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Well, I wouldn't exactly call it the most liberal in its history. It was much more liberal when FDR was at the helm
Economically it was more progressive under FDR but certainly not socially. Overall, the platform is light-years better for the working class, the disabled and the elderly than Trump. With Bernie as a leader in a Democratic Senate, a lot of great things can get done in 2017.
Depends if you live in a swing state... if you are, then I hope you reconsider what Bernie says if Trump gets elected.
Oregon isn't a swing state, it will go blue in the election, like most states. Even if it was a swing state, I don't hold my nose when I vote so I would still vote for Jill Stein in an election over Hillary because I think she is a bad choice.
Economically it was more progressive under FDR but certainly not socially. Overall, the platform is light-years better for the working class, the disabled and the elderly than Trump. With Bernie as a leader in a Democratic Senate, a lot of great things can get done in 2017.
Assuming that the Dems capture the Congress. Nothing will get done without the House too, and that's where the real uphill battle will be. The GOP is not competitive in at-large type elections and high turnout elections. It's all about turnout. When Democrats show up, Republicans lose. Rest assured dont expect much out of Hillary. I don't
Call it a sellout if you want, but Bernie managed to push the Democratic Party to adopt the most liberal platform in its history. In the end, he had far more in common with Clinton in terms of policy than he did with Donald Trump.
I suspect that was Bernie's goal all along.
It was very, very, very unlikely that this old Jewish leftist was going to capture the Democratic nomination especially since he wasn't even a Democrat until recently. He probably feared the Democrats moving too far to the right and saw his campaign as a way to engage the liberal base.
It was very, very, very unlikely that this old Jewish leftist was going to capture the Democratic nomination especially since he wasn't even a Democrat until recently. He probably feared the Democrats moving too far to the right and saw his campaign as a way to engage the liberal base.
There is nothing like a few words in a platform to tie the hands of corrupt politicians. My guess is that Sanders got a lot more than that.
He did compromise. The platform is important or else the democrats wouldnt reject some of his positions. Sanders said from day 1 that he would be endorsing whoever was the Democratic nominee, as he has done for decades. People who claim he is now trying to enrich his bank account dont know what they are talking about. He believes in fighting from the inside and believes in lesser-evil voting. Thats not a crime.
The platform has the potential to embarrass Obama a bit at most. Embarrassing Obama isn't really possible nor does it accomplish anything.
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