2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The absolute worst thing about this primary [View all]Amimnoch
(4,558 posts)Except I blame Sanders for his lies.
If there was ANY chance.. at all.. that the 115th congress would pass any version of a single payer.. you and Bernie would have a point.
but there isn't, and you don't.
To have tossed out single payer and raised the hopes of so many where there is absolutely NO POSSIBILITY of it passing with any potential version of the next congress was irresponsible and damaging.
Your candidate did the damage by lying and pretending that it could be put on the table. Bernie is the quintessential politician. Lies through his teeth and promises things he knows damn well he'd never be able to accomplish.
Hell, President Obama, with a MUCH more sympathetic version of congress in 2009, tried with everything he had to just get the Government option on the table and couldn't. This is another Sanders unicorn.
Now.. let the "but at least he's going to try" bullshit begin.