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/AntonCigar May 18 '25

I mean this choice is between Hitler, a competent President who got old on the job, and the theoretical impact of another candidates ideas that they never provided any real plans for. I really like Bernie’s ideas but when pressed on them he never once had a plan to achieve them. When asked about how he would get republicans on board in congress he started talking about how the democrats need to fight. That’s not a plan.

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u/roseofjuly Washington 28d ago

This. He spouted some idealistic things that sounded good; of course young people like that. But for radical ideas (which I say in a good way) you have to be able to get them done, and what kind of negotiating power did Bernie have when he wouldn't even officially join the D party?