To address your question, I don't think Hillary is an honest person, and I would say that Obama is largely honest, although things don't always turn out how he intends, which could certainly come across as dishonest. To the greater point about Bernie, and socialism in general, is that it's complicated. Socialism isn't a universal failure. There are European countries where it has worked, and there are asian countries (such as china) where it has, largely, worked. The answer isn't a blanket statement of "does socialism work or not," but rather one about what is the proper role of government. Unfettered capitalism has largely proven to be ineffective in a number of areas, so we as a society have decided to regulate it. I'm about as much of a capitalist as you'll find, but I think we can all point out shortcomings with the current system. Moving the top tax rate from 40% to 50% isn't the same thing as being "Socialist" and we are being intellectually dishonest when we portray it as such.