2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I've gotta say this. [View all]truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)typically describe Hillary in the most leftist, socialistic terms...."
That's so funny. They described Obama that way, and John Kerry, and Al Gore....the opponent du jour is ALWAYS the most liberal person in Congress, the biggest Socialist, the most radical candidate EVAH. They don't say it because it is so, they say it because it gins up fear and loathing in their base. Why would you listen to them, or give their pronouncements any credence, at all?
As for where the Hillary meme even comes from, it's from her actions and her policies. Like, duh. Comparative charts with those positions contrasted to Bernie's (still not very far left) have been posted on this board a brazillion times, but somehow it never sinks in. And before you bring it up (should you be so inclined) the ol' they-voted-alike-90%-of-the-time dodge IS a dodge: the bills that wend their way through the legislative process are unlikely to demonstrate the differences. Presidential policies actually could.