Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: The Liberal case against Bernie [View all]louis c
(8,652 posts)12% voted for Trump and a sizable amount voted third party.
I suspect that Hillary received racist votes in the Democratic primaries because of Obama's skin color. Hillary didn't encourage that, but it happened. Those folks voted against Obama in the General. By the way, McCain is no Trump.
Hillary broke her ass for Obama in 2008. So much so, that she became a trusted member of Obama's cabinet, as Sec. of State.
Please don't compare Hillary supporters to Bernie supporters.
I am the chairman of my ward's Democratic Committee. During the primaries, we were flooded in the caucuses with new, young voters who supported Bernie. I was excited that we were expanding the party. Bernie didn't get nominated and I didn't see a single one during the General election at meetings. Many were sporting Jill Stein stickers on their cars, and not a fucking one of them have reappeared to a Democratic Committee Meeting since.
Bernie's not a Democrat and too many of his supporters just want to use the party as a vehicle to the White House. That's fine, but if Bernie fails, a sizable portion become wrecking balls against the Democratic nominee.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden