Establishment Democrats Courting Disaster

[eridani]

Establishment Democrats Courting Disaster

http://www.commondreams.org/views/2016/05/30/establishment-democrats-courting-disaster

But Hillary is seen as an over-scripted, cynically calculating, automaton at a time when people are craving authenticity and passion. This both plays into and increases the distrust and likability issue. And even while she continues to masquerade as a progressive, her campaign is contemplating whether and when to move to the center. Talk about tone deaf. As Krystal Ball put it:

The very fact that her team is so publicly mulling these choices reveals that they have no clue that their biggest problem isn’t making the proper electoral calculations, but rather that their entire campaign is based on electoral calculations.

She’s the consummate insider at a time when people are demanding someone from outside the establishment. She’s the Party favorite at a time when Parties mean less than they have, perhaps ever.

Trump can only win if voter turnout is low, and Hillary Clinton all but guarantees a low turnout.

It doesn’t help that she has a history of lying, then doubling down on her lies when caught – something she’s doing again with the IG’s report on the emails.

The closer we get to the Convention, the clearer it is that Sanders is a far better candidate in the general election.

So why is the elite Establishment clinging to Hillary like Slim Pickens clung to that plummeting nuke? Could it be they are so eager to retain power that they’d rather risk losing than backing someone who is not one of their own?

[laserhaas]

1. It's a strange world here...this year

Bashing strange





[center]

[elleng]

2. Yes, I have little doubt this is the reason,

they are so eager to retain power that they’d rather risk losing than backing someone who is not one of their own.

The unbelievable part is that so many others WITHOUT POWER would follow along.

[msongs]

3. oddly enuff she is getting millions more voters to turn out for her than is EITHER man nt

[eridani]

4. GE voters include the majority who don't participate in primaries n/t

[pansypoo53219]

5. this would have been handy AFTER IOWA. but mainline democrats ain't listening anyways.

[Sky Masterson]

6. Its like the Dems really want to lose

really really bad.

[LWolf]

7. They can't hear this.

[geek tragedy]

8. She won the voting. The voters chose her.

Sanders was viable only because of low turnout caucuses.

Common Dreams is alternately sad and amusing.

Sour grapes taste bitter.

[eridani]

9. Too bad there are more independents than Dems in the GE

Wanders wins independents by overwhelming margins.

[geek tragedy]

11. Votes that are cast are the only ones that count nt

[eridani]

12. Those cast by independents favor Sanders. Are you planning to stop them from voting in the GE? n/t

[geek tragedy]

13. Completely irrelevant.

Independent votes count as much as Democratic votes count.

They don't count extra, just like young voters don't count more than old voters, men don't count more than women, and white votes don't count more than black ones.

Sanders got fewer votes, that means he lost. The winner is the nominee, the loser is not.

[eridani]

15. Independents are 42% og the electorate, therefore more important than Dems in the GE n/t

[geek tragedy]

16. Each individual's vote counts equally.

Clinton got more votes and more delegates, that makes her the nominee. That is how elections work. Good for Bernie that he did well with independents. He didn't do well enough to win.

[Samantha]

10. The Establishment is counting on Hillary to usher in the TPP, which is all important to them

Many corporations interested in this actually helped write it. 14 countries are said to be a party. People who have spoken out against it say it will devastate jobs in this Country, health care and many other arenas - too many to list here.

Sanders activity campaigns against it.

The MSM is all for it.

The short answer is Bernie's positions are an anathema to corporations and the wealthy, specifically the top one-percent and the top one percent of that one percent, of which Bill and Hill are members.

Sam

[Dem2]

14. Voters are just SOOOOO stupid

We should have a test, amiright?


















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