2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: My detailed take on why NOT Bernie Sanders [View all]cali
(114,904 posts). Sanders came to this primary with an establishment mindset; that groups of marginalized people would join his revolution if they just heard about it vs building a relationship and finding out what said people needed...aka, taking even imperfect relationships with people for grated. Sanders had months to get out of the Northeast TYPE environment and into others environments where there was different TYPES of people but choose to stay were he was at and now his message is reaching the very people Clinton lost her 08 bid with. Recent polls have him in GOP. territory with his numbers in some marginalized groups.... This looks like he had good marketing to a narrow group of people.....not a revolution.
2. Sanders purity test is something even he can't pass. Instead of going hard against the DEM establishment he could've proposed his direction is better by proposing legislation or actions that would progress his revolution. No, it's mostly personal attacks on Hillary and others in the establishment for not being pure for something(S) he's done even in small measures in comparison. From the CFMA to his 94 vote to his gun immunity vote etc etc... don't just be slightly better while bashing everyone else.... propose something that actually works.... and no, 2 trillion people standing outside of Mitch McConnell's windows doesn't work, McConnell will just shut the blinds.
1. Your description of Sander's mindset is patent bullshit. Bernie has been fighting for minority votes, not taking them for granted. He has repeatedly shown up at forums and events where he is challenged. He has listened. That IS part of building a relationship. So are his in depth barber shop conversations with Mike Render. And in the early months of his campaign he sure as fuck did get out of the northeastern environment as you call it. That is a blatant false claim. He went to South Carolina and California, Washington, Nevada and on and on. Nor did he market himself to any given group. He just went out there and presented himself to the country.
2. Link to where Bernie has ever said he has a purity test outside his litmus test for potential Supreme Court Justices. He hasn't and he doesn't, no matter how many times, or how much you push that load of bull. And no he hasn't attacked Hillary. I actually sorta wish he would in light of her having gone negative on him. Also, in yet another false claim, you insinuate that Bernie is saying all we have to do is yell at Mitch McConnell. Fail. He days we have to replace Mitch with a a Dem Majority Leader; we have to elect democrats and change the composition of Congress.
Now we are well and truly done. Your op is just a string of false claims.