On Thursday October 15, 2015, the New York Times published an article titled Democrats Avoid a Hard Question: How to Pass Their Proposals. This article is written by Brendan Nyhan a Political Science Professor, raises many valid points in this article. First, Nyhan points out that “Democrats will be forced to confront the reality that presidential powers are necessarily limited.” No matter how much candidates promise voters, the reality is that our forefathers set up our government with a three-tiered system. As we have learned, Congress is the only branch that can actually introduce legislation. While the President can issue Executive Orders, those orders can be overridden by Congress or overruled by the Supreme Court.

Next, Nyhan shows how Hillary Clinton’s bragging has no substance. “’I know how to find common ground and I know how to stand my ground,’ Mrs. Clinton said at one point, without explaining why either strategy would work better for her than they have for Mr. Obama.” Unless the Democrats take back over Congress in the 2016 election, the fact remains that another Democratic President will also have his/her political agendas blocked by a Republican controlled Congress.

Finally, while “keeping the White House would allow the party to prevent Republicans from rolling back Mr. Obama’s legislative accomplishments…,” it will not allow a new Democratic President to fulfill any of their campaign promises. I believe that the American voters understand the difference between campaign rhetoric and what they will really get. This is why the voters should demand candidates set forth detailed strategies on exactly how campaign promises are going to be achieved.