2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bernie's STUNNING victory in Democrats Abroad . . . [View all]highprincipleswork
(3,111 posts)part of the Democratic Party and the American electorate?
Hillary supporters love to talk numbers, as if that was all there is to life. Because the numbers have always been in Hillary's favor. What's been in Bernie's favor? The authenticity of standing for things that many believe in for a long time, long enough to believe he will honestly fight for those things. BUT MORE THAN THIS, the urgent spirit of the American people, simply dying to be heard, to be recognized, to be represented.
Now you would like all those people, once shown that they can be represented and given a voice, to sit back down and quietly vote for someone they don't believe in. Why? Because of the boogeyman called Trump.
if it is Hillary and Trump, Trump may very well run to the Left of Hillary on several or many issues. Then you may really have a probem on your hands.
You know, I think Hillary supporters who in any way lean Progressive should be spending their time and breath not in beating up on the Bernie supporters, who yes, the numbers say are losing, and write letters or use any influence you can to let Hillary know how important it is for her to actually be Progressive in this election and beyond.
This spirit, now awakened, given a representative and voice, is not going to be easy to settle down. It doesn't want to settle down. It wants representation, and it wants it NOW!!!