[Pearls Before Swine]

Second and third: the unanimous Dem support for health-care-for-life for illegal immigrants, and for making illegal entry into the US no longer illegal, will lose the Dem candidate several states.

In other words, the candidates should have strategically lied.

[Vermont Lt]

Someone should call these folks on their bullshit. There is no way ANY of these proposals will make it through the house, let alone the Seante.

On the other hand, Trump can point to his promises and show mostly wins.

[from occupied ga]

In other words, the candidates should have strategically lied

How do you know they weren't lying? Democrats lie - it's their nature. They can't tell the truth or only the insane would vote for them. They may have thought they were selling a moderate version of what they really intend.

[lasereye]

Scarborough is only thinking of the general election. First the candidates have to get there and the way to do that is to take those positions. Whoever emerges will then start lying in all likelihood.