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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders voters helped Trump become President [View all]zentrum
(9,870 posts)The Primary was a primary as usual. Should she have been anointed, with no other Democratic challengers?
As soon as he lost the Primary, he threw his help behind her. So he also helped elect her.
What people are mad at is that he was so popular, had huge rallies with huge enthusiasm and even now is the most trusted politician in the country. Martin O'Malley's critique of Clinton was as strong as Bernie's during the Primary.
Sick to death of Democrats blaming him for being in the Primary.
His name was not on the ballot in the General.
If we'd had a stronger candidate in the General, history would be different.
If HRC hadn't run, I think we'd have President Warren today. If Warren had been in the Primaries, I don't think Bernie would have also run because his message wouldn't have been needed.
I think we missed Warren, a true change agent, because she did not want to buck Hillary or what is called the Clinton machine.
The country was looking for change, and rightly or wrongly, they saw HRC as a return to a status quo.
Warren would have covered it all--been a candidate of change both because she'd have been the first woman and also because she would have been perceived as a true populist.