Funny how they always leave that out.

But on the flip side, non of Bush's ideas were Democrat friendly, and that didn't stop him at all.

and not Hillary. A Repug would even get more done than Hillary.

Think about your post and what you are suggesting.

if we can get back the House, and Senate, his chances will be pretty good.

due to gerry mandering

If Congress doesn't change, neither a President Sanders nor a President Clinton will get anything approved.

and it depends on his spport.


Doesn't always?

So, the only thing he could do is pass ultra hateful policies ...

So, your solution is? ... Vote for an ultra hateful conservative? ...

Cannot bring myself to do that ... I am thinking, let's promote democratic congresspeople instead ... The movement starts now ... Where do you stand? .. With the ultra hateful conservatives?

Sounds good to me.

the puppet and just hold a coronation for the Koch brothers because they will be the real rulers.

I am worried that not enough is being done to get more Democrats elected to congress as well as state level offices. I live in a deep red state so may not realize the inroads being cut in more progressive and moderate states.

Then turn out would have been huge and he will have a Dem. Congress to work with

None.

I don't care how big the turnout is in 2016, the districts are rigged. Democratic candidates could get as many as nearly 10 million more votes than the Republicans and the Republicans would still retain control.

The Senate is a different story and the only way the Dems don't take it back is if the Republican candidate wins the White House in a rout.

The battles must be chosen carefully. There is absolutely no way for Democrats to regain control under the current districting scheme and that will not change until after the 2020 election.

2010 was a disaster of immense proportions because that was the year the Democrats lost the House for at least 12 years. With the huge wins in Congressional races combined with wins on the state level, the Republicans guaranteed there was no way the Democrats would be capable of regaining the House unless the Dems took back the states before redistricting starts in 2021.

Would come down as fast as it did in SC
I bet a lot of tea bagers might vote for Bernie and if we can run a Anti one presenter in "safe" Republican districts we could flip the House. It is worth a try. I bet that Bernie would do better than Hillary in any case.

The people have had it with the status quo, If Bernie gets resistance from the wingers/ 3rd wayer's the people will stand up if they try to undermine him as they've done to Obama , I'm afraid that the political revolution will become a real revolution and rightfully so.

Congress answers to We the People.

But thanks for your concern Gus.

Bless your heart.

You can't possibly be moved to do anything to change it?

Wow it just continues to blow my mind....

So there is one case where Sanders is the only logical choice.

Do you have any examples of policies that Clinton could get through Congress, but Sanders cannot?

As he's been amply demonstrating with enormous crowds in dark RED States.

We the People are rising up for a political revolution.

Didn't you get the memo?

this question of just the one candidate?
Obviously a Whole Lot of People DO. Including Me and mine.

Re Congress: Well, I guess getting the POTUS Elected isn't the Only Major task at hand, is it?
GOP has 24 Seats up...let's see how many we can fill with lawmakers who Are willing to work with a Democratic President.

We failed PBO on that front..several times.

GOP hates her as much as Obama.

if you continue to want gridlock - vote for Hillary.

Bernie on the other is an Independent. I know he's running for the Dem nomination - but - in his time in Congress - Bernie has had a lot of experience working across the aisle and co-sponsoring bills with Repugs and Dems. He knows how to do that and he doesn't have the Clinton backlash to deal with like Hillary would have to deal with.

It's just not worth the struggle. I'll bet JB or DT will be far more effective with this obstructionist Congress. Perfect solution, I think.

We don't know what his Congress is going to look like, but considering the disgust that the majority have with our present obstruct and then go on vacation Congress, I think voters will show up in record numbers to change the Congress into a progressive one Bernie can get his agenda done.

Going to the people was pretty effective for FDR. I see Bernie doing much the same.

Especially give the high unlikelihood of his actually getting through the Primary. But if I were to imagine he did win the Primary, I don't think much of his agenda is likely to be implemented. In part because he has no workable plan for implementation. He's great at railing about all of the problems, but the only fixes are based on raising taxes on the wealthy.

upper 5% were being taxed at 90%. If that's all he does, it's a lot.

And he has said, it requires all of us. Not just him, to effect real change

Not an insider with feelings of entitlement already .

Thank goodness he is running though. Hillary needs someone to debate with!

are you implying or assuming that only a GOP candidate has a chance or should be nominated?

Realistically, people have to cast an informed vote. But President Obama has accomplished a number of things on his agenda this year even with a Congress that will never help him on anything.

emailgate on him. The GOP hates ayone not GOP, but I think they especially hate Hillary.

of an agenda, and would undoubtedly fight tooth-and-nail for it.

All I get from Clinton is mush about an undefined "living wage," and a strong suspicion that she's okey-dokey with the banks just as they are, thank you.

Oh, and she's in favor of bombs. Lots and lots of bombs.

Would be the better question.

That was my first thought.

any other questions?

not really but it is a noble attempt .

Just because Obama abandoned the bully pulpit doesn't mean Bernie will. That and executive orders.

If it means promoting and passing conservative legislation like a traditional Third Way'er because "thats all he can get", then no.

If it means fighting for what he thinks is right without concern for hurting conservative feelings, then yes.

He will be what we thought Obama would be after we pushed to get him elected in 08.

He wont betray us.

To break up "Wall Street " as president.
Look at the push back just to get roadway funding some thing as sime as that issue.

Glad he's talking about it but exactly how he intends to do it is lacking in details.
How exactly does he reform most issues not very detailed at this point.

I see you felt so strongly about this issue that you completely avoided engaging in any further discussion.

It's as if you were using a method of fishing where one or more fishing lines, baited with lures or bait fish, are drawn through the water.

I think Bernie stands a better chance of getting things through. And what he would get through would benefit the people.

I find it funny how quickly people have forgot the resistance to Obama's agenda. And Obama is way more charismatic than Bernie.

He can park the drones. Win.

He can not push for toxic "free trade" agreements. Win.

He can refrain from offering up cuts to Social Security. Win.

No need to push the party to be more reactionary in vain pursuit of "bipartisanship". Win.

Dimon and Blankfein not on speed dial. Win.

Doesn't have to coddle and support the dragnet surveillance state. Win.

Cut back in the the dick measuring contests with Putin. Win.

No pushing for H1B visas. Win.

Doesn't see 80% agreement with the TeaPubliKlans. Win.

Not enamored with common core and charters. Win.

Can play more hard ball with nominees, can do what they do to us and push for the fringe and settle for slightly less so when they have the usual conniption fits. Win.

No Grand Bargain shopping. Win.

Clearing out the likes of Clapper. Win.

Not going after whistle blowers. Win.

No pushing austerity. Win.

Stop pushing the stupid and failed drug war. Win.

Plenty of success to be had with not a bill signed.

Either IS going to deal with a fractured, self interested democratic party and absolute, man/women to man/women virulent opposition from what is most likely at least a republican house majority ...

In other words, at least four years of house republicans having a never ending string of culture issue votes no one in the country really cares about all that much with no one actually paying any attention while the media gleefully babbles whatever bullshit the conservative media complex's puke fest du jour that is totally disconnected from the important business of actually running the government.