2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The reason for such venom at Bernie and his supporters from HRC fans [View all]NanceGreggs
(27,820 posts)... in your theory.
Many, many of us on DU (and in RL) who were Obama supporters in 2008 are now HRC supporters. So we would hardly be still "stinging" from the fact that Hillary lost to our preferred candidate in that election. I am a staunch HRC supporter now, but I was an Obama Girl in 2008 - and I have to tell you, I was overjoyed when he won the nomination and she didn't. And I am certainly not alone in that experience. So where do I, and all of the other Obama supporters, fit into your little scenario?
As has to be pointed out time and again, BS is no Obama - not even close. No one sees 'Bernie doing the same thing Obama did" - not by a longshot. Obama was an up-and-comer in the Democratic Party in 2008, and proved his mettle to the satisfaction of those who supported his nomination. BS isn't even a Democrat - nor has he forged the Party alliances that Obama enjoyed then, and Hillary enjoys now. Obama was young, vibrant, a particularly eloquent and persuasive speaker who ran a forward-looking and uplifting campaign. Bernie has his good qualities - but they do not include any of the aforementioned.
Your theory assumes that exactly the same people who supported HRC in 2008 support her now. She seems to have maintained a lot of that loyalty - but she now adds to it a wide swath of Obama supporters, who see her as building on his legacy.
The notion that people are "attacking" BS because "the sting is still fresh" is ludicrous beyond belief, and politically naive to the nth degree.