2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Who would ever want to ask our young people to scale back their dreams and goals? [View all]CajunBlazer
(5,648 posts)Picture this: Here is a politician all warm and sincere who promises he will implement every progressive program known to man. People who have on the political battlefield their entire lives accuse him of promising what he knows he can not deliver, buthe says, "Oh no, we will lead a revolution." "What revolution? answer the old hands, "At minimum the Republicans in the House will block every one of your proposals!" "No, when you nominate me, its going to happen. Trust me!"
Kids tend to be idealists and therefore can be quite gullible. So are some of their idealist elders are as well so they all believe that somehow Bernie can make it happen.
By some miracle, Bernie gets elected President. The Republicans again take the House both now and two year's hence because most can only lose their gerrymandered seats to someone even more conservative. Four years later Bernie has accomplished nothing because House Republicans hate him and his program even worse than they hated Obama.
Of course it isn't Bernie's fault, but oh wait, yes it is. He lied to his supporters, and probably himself. He promised to do what knew he could not. Voters don't treat politicians who lie to them well the second time around.
But don't worry, Bernie will not win the nomination and definitely will not win the general election. Republican Swift Boaters will blow his boat out of the water and then run over his life raft. Heaven knows he has already handed them plenty of ammunition for their guns.