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Originally posted by Harrier
You Bernie people can whine all you like but one thing is for sure: both Hillary and her supporters would have gotten behind Bernie had he one that primary. Virtually none of them would have left the democratic party for Trump. You people have not done the same despite your candidate begging you to do so.
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This is true, unfortunately
Ya'll should have listened, and get a clue: Obama energized new voters, won the primary and the election x2. Bernie energized new voters, lost in a primary skewed in favor of a candidate who didn't energize new voters and mostly relied on the older base, and we lost to a "joke" candidate. Maybe in 2020 we should give a candidate who energizes young people and other new voters a chance? No, the party will just push Clinton when she runs again.
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Originally posted by Sasha.
His voter base mostly consisted of independents who had no responsibility to back the democratic nominee. They backed him for who he was and his policies, not because there was a D next to his name.
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Basically. Most Bernie supporters I know lost a favorable opinion of him, if not dropped him ENTIRELY when he endorsed Clinton. Hillary supporters just can't grasp that unlike them, we were not worshiping some celebrity, we are no "#WithHim", it was his progressive ideas, policies and track record that resonated with us. Once they crushed that, most Bernie people I know stopped paying attention to the election entirely, or just scattered in the wind. For some, the frustration and desire for a "non-outsider" at all costs (not to mention the months of corruption and marginalization on the part of the media and her supporters) pushed them to Trump, but most I think just sat it out.
I do love how before it was "Donald is a joke, Madame president is way more qualified and is a lock! Queen of America!" and now the narrative is becoming "Donald was too strong! No one could have beat him now."
These people will never learn.
