2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forum11 reasons why Bernie Sanders lost this thing fair and square
(since I was told that this belongs in gd:p)
11 reasons why Bernie Sanders lost this thing fair and square
Bernie Sanders exceeded all primary season expectations and was en route to building something of a real movement. But rather than locking in those gains and settling in for a long-haul effort, hes opted for a legacy-busting temper tantrum instead, heading out the (primary) door in a cloud of whining, conspiracy mongering, and blame casting. Its a bizarre finale to what was undoubtedly an incredible run. So here are some observations, not because it mattershes lostbut because his claims of victimhood are absolute bullshit and need to be corrected.
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VALLEJO, CA - MAY 18: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at a campaign rally at Waterfront Park on May 18, 2016 in Vallejo, California. A day after winning the Oregon primary, Bernie Sanders is campaigning in California ahead of the state's presidential primary on June 7. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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2. He may want to disenfranchise them, but communities of color voted against Sanders
Take another moment to savor what that would meana party establishment ignoring the choice of the communities of color, who have heavily chosen a woman, to undemocratically hand the nomination to yet another white guy. That, my friends, is the essence of white privilege. Its EXHIBIT A, and in case you are wondering, yes it fucking pisses me off.
3. No, Sanders wont do better than Clinton against Trump.
Current polling has Clintons negatives baked in. They are her floor. Current polling doesnt have Sanders negatives baked in. They are his ceiling. And dear god, there is plenty in Sanders background to feed the Republican Noise Machine for the general election. And by the end of the cycle, his negatives would match those of Clintons.
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5. But what about the media blackout?
Who gives a shit if ABC Nightly News covered Sanders or not? This is 2016, not 1966. Every night, about 22 million Americans tune in to the three big nightly newscasts on ABC, CBS, and NBC. Meanwhile, every day, 4.75 BILLION pieces of content are shared on Facebook, and about 400,000 tweets are posted on Twitter
per minute. So while less than 10 percent of Americans watch TV network news (and to those guys
why?), 62 percent of all Americans are on Facebook every day.
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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/5/23/1529938/-11-reasons-why-Bernie-Sanders-lost-this-thing-fair-and-square
tonyt53
(5,737 posts)niyad
(114,003 posts)Lizzie Poppet
(10,164 posts)Not just a straw man, but a spectacularly inane, slanderous one. Trashing thread...Ignoring propagandist. Bye, Felicia.
niyad
(114,003 posts)Armstead
(47,803 posts)And that is a Major League Lie
Lord Magus
(1,999 posts)Sanders is arguing that the superdelegates should overturn the choice of the voters. That's disenfranchisement.
Snarkoleptic
(6,002 posts)Armstead
(47,803 posts)Fucking lie, pure and simple.
snowy owl
(2,145 posts)Clearly acknowledged most people get news from tv. Another opinion hit piece. Irrelevant.
MariaThinks
(2,495 posts)niyad
(114,003 posts)Number23
(24,544 posts)Yep.
reddread
(6,896 posts)quit helping the almighty Trump