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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Team Bernie: "Hillary f*cking ignored us in swing states" [View all]Bettie
(18,285 posts)52. Nearly every day, this was brought up
we don't need Sanders voters...you guys are just loony leftists, she's got this and doesn't need you...you lost, we won, we don't need your votes, there aren't enough of you to make a difference.
Any critique of Clinton or question about her was followed up with "we don't need you".
And yet, most of us sucked it up and voted for Clinton, even though we were told repeatedly that we were neither needed nor wanted.
Here's an idea: welcome those to the Left of wherever center is these days. Listen to what they have to say, even if it challenges your paradigms (this is to the party in general).
Of course, that assumes there will be real elections again. I'm not so sure that is a possibility any more.
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And what fomented the loss of Indys, X-Over Reps and Millennials? HRC selecting Kaine over Sanders
TheBlackAdder
Dec 2016
#44
Amazing when you think back on it... Hillary would have been wise to pick Bernie to be her running mate.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2016
#36
I posted this here on DU...... Hillary should have picked Bernie Sanders as her VP
UCmeNdc
Dec 2016
#46
Yes, making Bernie the VP pick was an obvious move that would have GUARANTEED Hillary the Presidency... but, you just know her supporters would have gone ballistic.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2016
#62
they sure were, and the fact that Russ Feingold, and every Democrat running for Senate in a swing
still_one
Dec 2016
#56
"the Clinton machine didn't request nor require any help from the Bernie bunch."
Goblinmonger
Dec 2016
#66
That being what it is. The fact that crucial swing states were ignored and lost
NWCorona
Dec 2016
#25
Me thinks the losing team that feels this way ought to go piss up a rope. n/t
Lil Missy
Dec 2016
#15
Team Bernie put fucking Cornel West on the platform committee at the Democratic Convention...
SidDithers
Dec 2016
#16