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In reply to the discussion: And the hits just keep coming.... Bernie Sanders: The Model of the Democratic Party Is Failing [View all]KPN
(17,559 posts)There's no question gerrymandering, voter suppression, Comey and even Russian influence played major roles in us losing the WH. Without those, we would have won. I'm not debating that.
I am debating the fact that with a hate-mongering corrupt bastard like Trump as the GOP nominee, we should have been able to win even with those nefarious assaults. This should have been a vast landslide and it wasn't. ... Now I know you may take exception to that, so I'll even concede on this point regarding the Presidential election.
But that doesn't address any of the other losses we've incurred at State, local and Congressional levels over the past 6 years. Unless we turn that dynamic around, we are doomed to repeat this failure in the future. We can never right gerrymandering, Citizens United, voter suppression or even legitimately investigate the Russia-Trump collusion without that. And if we can't do those things, how are we ever going to achieve real social justice in America? It's not going to happen in my view until we make significant strides toward leveling the economic playing field that affects all people.