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In reply to the discussion: The hypocrisy of the latest round of Bernie-bashing [View all]karynnj
(59,498 posts)He is fighting Trump - and doing so working with other Democratic Senators. The main thing he has done since Trump became President is the major effort that he and Schumer did together on health care, which really did get people out in many many cities. Ignoring that would be as silly as ignoring the woman's march which has led to resistance groups. These are two of the forces that actually complement each other. Although they have a big overlap, they compliment each other and each reaches some people that the other didn't. As have the march for science and the rallies against Trump climate change policy.
I can not say that the woman's march, the Schumer/Sanders healthcare rallies, or both made the difference on the Republican health care plan failing -- nor can I say that there is a way to win this issue outright, but I can say that both, in their own ways, have reawaken what had been a rather complacent left.
I suspect what you have reacted to is that - as in almost all elections where we lose, there is a reaction against the nominee for failing us. In DU's history, which started in the wake of 2000, there was only one campaign/election cycle where we lost - 2004. Like many, I was stunned by the nastiness and hid out in DU JK. Years, later, my friend, Tay Tay, explained that he was treated far better in Massachusetts than Dukakis was after he lost AND she pointed out that there were many times when he went about his job as Senator, there would be threads here where he was praised for who he really was. Sorrow and grief likely drove the anger of the posts that had sickened me.
I see the same things happening now with Clinton. There is praise when she speaks out on things she has always spoken out on, but as more "inside" stuff comes out, there are the threads on why she lost. Even with proof that the Russians helped the Republicans, there were also - as in any campaign - things that the campaign or nominee could have done better. From previous elections, those discussions will eventually become far less common.