2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Why Hillary Clinton Supporters are Still So Angry at Bernie Sanders [View all]Hortensis
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are far less tolerated in women, for sure. Remember how Martha Stewart went to prison for the equivalent of shoplifting a candy bar while men around her were cleaning out the whole store?
Don't know who wrote this, but it's silly amateur garbage without insight. Many on DU come up with better. I wanted Bernie to be a substitute reformer for Warren, but the more I watched the more I felt that he wasn't and never could be. It also became clear to me that I could have no complaints afterward if I gave him power and then didn't like the way he used it.
Overall, I admire Hillary Clinton's competence and feel fortunate to have her as a choice, although of the three Martin O'Malley is the best fit ideologically.
Oh, and I'm not angry at Sanders. Glad that things worked out as they should, predominantly grateful to him for his tremendous contribution of revealing strong support for progressive government, and irritated and concerned in turn by his rigid thinking, vast intolerance, unjustified righteousness, and ruthless behaviors. Trying to set aside the vote would have been very bad, just seriously considering it was.
I also always have Trump for perspective--to help remind me we're very fortunate in our populist leader. Democrats would never have nominated Trump, no matter how he tailored his message to suit some, but he and the followers he picked up on the left would have been a lot more than just irritating.