re: #275 HappyWarrior

Exactly. And quite honestly the one thing that really got me about Bernie is he really didn’t seem to understand that. His response to when the GOP would block his legislation is that people would take to the streets in anger and uh Bernie that’s not how it works. It’s on you as President to push Congress to get legislation passed. But exactly, the key is electing enough Democrats who hold our basic philosophy so we can get key legislation passed. Some of them will have disagreements from us on some issues but that’s what a party is. It is much better to have a more moderate minded executive with a more liberal Congress than a more liberal minded with a more conservative Congress. I can’t see Bernie taking the time like Clinton and Kaine have to work to get other Democrats elected throughout the country. It’s honestly why Bernie’s not a great leader like people think he is. His heart is in the right place but that doesn’t mean he should lead the way.

And the thing is he should understand it, since he himself has been to the right of many Democrats on gun control due to being from a mostly rural state.