2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: 538: Hillary Clinton was liberal. Hillary Clinton is liberal. [View all]kcjohn1
(751 posts)For starters, most liberal things don't even get a vote in congress because they are not allowed by the special interests that own congress. Universal healthcare - Has that ever made it so far to actual get roll call votes? The reason is because it allows politicians like Hillary the opportunity to tell voters one thing, and never be put on the spot to vote for it. That is why Bernie campaign was so beautiful. He actually campaigned on issues, and as result put Clinton's "liberalism" on trial, and she failed.
Secondly, being most liberal member of Senate is not the same as liberal. Senate is the most corrupted institution in our political system. Outside of Sanders, who really is a liberal? Warren is great on wall-street, but what are her views on other things like privacy/war and peace? The scam they run is usually be liberal on one or two things, so they get pass on screwing the public on the 10 things.