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Originally posted by Qwerty1234
No, I don't want you to change your vote, but I'd like to read some logical reasons as to why you're such a hardcore supporter.
Because don't we vote for politicians hoping that their plans become reality?? If there is no (or minimal) chance of that occuring, why vote for such an individual?
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A friend of mine I have known since high school wrote an article on HuffingtonPost explaining why short term results do not matter,
Why Hillary Vs Bernie Matters More Than People Think
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We have a tendency in American politics to focus too much on individuals and personal narratives, especially in presidential campaigns. Who’s in touch with ordinary people? Who is experienced? Who is a nice person? Who connects better with different identity groups? Who would you like to have a beer with? This is in large part because many democrats like to think of Hillary and Bernie as different flavors of the same Democratic Party popcorn.
Consequently, they mostly just pay attention to which candidate they feel they can more readily identify with. But Sanders and Clinton represent two very different ideologies. Each of these ideologies wants control of the Democratic Party so that this party’s resources can be used to advance a different conception of what a good society looks like. This is not a matter of taste and these are not flavors of popcorn.
What are these two groups? Bernie Sanders describes himself as a democratic socialist — he connects himself politically with Franklin Roosevelt and Lyndon Johnson, with the New Deal and the Great Society
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He, along most Sanders' supporters argue, that it doesn't matter what he can or cannot accomplish, because Clinton is unlikely to accomplish anything she is promising too, if Republicans continue to control the House. The primary race is about the direction of the party and direction of the country. If he can change the party's platform to more like his platform, then that's a win and makes it more likely it will happen in the future.
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Originally posted by Marvin
1) He's honest and trustworthy, the only candidate that I can say this about
1a) He's been consistent on his platform for decades, so I know he's gonna stick to what he says
2) He doesn't take money from corporations, lobbyists, etc which is a huge problem today
3) I agree with most of what he says like free healthcare and tuition. I don't care how hard it is to get done; at least he's actually fighting for it unlike everyone else.
4) I don't want a corrupt liar in office.
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Technically Sanders did get money from lobbyists. It's minuscule to the amount of money Clinton has received, but it is still more than Trump or Cruz have received.
https://www.opensecrets.org/pres16/s...industries.php
#Biden2016
Sad!