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In reply to the discussion: Taxes on the wealthy, even "socialism". These are arguments we can and will win. [View all]bullwinkle428
(20,626 posts)of the issues he raised through the 2016 campaign, as well as how those ideas slowly began to take hold over the course of the next couple of years. And I can't disagree one iota with your views on AOC. The thought of going "Bernie or bust" 2016 never crossed my mind for a micro-second in the lead-up to the 2016 GE, and was very proud to cast that vote for Hillary, just to consider the possibilities of what her Presidency might bring.
Regarding the 2020 candidates, I'm almost under the impression that Bernie has made himself somewhat less relevant, BECAUSE he was so successful in driving his ideas so powerfully into the mainstream, as strange as that may sound. I also realize that there are still lots of hurt feelings, and am afraid that he just can't be enough of a unifying candidate when we will be (perhaps) in a desperate position to defeat Trump. Who will that absolutely optimal candidate be? I have no idea right now, as I have nearly a year to decide (Iowa caucuses), but I can't wait for the debates to begin.