2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Hillary Clinton Will Never be President of the United States [View all]manchu
(645 posts)There are a lot of good points in your post. But I would ask these key questions; How can Sanders back up what he's saying? He cant promise free college tuition, free health care and lot of the other things he's claiming. I do agree with holding Wall Street accountable and providing more oversight on the banks and that's something he can do. The rest needs congressional approval and unless there is a rash of deaths or retirements, the House is going to stay in Repub hands. That means half of his promises go up in smoke, and in my opinion Bernie knows this. That's why I agree with Hillary in being pragmatic and not make promises he cant keep. You also wondered what can the right do to get at Bernie? Never underestimate how people will react to the word socialist. The common theme which would resonate is "He's a socialist who wants to raise taxes and give your hard earned money away to moochers who want free stuff". Simple, yet effective. Plus who knows what else they have in the tank which they haven't used on him yet? Hillary may be a trouble magnet but I doubt anything new comes out. Benghazi, emails, speeches, fbi stuff, its all out there so its not going to come as any shock, plus her name brand is well known to independents. There is always an irrational fear of the unknown and to a lot of people Bernie is still an unknown. Just some thoughts.