They are polar opposites.
That is why Bernie would be a good counter to Trump.
but you stated trump was a
substitute for Bernie
Many Sanders voters eventually became Trump voters.
Trump is not pro-business.
Pro-business would mean he would encourage profits over people.
you do not have a clue what you are talking about
He wants tariffs instead.
Which will make everything expensive for the manufacturer and the consumer.
He is a protectionist.
he is pro business, just USA centric
So he is not an economic genius either.
I never claimed he was an economic genius
standing next to Bernie he is
Bernie proposes more public spending (particularly healthcare) and taxation of corporations.
I support that, but beyond a line it may also not be economically sound to do so.
the problem is your lot can never get that line / balance right
increased public spending after a a never ending string of deficits and a now unsustainable debt burden is extremely irresponsible and stupid
neither Trump nor Harris were willing to address the debt bomb
the difference is who is spending the money Harris - more inefficient wasteful govt money going into green energy money pits
Trump will leave the money in the far more efficient private sector via tax cuts
Bernie?
he would just ensure the debt bomb explodes sooner
So the similarity is that both of their messaging is for the working class and the middle class.
Both reject the elites and challenge the establishment.
Sanders rejects the status quo because govt intrusion into peoples live is insufficient in his view
Trump rejects the status quo because govt has become an inefficient quagmire of piggies at the trough, who would regulate the economy to a grinding halt
That messaging will resonate.
That is certainly more substantive than the vapid and performative messaging that the Dems currently resort to.
This is not a rejection of the left as you put it.
it most certainly is
the democrats drove inflation not seen for a generation
inflation is political suicide for the incumbent party
if Trump does not get the govt spending / inflation under control , the republicans will suffer the same fate 4 years from now
that is irrelevant to Trump, who has satisfied his ego with this win
Going by that rule 2020 was a rejection of the right. (No I dont believe in the coo coo for coco puffs election fraud conspiracy theory. Biden won fair and square).
i will not go down the road of election fraud theories . that is a never ending unresolvable / quagmire
the number of votes cast in 2020 does raise an eyebrow though
2020 was not a rejection of the right. it was the perceived slow response to the pandemic that screwed Trump
A pandemic which in hindsight was a nothing burger with massive economic cost which will still need to be paid for
This has more to do with messaging that directly addresses the economy and everyday problems people face.
The democrats currently are disconnected from this.
that's why they lost , they got rejected for leaning too far left and driving inflation
and Bernie Sanders is definitely not the fix for that problem
Had the democrats fielded a level headed candidate who rejected the loonie left, they could have defeated the off putting repulsive personality of Trump
