2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: 'Why do they hate Hillary Clinton so much?' [View all]Betty Karlson
(7,231 posts)No mentioning of dirty campaign tricks, staunch opposition to gay rights until 2013, TPP flip-floping, Iraq War Resolutions, and so on. Or the fact that Clinton never takes up a position without first consulting a poll or a focus group. Or the fact that she never gives a straight answer before consulting with triangulation experts.
Or the fact that her entire platform is about the status quo - which has become untenable and is therefore loathed by a significant part of the Democratic Base, AND the majority of independent voters, in addition to the hatred the GOP feels for the Democratic establishment anyway.
Clinton is not just hated personally, but she is hated for representing all things that are wrong with the current situation. And the author misses that point entirely. That's curious, for someone who purports to have voted for Sanders, and might therefore be expected to have interacted with other Sanders supporters.
Also: please note the article's first paragraph, straight from camp Weathervane's web manual How to look like an acquiescing Bernie-supporter: "My wife supports Hillary but I voted Bernie in the primaries, but I will now happily vote for Clinton and by the way I think there is a lot of sexism. Everybody please make this about sexism and neither about issues nor about the status quo."
Yeah, not reccing this. Smells rather fake.