Sanders promises 'clash of ideas' with Hillary Clinton if both run in 2016

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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Saturday morning that voters will see stark differences between himself and Hillary Clinton if the two both decide to run for the White House in 2016.

“Trust me, there will be a real clash of ideas,” Sanders said on MSNBC’s “Up with Steve Kornacki.”

“I happen to like and respect Hillary Clinton, but I suspect on issues like massive investments in infrastructure, on real tax reform, on the need to deal in a very bold way with the planetary crisis of climate change, with the transpacific partnership, I suspect we will have some real differences.”

Sanders is flirting with entering the 2016 Democratic presidential primary, but Clinton is a prohibitive favorite. Despite her huge lead for the nomination in opinion polls, however, there are signs of discontent among progressives, especially when it comes to Clinton’s economic worldview.


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http://thehill.com/homenews/232084-sanders-promises-clash-of-ideas-with-clinton

[onehandle]

1. Good. The nominee should always be challenged on ideas. nt

[yeoman6987]

13. What is the deadline for him to change party to

Democratic? I would imagine that is step 1.

[onehandle]

16. Dunno. I doubt he will.

Doesn't stop him from discussion though.

[Autumn]

2. "clash of ideas" is right. Run Bernie run. Bernies ideas we need desperatly

I like Hillary but the status quo just isn't going to cut it. Rec

[DCBob]

3. One major 'clash' would be the importance of being a member of the Democratic party..

if one expects to be the nominee of the Democratic party.

[HERVEPA]

4. Oh, bull. He would run as a Democrat if he did run. You know that also.

[DCBob]

6. A last minute conversion isnt what I meant.

[HERVEPA]

7. It's no conversion. He caucuses with the Dems and votes with the Dems

Are you afraid of his ideas vs. Hillary's?

[DCBob]

8. I welcome his ideas but...

He cant expect to be taken seriously as the nominee of a party when he's not even interested in joining the party.

[HERVEPA]

10. He is taken seriously by most people. maybe just not you.

Does his being a socialist bother you?

[DCBob]

11. Not being a Democrat bothers me.

Over and out.

[HERVEPA]

12. The "over" is redundant. Over is is included/irrelevant with "out".

And does it bother you that he's a socialist?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

18. Jesus was a socialist/communist but I don't think he could get elected either./NT

[gwheezie]

5. Good

He would have to become a dem to debate her. It doesn't help the dem nominee at all to go into the GE without a lively primary season. I plan to vote for Hillary but someone could change mind.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

9. Hillary's ideas are awaiting approval from Goldman Sachs.

[marmar]

14. LOL. Funny but true.

[Autumn]

15. Reading this article this morning has me happy and hopeful.

I keep coming back to read this.

[99Forever]

17. He will get my vote, period.

I WILL vote my conscience and ethics. Hillary Clinton violates both for me in more ways than I can count.

[Thinkingabout]

19. I am glad Bernie brought up the "clash of ideas" on massive investments on infrastructure,

unless he is against repairing and growing our infrastructure.

Part of Hillary's statement made on August 8, 2007

It's time to stop asking how we can afford to fix our infrastructure – and start asking how we can afford not to. It's time to ask ourselves, what if we could shave minutes – even hours – off our commutes? What if we could shave hours – even days – off our shipping times? What if our ports could send and receive tons of additional goods each week, safely? What if we had public transit system and a rail system that dramatically reduced our reliance on foreign oil, and our carbon dioxide emissions, and our smog and air pollution.

http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=77066