Thread by @TheValuesVoter

Reviewing Senator Sanders' Report Card according to govtrack.us:
#NevadaCaucus2020

Number of Laws Enacted:
2019: 0
2018: 0
2017: 0
2016: 0
2015: 0
2014: 3

Missed Votes Ranking:
2019: #2 out of 100 (#1 is most absent)
2018: #29
2017: #18
2016: #3
2015: #7
2014: #19

Sanders' Senate Ranking in terms of Number of Bills Introduced:
2019: #72 out of 100 (#1 is most)
2018: #69 out of 100
2017: #72 out of 100
2016: #67 out of 100
2015: #40 out of 100
2014: #6 out of 100

Number of times Sanders joined Bipartisan Bills:
2019: Never
2018: Never
2017: Never
2016: Never
2015: Never
2014: Never

Sanders' Ideology Ranking in the US Senate:
2019: #99 out of 100 (#100 is most liberal)
2018: #99 out of 100
2017: #99 out of 100
2016: #99 out of 100
2015: #98 out of 100
2014: #94 out of 100

So here's the question:

Sanders is promising to implement the most ambitious changes to government policy in US history. Without having details about how much it would cost or how to pay for it.

Why do people put so much trust in someone who hasn't accomplished very much?

And in a system of government in which nothing gets done without people from both sides finding ways to work together, why do people think that a guy who not once in the past 6 years even joined a bipartisan bill and is consistently on the ideological extreme - can do it?

Median lifetime % of missed roll call votes for current US Senators:
1.5%

Lifetime % of missed roll call votes for Senator Sanders:
12.8%
(Source: govtrack.us)

Of the 7 laws ever enacted which Sanders was the primary sponsor of, 2 of them were to rename Post Offices and 1 was to create a holiday for Vermont Bicentennial Day.