We have seen Obama do everything he could to reach out to conservative Republicans and get rebuked every time. Our real chance is not to appease them by starting our negotiating positions in the middle, having a centrist/conservative/corporate platform/policies, or capitulate when the going gets tough, but to FIGHT them, to take them on directly.
Bernie can get things done.
The key is to try to make sure the government works for the people, not the rich and powerful, and if Congress is incapable of doing that, we need a new Congress. Bernie is known as “
The Amendment King” because he has fought longer and harder than almost anyone in Congress for the people of America. Bernie sponsored 775 bills in his Congressional career
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And when needed, he is completely capable of compromise if he has a willing partner on the other side. For instance Bernie was pragmatic enough to save a VA Reform bill that increased funding by $5 billion, but he had to allow some minor-privatization to cut down on wait times get it
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Bernie Sanders’ record of pushing through major reforms will surprise you
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What Bernie Sanders Got Done in Washington: A Legislative Inventory
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More importantly, we need to PURGE these right wing obstructionists from Congress. Stand strong for New Deal/Real Deal public programs and take them on in every district in America, even where the odds are stacked severely against us. We can retake Congress. We MUST retake Congress.
This election is about more than playing defense to prevent Republicans from retaking the Presidency. This election is about a fundamental choice of whether we continue to allow a broken system of corruption to rig the game in favor of the rich, or whether we bravely rise up to fight back and retake our country from the oligarchs that have stolen it from us.
This is the time to go on the offense in every district across America, and united we will win. Yes we can.
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