Bernie's Vagueness Dooming His Campaign

[MrWendel]

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/2/26/1491653/-Bernie-s-Vagueness-Dooming-His-Campaign

By claudsam

People may not believe this, but I was an undecided Democratic voter until earlier this month. I watched both Hillary and Bernie — and their campaigns — with a singular focus on who I think has the best chance to win in November.

I concluded that Bernie, while inspiring young voters, independents, and disaffected liberals, just doesn’t have what it takes to win. Everything I’ve seen over the last three weeks from him and his supporters only reinforces my views.

And in the last few days, I’ve realized something new about Bernie that always bothered me, but I couldn’t put my finger on it. Bernie is inspiring and has offered big ideas, but is almost insultingly vague in both the policy details and in the politics. And that vagueness juxtaposed against his big broad ideas is not a winning combination.

Let me start with this basic point: If Bernie were to win the White House, he would be the most liberal elected official in the entire Federal Government. This would be unprecedented. Never before in U.S. history has the most liberal or the most conservative elected official of the Federal Government been President. And this point alone makes it exceedingly hard for me to see how he would get anything done — even getting his cabinet confirmed would be a gigantic fight with a Congress far to his right.

So, this question of how would he actually govern is a very important question, one he has not come close to answering.

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[beam me up scottie]

1. More kos diaries? This should be good.

[arcane1]

6. Hell, even DU's own Master Attention-Collector is writing them now.

Which should provide an idea as to their objectivity and credibility

[beam me up scottie]

8. I love the Kossacks' response to those too!

When it comes to grade A bullshit they really nail it!

[libtodeath]

2. What are the specifics of Hillarys plan to get universal health care provided?

[arcane1]

5. She dishonestly calls it "Universal Health COVERAGE" so only insurance companies benefit from it.

In other words: She'll get her ideas through congress because she will promote conservative, pro-corporate policies.

[TM99]

3. Does the Clinton campaign really think

that these types of 'stories' are still going to work?

I mean, how many "I had a come to Jesus moment and I was for Sanders but I see the light that is Hillary Clinton" are y'all going to try and push on us.

It is very transparent.

[datguy_6]

4. Didn't hurt Obama in 2008...

[alcibiades_mystery]

7. Groundswellianism is the only path to Truth

How dare you?

[Loudestlib]

9. It's better than selling out. n/t

[basselope]

10. The premise is false.

Ronald Reagan was the most conservative person running (and likely in the party at the time) and he won.

FDR was the likely the MOST LIBERAL at the time. He had some wacky ideas about a New Deal and "social security"... freaking SOCIALISM?!?!?!