Wow...you are saying the Christie is a hard right winger? Anything short of Lenin must be not far enough to the left for you. Christie is certainly a moderate Republican. That is how he has been so popular in New Jersey.
I think a President should, as best as possible, at least sort of represent the majority of the country. Bernie Sanders, while I like some of his views, simply doesn't do that. He represents the far left - which should have a voice in Congress where he can represent a portion of the population, but not when trying to represent the same country as a whole. He's a firebrand - similar to the Ted Cruz of the left, without as much stupid. He's great at being an idealistic voice at the table for one segment of society. The beauty of his role is you can sort of ignore reality - you push far to the left and reality will bring you back because none of the crazy stuff is going to pass, but you can still influence legislation. I think that's the perfect role for him and don't think it translates well at all to a Presidency. He wouldn't be able to accomplish anything he ran on, and if he did, the public would hate it.
Sure and that is fine. I'm not saying he shouldn't run just that I doubt he has a chance. It's not just his positions but in this age of telegenic Presidents and lot's of money he doesn't stand a chance. I am not saying that is fair only that that is the reality. I will be honest that I haven't followed Bernie Sanders close enough to have a solid opinion. I know that he is to the far left on most issues but I wouldn't rule that out as supporting him. Russ Feingold is much to the left of me on many issues but I would support him if he ran for President, at the same time I don't think he would have much of a chance to win either. I haven't heard a Bernie Sanders stump speech, seen him in debates or in other context to judge how he might do as a President.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-brief...dc-for-private-political#.VdjeyWmbBbE.twitter Biden meets with Warren, joint ticket? Never understood why candidates don't announce a running mate during the primary.
Wow, if some of you don't think Obama was far enough to the left then that really scares the heck out of me. How could you get any further to the left when the whole Democrat party has gone bat **** leftist and fallen off the left side of oblivion with the Republican party rubber stamping the whole thing???? You guys are winning in spades!!!! If you are not happy with that then I am do not know what to say!!!! You guys are getting everything you want and then some!!! How could you want to go further left???? Pure communism????
Obama has been a little bit to the right of Bill Clinton. He's been quite centrist in the way he's governed.
To the right of Clinton?? Seriously??? The 1994 midterm election pushed Clinton WAYYYYY to the right which is why he started working with the Republican majority in congress and the country prospered!!! Obama has pushed to the left the whole way with the idiot republicans caving in the entire time!!!!
It's actually been charted. He is to the right of Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, and Jack Kennedy. http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/29/how-liberal-is-president-obama/
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