WaPo | As he campaigns for the Democratic nomination for president, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (I) often sounds like he’s running as much against me
as he is the other candidates. I have never met the senator, but I know
from listening to him that we disagree on plenty when it comes to
public policy.
Even so, I see benefits in searching for common
ground and greater civility during this overly negative campaign season.
That’s why, in spite of the fact that he often misrepresents where I
stand on issues, the senator should know that we do agree on at least
one — an issue that resonates with people who feel that hard work and
making a contribution will no longer enable them to succeed.
The senator is upset with a political and economic system that is often rigged to help the privileged few
at the expense of everyone else, particularly the least advantaged. He
believes that we have a two-tiered society that increasingly dooms
millions of our fellow citizens to lives of poverty and hopelessness. He
thinks many corporations seek and benefit from corporate welfare while
ordinary citizens are denied opportunities and a level playing field.
I agree with him. Fist tap Dale.
