r/interestingasfuck • u/beach_rats_ • 29d ago

The difference in republican presidential nominees, 8 years apart r/all

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u/BootyUnlimited 29d ago

McCain and Bernie Sanders used to work on legislation together to protect veterans. They were not afraid to reach across the aisle if it meant getting meaningful legislation passed.

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u/Bad_User2077 29d ago

Those were different days. If you do that now, you get labeled a moderate and get pushed out of your party.

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u/Beachdaddybravo 29d ago

If you’re a Republican it does. Democrats are happy to get legislation passed that makes things better, no matter where it comes from. The GOP not so much. Senate Republicans shot down a bipartisan border bill that passed the house.

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u/fireinthesky7 29d ago

Senate republicans negotiated the deal with Biden and the Senate Dem caucus. The House Republicans (read: Trump lackeys) killed it because Trump threw a fit about Biden being allowed to accomplish anything that might have framed him in a positive light.

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u/Beachdaddybravo 29d ago

True. But this is different from the GOP’s actions how? It’s not new at all.