2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumI believe I can surmise the Clinton general election strategy
...and it most definitely does not include Berniecrats in her coalition.
Through her wholesale theft of this primary election, Hillary will stomp her way into the nomination. Along the way, Berniecrats are going to complain, as they did in Nevada. The image she will portray is one of a brutal reactionary against the people she and her minions are painting as domestic terrorists.
She wants to enhance her Thatcherite image and appeal to the authoritarians, the fascists, the establishment.
Berniecrats are going to make a lot of noise in Philadelphia, we will be brutally treated and shut out. She will use that to burnish her image. Count on it.

Maedhros
(10,007 posts)I think you're 100% correct. Hillary will posture as the Strong Leader, and her supplicants will eat it up.
CanadaexPat
(496 posts)VulgarPoet
(2,872 posts)questionseverything
(9,539 posts)the dems don't need or want us bernie peops
trump was never supposed to win the repub nominee , he was supposed to run 3rd party and drain 10/15%from repubs
he will double down on the crazy talk so she wins
the dnc and rnc are corporations, so it is no surprise they would promote corporate candidates
i just hope some people are beginning to see it
grasswire
(50,130 posts)Take notes, kids. It's one for the history books.
Remember the original message that came from the Hillary campaign? The message saying that they intended to deflect, disqualify, and damage Bernie?
They have ratcheted that up. We are seeing it.
I believe they WANT and will WORK TO GET a violent convention. There are various reasons that Brock and Blumenthal and Mook and Podesta are pushing this.
1. The louder the howling, the less likely America is to remember that HRC is being deposed within days for a criminal matter that could bring her career to an ugly end.
2. It's the only way Hillary can generate any excitement in her supporters.
3. She has nothing to lose. Going for broke.
4. It's all she knows. Dirty tricks. Negativity.
Andy823
(11,495 posts)What you are witnessing is Karl Rove playing his game with Bernie as the fall guy. He has a lot of trolls here on DU sitting up the shit and sadly some here are gullible enough to believe the trolls and join in the bashing.
Andy823
(11,495 posts)The only ones that will make trouble will be those who only "claim" to be supporters of Bernie. We have a lot of them here on DU who "claim" to be his supporters but only come here to trash and bash Clinton, and to cause trouble while they try to divide the board. Keep you eyes open for those jerks.
George II
(67,782 posts)....were virtually dormant for 8 years, just waiting for this.
grasswire
(50,130 posts)I only see one of the type you describe
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)Make threatening calls from San Diego and Los Angekes and other points not in Nevada? Your question is kind of correct. Keep looking. You might accidentally come to it
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)Thatcher works, so does Nixon. Law and order is starting to be a theme.
felix_numinous
(5,198 posts)I sure would love to see some honest lawyers who know what direction this country has to take for a sustainable future. Now is the time for a response.
FlatBaroque
(3,160 posts)I hope he gets enough response.
felix_numinous
(5,198 posts)have to unite.
Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)No more need to even pay lip service to anyone to the left of her hero Reagan. Four years of her and Paul Ryan colluding to give what's left of the commons to the Foundation members. Hoo boy. And the minions will tell us how raising the social security eligibility age to 70 is really a very liberal thing to do. What a racket