Sanders Rallies Against GOP Health Care Plan at Town Hall

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107. It's a leadership problem

Most people didn't have issue with the Democratic platform itself, even if some didn't think it went far enough. It's not a problem with the voters as people are people and have always been fickle, but the problem is that party leadership isn't making a strong enough case to attract the voters they need. That's their job and they haven't been doing it, and it's unproductive to blame people for not voting the way you wanted them to if you weren't able to convince them otherwise. The party needs *their* votes, not the other way around, so it's the responsibility of the party to get them on their side. Maybe racist, bigoted deplorables are indeed beyond redemption, but they are not the majority, even among people who voted for 45.

The Republican party spreads lies all over the place and is worse in nearly every way, but they don't have the marketing problem that the Democratic party does. People vote for them anyway because the marketing is better. In red states, Democrats are considered weak and not to be trusted. That's a perception that needs to change and you're not going to do that by using the same poor strategies that have already been losing elections over the years.

It's not just about Bernie vs. Hillary. It's much bigger than that. It's about all the state, local, and federal seats that are gone.