Sanders agrees with Obama: Americans don't want to tear down system

[TexasTowelie]

Sen. Bernie Sanders said Wednesday night he agrees with former President Barack Obama’s recent comments that the average American does not want to tear down the current political system.

“We don’t have to tear down the system, but we do have to do what the American people want,” Sanders said in response to a question during the fifth Democratic debate. “And the American people understand today that the current health care system is not only cruel, it is dysfunctional.”

Last week, during an event with wealthy liberal donors, Obama urged candidates not to push too far left.

“Even as we push the envelope and we are bold in our vision we also have to be rooted in reality,” the New York Times reported Obama saying. “The average American doesn’t think we have to completely tear down the system and remake it.”

Read more: https://vtdigger.org/2019/11/20/sanders-agrees-with-obama-americans-dont-want-to-tear-down-system/

It's a reasonably long article with some interesting points about the debate yesterday.