I am not an expert on US Politics, but would Bernie Sanders have to win both the election and the Senate in order to push through his plans on say Medicare or face two years of stalemate while the republicans block what he wants to do.?
@zleap A new Democratic president would face opposition in the Senate as you mentioned, bringing to mind the fierce opposition the Republicans put up against anything Obama proposed.
But Bernie is no longer a candidate for nomination, he withdrew from the race so it's Joe Biden that likely gets the nomination.
Unless something unexpected happens.
I think it's moot given the current state of the race (the odds of him being elected president are almost negligible), but in principle, if the states of emergency Trump has declared related to the current pandemic are still in effect, he will have extra powers beyond what the president normally does, particularly relating to healthcare. He could probably get some done via executive order, but considerably less than if he had support from the other branches of government.
