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If he were to say "vote for Hillary", then I would think that would be wrong of him. Hillary is a hawk who supported the Iraq war and the intervention in Libya.

If he were to say "vote for Hillary", then I would think that would be wrong of him. Hillary is a hawk who supported the Iraq war and the intervention in Libya. The same person whose campaign is partly funded to a considerable degree by Wall Street. So, he shouldn't say "vote for Hillary". Also, you're not exactly saying how these free trade agreements are working out, and he's been consistent with why the trade agreements don't work, like TPP. The economy is not working for a lot of people, unemployment isn't too high in the US, but underemployment is high. People without access to health care is high. The number of people unable to afford higher education is growing. Sure, for you (possibly) and myself, it's probably work pretty well. But there are a lot of people that it's not working for. When corporations have the influence they do on politicians, we end up with policies that favor them and not the people.

amluto 10y ago
> If he were to say "vote for Hillary", then I would think that would be wrong of him. Hillary is a hawk... Bernie spends much of the article warning about Trump and saying "In this pivotal moment, the Democratic Party and a new Democratic president need to make clear that we stand with those who are struggling and who have been left behind." There are only two realistic outcomes of the election: Trump or Hillary. Presumably he considers Hillary to be a much better outcome than Trump. So he should ask his supporters to vote for her and lobby as hard as they can for her and the Democratic party to shape up to his vision. As brexit made clear, voting for an outcome you don't want (or not voting) just to make a point could gasp have the outcome of causing the outcome you don't want. > Also, you're not exactly saying how these free trade agreements are working out, and he's been consistent with why the trade agreements don't work, like TPP. I looked it up at feelthebern.org (I can't readily tell whether this is his official opinion). It says: Instead of passing such trade deals again and again, Bernie argues we must “develop trade policies which demand that American corporations create jobs here, and not abroad.” Visit our Job Creation page for specifics on how Bernie wants to do this. The linked page says, literally, "infrastructure jobs", "supporting small businesses", and "youth employment". So no, I don't actually know what he means by "fair trade".

amluto 10y ago

> If he were to say "vote for Hillary", then I would think that would be wrong of him. Hillary is a hawk... Bernie spends much of the article warning about Trump and saying "In this pivotal moment, the Democratic Party and a new Democratic president need to make clear that we stand with those who are struggling and who have been left behind." There are only two realistic outcomes of the election: Trump or Hillary. Presumably he considers Hillary to be a much better outcome than Trump. So he should ask his supporters to vote for her and lobby as hard as they can for her and the Democratic party to shape up to his vision. As brexit made clear, voting for an outcome you don't want (or not voting) just to make a point could gasp have the outcome of causing the outcome you don't want. > Also, you're not exactly saying how these free trade agreements are working out, and he's been consistent with why the trade agreements don't work, like TPP. I looked it up at feelthebern.org (I can't readily tell whether this is his official opinion). It says: Instead of passing such trade deals again and again, Bernie argues we must “develop trade policies which demand that American corporations create jobs here, and not abroad.” Visit our Job Creation page for specifics on how Bernie wants to do this. The linked page says, literally, "infrastructure jobs", "supporting small businesses", and "youth employment". So no, I don't actually know what he means by "fair trade".