2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I am getting a bit tired of constant victim status for Hillary [View all]PatrickforO
(14,561 posts)America is no longer nearly as white, as WASP as it was just a century ago. Diversity - gender, race, ethnicity, sexual preference - all these groups are, and have been growing much faster than the white population. Time definitely is on the side of the progressives. It is interesting that no Democrat that I've seen, except maybe a couple trolls on here, have even mentioned that Sanders is Jewish. It's kind of a non-issue.
On the other hand, should Bernie win the primary and face whatever Republican clown is chosen, they will make 'Jewish' an issue. They will make 'socialism' an issue (we've seen that already with Trump and to an appalling extent Chris Matthews).
But not us. The fact Clinton is a woman doesn't in the least affect her ability to be POTUS. The problem is that I don't like Clinton's stances on the issues. I think her heart might well be in the right place, but Wall Street, big oil, big pharma and all the other oligarchs and their minions have her by the pocketbook. I don't think she will do a thing to implement single payer healthcare, or fight against means testing for Social Security, or for free tuition at state colleges (though to her credit, she does seem to have a plan on this).
I'm for Bernie because of his stance on the issues I care about. Period. That is why I'm supporting him. I don't think Clinton is a bad person, but I don't think she'll represent the interests of the American people to the degree Bernie will.