2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Can Bernie supporters comprehend why someone would prefer Hillary over Bernie? [View all]liberalmike27
(2,479 posts)And "He'd lose in the end," are both media fed memes, designed to get you to give up, and vote the way the millionaire talking heads want you to vote.
I see Hillary voters in two ways. One, they're people who believe in the social issues, gays, freedom of religion, a little gun control, and immigration. But they're doing pretty well financially, at least as of now. They've got a job, it likely has nothing to do with blue-collar manufacturing, or perhaps the need of a job in that field, and isn't affected by the wage deflation of exporting that whole sector. You know, the well-off Democrat.
Sanders voters are the ones who've had their jobs exported, who've suffered from a depressed minimum, the bottom falling out, the part time jobs, and the ever spiraling costs of living in this life. We want a real Democrat, we want a "liberal" not a "progressive." Progressive is such a non-directional word. Bill Clinton "progressed" away from welfare, Democrats seem willing to "progress" away from Social Security, raising the age high enough, I'll assume, so more and more will pay their tax dollars in, but die before they ever get it.
The other way they support her is "she's a woman, and it's time for a woman." Apparently it doesn't matter whether she's a Katrina Vanderhoovel, or a Margaret Thatcher type.