You might not like Bernie Sanders, or you might even hate him

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348. He is someone that prefers to run things, and not have to work in a team to get things accomplished

That seems fine for the small, very homegenous population of Vermont, but it doesn't make for being an effective legislator, and I truly don't think he could get elected as a rep by a larger, more diverse population.

The job of a legislator is mostly administrative - budgets, paperwork, meetings with other people. Dull stuff mostly. Speaking in front of crowds, especially when you book venues on or near college campuses is more exciting and certainly more validating, but doesn't get the actual work done for one's constituents.

I think that Bernie would be far more effective concentrating on that, perhaps as the leader of an advocacy group. He refuses to join the Democratic Socialists - and I could see that would cramp his style of wanting to make the rules himself. I think that he would do best as the head of "Our Revolution" where his word would be law, and he would call all the shots. He would have to get out of legislation, however. He's nearing the end of his long career on the Hill, and I think that leaving for full time advocacy is something that he should consider - it worked well for Al Gore and Jimmy Carter.