2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: 538: Hillary Clinton was liberal. Hillary Clinton is liberal. [View all]kcjohn1
(751 posts)I think she is morally corrupt (for various reasons), and if another Dem had exact same policies, I would vote for the other strictly because of this reason.
In terms of your question, I don't think Sanders would be that effective in terms of policy changes with that congress. Clinton might actually work with congress, but because congress is owned by special interests, the only thing that would get done is things that screw the average guy and help her wallstreet friends.
The real reason why Bernie is better, is because if he is elected that would be the start of political revolution. Clinton is as establishment as it gets. She has done everything right in terms of playing under the current system. Her lose would represent the collapse of the establishment. Congress and other elected politicians would actually have think twice about who they should fear the most, special interests or the voters.
A win for Clinton represents a win for establishment.