San Diego Union-Tribune Endorses Hillary Clinton [View all]

But we find Sanders far less appealing than his admirers. What feels like idealism to some people looks like grandstanding on closer examination.

Consider his signature proposal to make tuition free at state-supported colleges, with the federal government picking up two-thirds of the cost and individual states one-third. State participation is not mandatory.

At the least, it would have the effect of forcing all participating states to radically reshape their budgets — making free college the top priority over public safety, health care, K-12 education, road repairs and more. States that wanted to maintain existing programs at current levels would have to sharply raise taxes.

States aren’t going to do this. Free college tuition may be the top priority for college students and their parents, but not everyone else. Valuing free tuition over kindergarten and grade school education, for the most obvious example, makes no sense.

No wonder Sanders doesn’t have the support of a single senator for his plan.

And at her best — during her six years in the Senate — she impressed lawmakers from both parties and her constituents as a substantive, collaborative leader and a hard worker; dozens of senators have now endorsed her. Unlike Sanders, she understands that compromise, more than ever, is the only way to get things done in Washington. Also unlike Sanders, her feet are on the ground.

For voters with a Democratic ballot, Clinton is the clear choice.

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