Is voting for who you think has the best chance to win voting out of fear or wanting to win. I don’t think Bernie or Biden are sure things, so the idea that we have to go with Bernie because Biden has no enthusiasm doesn’t entirely resonate with me. For pundits you have Moore on one side and Carville on the other, that thinks Bernie would be a definite, resounding loss. I ended up going back to Biden because Amy dropped and she wasn’t going to win anyways. It’s all taking a chance.
Bernie also bothers me, he gets into “not being treated fairly” and “the establishment is against me” routines and it’s not a good look.
Socialism has often been rebuked from the left. Obama couldn’t get a public option.
The only reason cons are surprised is tgat the CEC has drilled into their heads for 30 years that democrats are communists that want to tax you to death and take away your freedoms
Where’s the revolution that will totally show up in the general that just happens to not exist now? Like the enthusiasm proposition, the buy in to Bernie has the passion needs to translate to actual turnout now. Waiting for the revolution to happen in the general is as much a risk as going with Biden.
Nice cherry pick. Many democrats and many candidates expressed their disagreement with single payer and expanded social programs on the level Sanders was pushing.
Democrats have never been a very “socialist” party. Despite what the man on the radio has been saying for 30 years. Sanders wouldn’t come close to passing single payer, even if elected.
They want the incrementalism so it will sneak up on the populace. They know it will be rejected, hence the fear. You can’t trap someone with government dependency if you tell them what you’re going for upfront.
Or they’re realizing that capitalism and free market had enriched their lives…and they are willing to give that up to keep their promise to their sheeple.