2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Wow - the concern trolls were right. [View all]Raster
(20,996 posts)...from the perspective of middle America and see the potential problems are fooling themselves.
First of all, Clinton was considered the presumptive nominee LONG BEFORE one single primary vote was cast. The dismissive, presumptive attitude TURNED OFF MANY. Sanders didn't run to fuck with Clinton, he ran to bring voice to issues he believed were relevant and had broad appeal, which it turned out they did. And that is called "democracy." It appears you object that Sanders --or anyone, for that matter-- had the audacity to challenge Clinton's candidacy, seemingly thinking that somehow Clinton was owed the Presidency. She wasn't.
At times Hillary was her own worst enemy.
Did Sanders tell Hillary to give secretive high-dollar speeches to the Wall Street crowd, even though every indicator said many Americans had TRUST ISSUES with Clinton and then refused even to attempt to share transcripts, showing the content of her speeches?
Did Bernie set up a private mail server for Hillary Clinton and encourage its use, though just about EVERYONE in the government community advised against it?
I don't know about you, but if I know I were going to run for President, and know that many Americans had trust issues with me, I would attempt to be as transparent as possible, and I would certainly go out of my way to eliminate any underlying issues that would cause controversy and blow-back, long before they were used as a cudgel to bludgeon my candidacy.
And further, if I knew there was a veritable INDUSTRY catering to hatred and misinformation for me and about me, I certainly think I would attempt to NOT HELP PROVIDE THE AMMUNITION FOR MY FIRING SQUAD.
Basket of deplorables, anyone?