2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: "The Hidden Importance Of The Sanders Voter" [View all]merrily
(45,251 posts)For one thing, there was something of a draft Bernie movement in 2012, which was also right about the time talking heads began saying Hillary was inevitable. So I am sure he was on the list of potential threats to a Hillary candidacy from then Besides, any Democrat thinking of entering a primary has to look to his or her left. The center and the right of the Party sure ain't going to defeat a center right candidate or even a DINO. This is one of the reasons why Democrats discredit liberals every chance they get.
Anyway, there was the mild 2012 draft movement. Then there was another "Tell Bernie Sanders you want him to run in 2016 online petition. Then Bernie himself announced he was exploring his options. that was over a year before he made his April 30, 2015 announcement. Dissing of Bernie by the usual suspects was well underway in 2014. My first recollection of recognizing Bernie Butter for what it was occurred, I think around the fall or winter of 2014.