>all repubs voted for it.
>

yeah that's what repubs do

>16 dems voted for it. 33 dems/indies voted against it.
>

and one who just got elected, co-sponsed it and ignored those who helped get him elected when he voted for it.

>were all of those 33 dems/indies 'progressives'? exactly.
>

Where id I say anything about progressives ?

>some of those 16 senators that voted for that bill also
>stopped republicans from ripping healthcare away from people
>wholesale. they also prevent repubs from bringing extreme
>right wing policies to the senate floor just by posing the
>threat of a filibuster.
>

Oh well that makes it ok. Trump stopped the Broadcom Ltd's proposed takeover of Qualcomm I guess he's a good President after all.

>politics isnt all or nothing.
>

It's not making excuses and justifying politicians who go against the people that voted for them.

>bernie sanders voted against russia sanctions, mandatory
>labeling standards for gmo foods, capping interest rates on
>federal student loans, and potentially holding gun makers
>liable for mass shootings. should people stop voting for him
>too?

Yes they should. If he co-sponsors a bill that exempts banks that extend 500 or fewer mortgages a year from reporting home loan data to federal regulators and broadens the definition of qualified mortgages. People should stop voting for him.