2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I think it is disingenuous of Bernie Sanders to state, in response to a very good question about [View all]99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)So of course she got most of them, early-on, before Bernie was even a factor. Secondly, the only endorsements that really matter a the end of the day, are voters, you know, those people who elect candidates. Bernie has garnered lots of great endorsements, as he's built momentum and people have come to realize he's actually winning this primary.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511041050
As for #2, coat-tails happen when millions of Americans finally stand up and say "enough is enough, fuck this shit!" and
vote straight Democratic/progressive across-the-board. Bernie's building exactly that kind of momentum, and will keep building it through the GE. That's what his campaign is ALL about, it's a political revolution that will not take "no we can't" for an answer.
#3 - Bernie garners GOP voters who are also fed-up with establishment do-nothing on-the-take corrupt politicians, and who are not about to jump on the nauseating Trump bandwagon. GOP Vermonters who vote for him do it because they've grown to trust him, he say what he does, and does what he says, and they love that.