The fact Bernie hasn’t been able to enact more of his vision as a Senator doesn’t say so much about him as it says about the Senate. It’s why he needs the power of the presidency; it will give him the authority to actualize possibilities he and so many of us long for.

Mar 1, 2020 · 4:45 AM UTC

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Yep, that's well put. You can't enact good policy in a Congress littered with corporate mannequins.
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Exactly how much power and authority do you think we’d be giving Bernie? He would be heading up the Executive Branch, not the Politburo.
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Really? In 30 years?
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That’s what’s up Marianne
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And still, Bernie managed to squeeze in legislative victories like these: $11 billion funding for community health centers
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I mean he’s only been there for 30 years. Miraculously he’s is going to be our next savior! Think again.
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Nope no agenda no repar no vote
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For Bernie, power is a tool, not a goal. Same can't be said of the other candidates.
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Yes, him being in politics for 50 years without being able to enact his socialist utopia really speaks to his abilities...
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Yes and one of the most frustrating prevailing myths is the idea that if someone rolls up their sleeves, reaches across the aisle we will get things done. Obamacare was the absolute best that could come from that strategy. We have not tried a electing whole new Congress.
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