Can Bernie get elected and achieve his platform?

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Nicholas Kristoff, perhaps the most liberal columnist at The New York Times, expressed some concerns.

About achieving his platform:

"On that, frankly, I’m skeptical. I’m for Medicare for All, but it won’t happen. And if it did, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a bipartisan group, found that Sanders’ sums come up short by $3 trillion over a decade."

"Another reason for skepticism is his congressional record. In 25 years in Congress, Sanders has been primary sponsor of just three bills that became law, and two were simply to rename post offices in Vermont; he did better with amendments."

"Sanders' record suggests that his strength is as a passionate advocate, not a dealmaker who gets results."

About electability:

"A Gallup poll last year ask(ed) voters what kind of person they would be unwilling to consider voting for.... the most objectionable kind of person by far was a socialist. Fifty percent of Americans said they would be unwilling to consider voting for a socialist....if a Democratic nominee starts off with half the voters unwilling to consider someone like him, that’s a huge advantage for the Republican nominee."

"So can he accomplish his goals, and is he electable? Lots of us admire Sanders and we would like reassurance."