and never understood sanders appeal. sanders has no significant legislative accomplishments in his time in Congress in large part because sanders never bothered to attempt to get his fellow members of congress to support his programs. In the real world, it takes hard work and getting along with people to get major legislation passed. I was not surprised with sanders admitted that he does not try to get along with his fellow members of congress and that he was not good at pleasantries



I agree with the NYT description of their decision not to endorse sanders in that sanders is too inflexible and that he is not able to compromise. Compromise is key to getting legislation adopted in the real world


I admit that i do not understand sanders magical voter revolution that sanders claims will enable him to get his agenda adopted. I do not believe in magic and I have seen no evidence that sanders has a magical voter revolution.

Here is on one more question


Merely announcing a proposal is meaningless in the real world One needs votes to get a major piece of legislation adopted and sanders has not shown that he can do this in the real world

How is sanders going to get anyone in Congress to pay attention to this proposal without his magical voter revolution?

I like the real world and in the real world magic does not work. I doubt that the real world is taking sanders all that seriously
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden

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Just do it Bernie DownriverDem Mar 2020 #1
Yes that would be the surest way to get rid of trump.. did BS Cha Mar 2020 #15
Kick & recommended. William769 Mar 2020 #2
Mahalo, Bill!! Cha Mar 2020 #16
K&R brer cat Mar 2020 #3
Thank You, brer cat! Cha Mar 2020 #21
Senator Sanders, you can be a hero. Every day that you refuse to withdraw and endorse Joe Biden..... George II Mar 2020 #4
A Statesman or a Spoiler peggysue2 Mar 2020 #5
a spoiler would be if he ran as an independent, thus being in GE & draining a percent of votes Sunlei Mar 2020 #9
Nice try peggysue2 Mar 2020 #13
Today, Sanders senior staff asked for donations to charities & again I donated. Sunlei Mar 2020 #17
He has the Greens for that dansolo Apr 2020 #23
Kick and Recommend, btw peggysue2 Mar 2020 #6
Mahalo, Peggysue! Cha Mar 2020 #22
Vermont senator Bernie Sanders has called for $2,000 in monthly payment to every U.S. househ Sunlei Mar 2020 #7
BS LOST.. The Voters Rejected him & his Agenda & he Spent 4x Cha Mar 2020 #10
He hasn't lost until the fat lady sings the delegate 1991 song (everyone has their vote) Sunlei Mar 2020 #12
Yes BS Has Lost.. there's No Mathematical Path for BS. Cha Mar 2020 #14
Bernie? VP? showblue22 Mar 2020 #19
Biden has already excluded a gender so no worries needed. Clinton would be a good VP choice. Sunlei Mar 2020 #20
Exactly! relayerbob Mar 2020 #8
He needs to tell his loyal inner circle ucrdem Mar 2020 #11
It takes hard work to get a major bill passed and that means working inside your party Gothmog Mar 2020 #18
That helps to explain a lot and why he has so few legislative accomplishments... NurseJackie Apr 2020 #24
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