2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: If Sanders was such a great choice, his fans wouldn't have to resort to lies and conspiracy theories [View all]DanTex
(20,709 posts)As Hillary has said, there's still a lot of work to do, but 7 years ago we were on the brink of a depression, and the auto industry was about to go bankrupt. Now unemployment is down to about 5%, the economy is growing again, and millions more people have access to healthcare. Not to mention things like the Iran deal, Obama's work on climate change, etc.
And the reason we haven't made more progress is because the GOP in congress has obstructed everything. That's not going to change, regardless of who is president.
Bernie supporters somehow think he'll be able to wave his hands and get single payer and minimum wage and all that through congress. Not gonna happen. Obama is already in favor of raising the minimum wage, but congress blocked it. The same thing would happen to Bernie, on issue after issue.
The important thing is putting a Dem in the White House to continue the progress.