2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Can Bernie supporters comprehend why someone would prefer Hillary over Bernie? [View all]nyabingi
(1,145 posts)is just the same as voting for Jeb Bush. Hillary isn't "progressive" by any stretch of the imagination and I don't even see how you can honestly make that comment. She's a war hawk as far as foreign policy and she and her husband have a tendency to look out for the very wealthy and support bad Republican legislation (NAFTA, Bill's "get tough on crime" bill, "workfare", etc.) domestically.
Your argument that Bernie couldn't win the general is silly. The left would rally around Bernie the way they would around any candidate running from the left, and numerous polls have shown that the word "socialist" doesn't carry the negative baggage that it used to - the younger generation isn't as afraid of it as the older generation (and I'll assume the majority of Hillary's supporters are probably older Democrats).
The biggest thing hurting Hillary at this point is that she is simply not a likable person - she doesn't inspire people, she's fake, and she's changed her position on too many things to make anyone think she has a moral center. She simply says what is polling high at the time (and this is in cases of war, gay marriage, etc.).