"Oh we have a madman in the presidency because the Democrats forced Hillary on us"

[stevenleser]

45. I keep seeing this "Trump was the weakest possible candidate" nonsense from some Bernie supporters

Most Bernie supporters are too smart to suggest this.

The weakest candidate is not the person who wins the primary, sorry to tell you. Yes, Hillary would have won against Cruz, Rubio and Kasich. Let's go over why, shall we?

Trump destroyed Rubio in Florida, his home state, and barely edged Hillary there. Hillary beats Rubio in Florida easily. Rubio had no offerings to contest the rust belt state like Trump did. Hillary beats him easily there. Hillary easily wins the electoral college against Rubio.

Similarly, Cruz wasn't even on the map in Florida and he also had no policies with which to contest the rust belt states. Hillary easily wins the electoral college against Cruz.

Kasich wasnt on the map either in Florida. Outside of Ohio, he did not poll in the top two spots in any other rust belt state. He didnt win any other state than Ohio. Hillary wins the electoral college easily against Kasich.

Let's get something else straight. Everyone who doesnt go through a bruising general election race has better favorables than the folks who actually go through one. The nationwide polling can look good for those folks, sure. But as we found out, the national vote doesnt mean anything if you can't win the right states. None of the folks you mentioned could have won the states they need to win against Hillary. They didnt have close to the needed support.