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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The chasm between Hillary and Bernie is not about policy nor about personality. [View all]Scuba
(53,475 posts)35. Bernie hasn't promised anybody anything ...
... except that he'll fight for those issues you mentioned, among others.
Hillary appears to have promised lots of people that they will be further enriched. It's inconceivable that there's no quid pro quo for the money she and her foundation have raked in from people, corporations and countries.
And even if there were no quid pro quo, her allowing her planned Presidency to be totally undermined by her ignoring all these conflicts of interest shows horrible judgement. That's the best case for her.
When your best case is "bad judgement" you're not much of a candidate.
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The chasm between Hillary and Bernie is not about policy nor about personality. [View all]
Scuba
May 2016
OP
That's funny. Because Clinton and Sanders keep talking about issues, not integrity.
randome
May 2016
#1
They are running against each other! How do they not talk about each other. Talking about
KPN
May 2016
#32
Who is under FBI investigation for mishandling secure information and usurping the FoIA? (nt)
w4rma
May 2016
#5
It is about who is bought and paid for and who isn't. Biden came out and said NOTHING
Skwmom
May 2016
#3
I think Sanders has shown us how much he lacks while claiming it. Biggest revelation of his campaign
seabeyond
May 2016
#21
Not about policy ? You mean that Hillary is promising $18 trillion in new entitlements that she
Trust Buster
May 2016
#30