Posted by: tungsten
Posted by: chupacabra
Bernie is great, but without an army of AOCs to move their agenda forward it is pointless.
Absolutely wrong. Bernie would use the office of POTUS the same way FDR did, as a bully pulpit to force his opponents to support his agenda. As opposed to the weak and suppine Obama who caved at the first signs of resistence. Additionally, with Bernie dominating public discourse it would be far easier for future AOC's to primary out the ossified coroprate dems from state and federal office. As well as putting every republican politician on notice.
Here, watch this very presidential address.... https://berniesanders.com/bernie-addresses-nation-health-and-economic-crisis/
What makes you think that Bernie would dominate public discourse? Just because it seems that way inside your bubble doesn't mean that Bernie is a modern-day FDR. He failed to build a broader coalition of support and there is no way he would even have a snowball's chance in hell without at least getting the attention of centrists nevermind conservatives. The bully pulpit only works with the broad support of the people and Americans are fractured and bombarded by propaganda. There is no pulpit anymore. No radio or tv with everyone tuning to the same station. You are kidding yourself if you think Obama only lacked the courage to bend Republicans to his will. Stopping his every move was all they cared about, and Bernie wouldn't have the same level of support from within his own party that Obama did. Math doesn't lie.
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