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Why I’m For Bernie Sanders Over Elizabeth Warren.
Right now, Bernie’s still my guy.
Let me start off by saying that I really, really do like Elizabeth Warren. I am thrilled that she decided to run. She has a lot to offer, and the primary race is better with her in it. In a general election, I would gladly vote for her without hesitation. But it’s still early on in the primary season, with a couple weeks left before we even have our first debate, and while I’m determined to keep an open mind, personally I have not been convinced yet to pick her over Bernie Sanders.
I guess it all comes down to the issues that matter most to us.
If your top priority is student loan debt, I can absolutely see why Elizabeth Warren would be your favorite candidate. If your top priority is foreign policy and getting the United States out of the affairs of other countries, I can see why Tulsi Gabbard would be your top pick. They are phenomenal candidates and we are lucky to have choices.
But when pausing to consider the root causes of both those problems, we would of course have to name the rampant legalized bribery throughout our government. It is the heart of everything fundamentally broken in this country. It has led to the radicalization of the Republican Party, and allowed the Democratic Party to get comfortable with the idea of…
