Thoroughly Unprepared: How Bernie Sanders Flunked the Test of His Own Signature Issues, Banks and Tr

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By Spandan Chakrabarti

Bernie Sanders had an interview with the New York Daily News.

It went so badly that even the usually fawning main stream media is beginning to notice. And not a moment too soon. When it comes to a multitude of issues - just about any issue, realy - Bernie Sanders fell apart when pushed for details. He seemed to have rehearsed his "revolution" talking point quite well, and he got is campaign stump speech down. But he fell flat on issue after issue when it came to a mastery of the details.

Here at TPV, we will break the wide ranging interview into sections, and cover a part at a time as a series. As Trevor has already written, Bernie Sanders showed the colors of a campaign that was never prepared to elect a president.

For this article, let's discuss two of those issues, international trade and the country's financial system. Sanders has made ardent opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade agreement negotiated by President Obama the centerpiece of his trade agenda, and if there is one issue with which Sanders is identified, it's Wall Street and its follies. It seemed fitting to take a dive into those issues first.

In both cases, Sen. Sanders was quick to trot out talking points to outline what he opposes, but was woefully ignorant of realities and specifics of what he proposes.

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