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In reply to the discussion: Did Elizabeth Warren just endorse Bernie Sanders? [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)that people vote for Center Left candidates, (more like Third Way which is far from anything 'left of center') WAS true due to the fact that they were never given a choice. And when there was a choice, the Leadership NEVER FAILED to support the Third Way/Blue Dogs OVER The candidates preferred by the voters.
During the Bush era that pushing of not popular candidates with a 'd' after names worked, for a while, because of the FEAR of Bush.
So the leadership mistook that (I know, I and many others I know participated in it) for actual support when all it was 'lesser evil' 'hold your nose' type voting.
And the lesson learned is that it was a very bad strategy for the people.
Which is why they lost the House and Senate after refusing to listen to the people.
And why Hillary is no longer 'inevitable' and why you are seeing the rapid rise of a candidate who speaks for all those who for so long had to 'settle' on almost every issue.
Seriously, I've said it before, but whoever the leadership is hiring as 'experts' are so out of touch that they are feeling ambushed by the rapidly growing popularity of Bernie Sanders who they dismissed as irrelevant, when in fact they should have expected it.
IF the dem party is smart, they will embrace this candidate, but the current leadership has never shown itself to be knowledgeable about the American people.