2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumSanders hesitates on socialism speech
Bernie Sanders ballyhooed speech on socialism is now on indefinite hold.
Details about how Sanders would pay for his proposed single-payer national health insurance program to provide Medicare for all Americans have yet to be fleshed out -- even though a July 30 post on his campaign website says the Vermont senator would file legislation on single-payer perhaps as soon as next week.
And with two-and-a-half months to go before the first votes of 2016 are cast, the candidate whose raison detre is ending income inequality has yet to unveil any details of his tax plan, such as whose tax rates would go up and by how much.
As Sanders attempts to evolve from a niche politician who appeals to a frustratingly uniform group of young, white progressive voters to a major threat to the Hillary Clinton presidential juggernaut, he appears to be stalled on the threshold of mainstream success. Once sure-footed and decisive in expressing his view of the most important issue facing the country, income inequality, Sanders now appears to be holding back, hesitant to put meat on the bones of his big-picture ideas.
more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/bernie-sanders-socialism-speech-215965
enid602
(8,652 posts)This writer suffers from a mid~20th century mindset. It's too bad he doesn't use his admittedly limited intellectual capacity so he can be with 'the people.' He needs to go to berniesanders.com for enlightenment. He won't want to be left out when the revolution starts any day now.
Hope the sarcasm button is not needed.
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(14,689 posts)Why is Sanders the liar avoiding this speech?
Oh, wait.