Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: He is not a liberal, he's the end of liberalism - interesting perspective from... David Brooks [View all]Hav
(5,969 posts)He tries to get support with promises that will be very hard to get through Congress while others are more realistic. He basically tries to "bribe" certain groups, for example by promising debt relief. Of course they'll support him if he promises them that their financial burdens caused by their education or medical costs will suddenly be gone.
One of his major tools is inciting emotions against supposed enemies, among them Democrats, or the establishment as he calls them. Besides dividing the party, that can lead to dangerous actions. He doesn't just argue for his policies, he always stresses the enemy. It's close to inciting hatred and there is a reason why many of his supporters don't act like those of the other Dem candidates. He is a textbook populist. All talk, easy solutions for complex problems. He makes many promises and I'd agree with several of them but when it comes to details or how to implement them, it gets very thin. Until recently, he wouldn't even talk about the costs or how exactly to pay for it. And the numbers and attempts to explain how he'd pay for his plans he recently published on his site were laughable, bordering on insulting the intelligence of his followers.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden