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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
But this is where you're leaving out a critical element: None of what Bernie is proposing is ever getting passed. The real "revolution" needs to be to take out the GOP/Dems at the House/Senate level. If he wins and accomplishes nothing in 4 years (highly likely), he hasn't started any process. And if he wins with the usual changes in Congress (that is to say none), he's basically an independent President with no one who will back him to pass anything. A lame duck on day 1 basically.
The really process is changing the House/Senate makeup, but since we're going to see 90+% of incumbents return, what change is actually going to happen? The vast majority of those who can pass laws will still be backed by Wall Street and corporate money. And the country will go from a Dem President who couldn't do anything due to obstruction to....a Dem President who couldn't do anything due to obstruction. Not a lot of change there is it?
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If there is enough of a turnout this year and people try to make a difference in even Gerrymandered areas, there could be change. GOP is up for 24 openings in the senate vs. 10 for Dems. It's a matter of getting enough support and getting people to realize the Congress/Senate are a huge problem.
The presidential elections are a first step... if there is a hard enough swing to the left you could see it much more balanced for the senate elections on the 8th and probably later into Congress.
Unless people are really eager to see a return of Obama era partisan intransigence by being lazy and just saying the system can't be fixed.