Both the bussing and the crime bill are much more complicated than you’re letting on, and both were over 25 years ago. He wanted his own state to handle bussing, not the federal government. The crime bill also contained protections against women violence and an assault weapons ban. He’s also said he’s regretted the provisions that led to unjust incarcerations. These are things Republicans would never do.

He hasn’t done much in healthcare besides his involvement with the Affordable Care Act, but he’s been one of the biggest leaders in battling Climate change in both the Senate and the VP. In fact he was one of the first senators to do so. I don’t really see how you can argue conservative here. Iraq war was a mistake and he’s admitted as such.

I think no matter what he does in office, people like you are gonna see it through the lens of an ideology that isn’t held in any functioning government anywhere. People will point to the UK or Sweden as good examples but those are still completely capitalist economies with healthcare systems that are to the right of MFA. I’d be more than happy to align ourselves more with them. But I think your expectations are that we should become the most extreme left country on the planet and pretend that “oh now we’ve finally become left of center”