2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Black Voters in NH Unconvinced by Sanders [View all]Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)electorate turned on the president in 2010 because he couldn't get much done due to Republican (and some Democratic) obstruction won't happen to Bernie Sanders.
Many of us have been making the point that they love and worship Bernie Sanders NOW, but suppose he wins this year. Suppose he is forced to compromise with moderates and conservatives in the Democratic Party, only to find that he can't get anything through a Republican-dominated House and Senate. Imagine how fast his fanatics will turn on him in 2018 and even sit out the Midterm elections, just as they did with President Obama despite this president saving the economy and giving us improved healthcare.
I can't imagine that Sanders fanatics will remain loyal after they realize that he can't get shit done. Or...maybe they will. They seem to have this double standard when it comes to Sanders and the president.