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Originally Posted by Azure
He isn't Obama.
Go back and look at his political history. He has never compromised over anything. The guy was protesting segregation in the 60s.
I don't even have to agree with all his views to see that he isn't bought and paid for by corporate greed.
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Bernie has consistently voted against gun control measures that the rest of the dems voted for, such as the Brady Bill, he has managed to walk a fine line between pissing off his states major employer and his left wing constituency, he rates a D minus on gun issues by the NRA, which, you might think is a negative, but is in fact the best rating that any Dem in the race have, in fact Gov Pataki, the republican gets an F as does Hillary.
He is, within the context of a left wing senetor, soft on gun control, not because he is a believer in 2nd amendment rights but because he represents a state that is dependant on gun manufacturing.
On gun control he has utterly compromised his beliefs in order to continue to get elected.
What you need to realize is that looking like he doesn't compromise with big business is Bernie's Shtick, that's what gets him elected, just like Cruz's is 'I don't compromise with the Democrats', it's all still politics.