2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: 'Bernie or Bust' is not a tantrum [View all]AirmensMom
(14,877 posts)I am a long time Democrat, so I don't exactly fit the demographic. I live in a deeply red state where my vote is symbolic and not going to change one thing. I would have voted for Bernie in the GE and did so in the primary. Wild horses can't make me vote for Hillary, but no one really cares (well, except for the ones who erroneously say I will be responsible a Trump victory.) I am very discouraged about the prospect of either a President Clinton or President Trump. I am thinking that it might be less painful to just stop paying attention to politics. I'm getting too old to care. Nothing will change, except for the worse. The idea that a Democrat can even talk about "strengthening" Social Security by means testing or "compromising" on abortion rights is Twilight Zone stuff. And that's just a sample.
Add that this election has made it clear that the people don't have as much of a voice as we thought, and you have potentially discouragement across all demographics.
Anyway, thank you for your post.
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