I’m for Clinton. I also like Sanders. Both of them are fairly liberal—Sanders probably “more” so, but that doesn’t make Clinton not liberal. They have different ideas on how they’ll effectively attack issues, but for many of the issues they’re working from adjacent positions—what I mean is, compared to the larger context, they don’t oppose each other nearly so drastically as the current portrayals suggest…
From Congress, both would have general Democratic support, and both would have fervent rebuke from Republicans. I’m not really sure whose strategy would be most effective in that political climate. Obama has had a hell of a time getting anything into actual congressional discussions, despite his efforts at negotiation and diplomacy. And then he gets grief for trying to exercise executive powers, as if it were such a surprise he had them and might try to use them.
If I was being choosey, I would prefer either Clinton or Sanders paired with a congress that had been demonstrating the art of compromise these last eight years—because then we could see the theoretical beauty of our political system in action. (I may be liberal on most issues, but I like the idea of political leaders working out compromises and actually listening to each other.)
I feel far more comfortable with either of them as President with an obstinate Republican congress than I do with Trump and an obstinate Republican congress. Admittedly, I would probably feel only a twinge of guilt if it were a Democratic President with a Democratic majority in congress, because then at least in the event of non-compromise opinions would swing more my direction, so I get why someone who leans Republican would probably be happy with the Republican-led setup.
I hope whoever loses the nomination gives public support for the other, and I expect they will.