2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: One candidate ran with virtually all the advantages of an incumbent- from being [View all]thesquanderer
(12,241 posts)He's gotten enough support to move the conversation and bring many often ignored topics to the head of the debate. He's gotten enough support to still be in it (albeit just barely) in May, and probably June. He's gotten enough support to FAR outlast three other candidates who were in the first debate. He's gotten far enough where people are talking about (for better or worse) the possibility of a unity ticket with him as Hillary's VP. He's gotten enough support to show that you can run a major campaign without big money contributors. He's gotten enough support to come awfully close to winning without any of Hillary's advantages that the OP listed. He's motivated huge numbers of young people to get into the process. Seriously, you can support him or not, but he deserves his props.