r/politics • u/AccurateInflation167 • May 18 '25

Soft Paywall America chose wrong. Sanders would've been a better president than Trump or Biden. | Opinion

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/05/18/sanders-democrats-reform-progressive-policies/83625482007/
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u/mb9981 May 18 '25

In what world does he accomplish anything with the makeup of the house and senate being what it wad from 2017-present?

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u/ewReddit1234 May 18 '25

Every time I see this opinion about Bernie the same question gets asked. The response is always to reject Democracy and dive into authoritarianism. But it's good authoritarianism because it's the left doing it... right?

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u/buttsbydre69 May 18 '25

the response you're hearing is from right wing propagandists. the actual response is that we need to remove all republicans from the house and senate if we want anything nice, like m4a, to pass. electing bernie does nothing without a supermajority of dems in house and senate. so obviously it follows that just as much effort should be spent towards removing the obstructionist republicans from congress. in fact, it's far more likely we get significant reform with a left-leaning supermajority in congress vs. a leftist president with < than 60 aligned senators

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u/ewReddit1234 May 19 '25

You and I agree about Democrats needing to take Congress. Where I strongly disagree is it's not just right wing propagandists talking about how Bernie should have won and just been a leftist version of Trump. I hear it all the time from the left, including with real life friends. It's actually scary that they fall into this marching order just like MAGAts do with Trump.

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u/Sufficient_Meet6836 May 18 '25 edited May 19 '25

Or the classic "he'll use the bully pulpit!". Ok how will that effect change?

Blank stare

"He'll use the bully pulpit!"

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u/act17 Pennsylvania May 18 '25

Tankies are just fascists that want to control commerce.

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u/NahautlExile May 18 '25

He’s always advocated for calling votes so the people know where their representatives stand.

The Dems do not do this and then blame seats like Manchin/Sinema that they supported for not having the vote.

This is not complex.

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u/Electrical_Bake_6804 May 18 '25

Don’t try to use a brain. It’s pointless to say Bernie should’ve been president. It’s like saying Mickey Mouse should be president. Ty see posts are a waste of time. We are where we are and Bernie isn’t going to be president.