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Hillary Clinton
Related: About this forumReally Good piece from Cosmo
That Clinton inspires such hatred is another article (or dissertation) entirely and probably has something to do with her gender. She is a powerful woman, with traits that we admire in men and admonish in women. But, the fact my sister is no longer ruling out voting for Clinton is important. She told me that her friends are in the same bind. "Would Bernie coming out and asking his supporters to vote for her make a difference?" I asked. She gave a defeated sigh: "Yeah, I guess so."
Herein lies the irony of Sanders. The campaign that, at first, was all about the message, ended up being a lot about him. Young folks like Eve look up to him. They trust him. They believe he is the one politician who has "the people's" interests at heart.
Bernie must now use that power for good. He ignited a movement and I can't let him off the hook by allowing him to fade from view. He owes me and Eve and all his supporters more than that.
Herein lies the irony of Sanders. The campaign that, at first, was all about the message, ended up being a lot about him. Young folks like Eve look up to him. They trust him. They believe he is the one politician who has "the people's" interests at heart.
Bernie must now use that power for good. He ignited a movement and I can't let him off the hook by allowing him to fade from view. He owes me and Eve and all his supporters more than that.
http://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/news/a60681/bernie-sanders-support-hillary-clinton/
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Really Good piece from Cosmo (Original Post)
bravenak
Jun 2016
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DemonGoddess
(5,123 posts)1. It's a good article
but I think that the window of opportunity for Sanders to have any significant influence with an endorsement has passed.
bravenak
(34,648 posts)3. I agree. No chance of any influence at this point
Be nice to see the end of the bitterness though.
Walk away
(9,494 posts)5. Indeed, Eve and her friends are just going to have to suck it up or....
end up being just as irrelevant as the leader they have been following so faithfully.
ismnotwasm
(42,454 posts)2. Damn, this is good
So, Bern, here's my plan of action for you:
First: negotiate with Clinton to push her as far left as possible on policy and then endorse her soon. Then get out there and tell everyone to vote for her. Don't just send emails. You don't have to stump together holding hands, like Elizabeth Warren does, but make speeches in support of her and connect with voters in person encouraging them to vote for her. Do this across the country, especially in swing states, for five months.
If that feels like a bitter pill to swallow, you can wash it down by supporting down-ballot candidates who are more closely aligned with your values and political vision. You recently said that you want your followers to keep the political revolution alive by voting for progressive candidates down to the lowest levels of government. While this is welcomed, it's also frustrating because you should have been doing this all along. You liked to say that creating a revolution isn't a one-man job, but you didn't back up this claim. It took you until April to throw your weight behind anyone. Many other little-known candidates who could have benefitted from your popularity and fundraising prowess including Pennsylvania's senatorial candidate John Fetterman you all but ignored. You can make it up to them, and to us, by continuing to not only endorse progressive candidates in name, but also by fundraising for them, stumping for them, and if necessary, putting the money we, your contributors, gave you to work for their campaigns.
Lastly, please accept that you are partly responsible for not winning the nomination. Yes, Clinton had superdelegates and the entire political establishment on her side. Yes, the corporate media sandbagged you and, as Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! pointed out, ruined the election for all of us by letting it be turned into a reality show. But you didn't win because not enough people voted for you and that's partially due to your own mistakes. There is a concept in feminism called intersectionality. First coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989, it's the idea that systems of oppression such as racism, sexism, classism, overlap and interact constantly and dynamically. Time and again, you failed to connect the dots between your campaign's primary issues and other injustices. You alienated potential supporters by not listening well enough to people of color or to women or to other groups who don't see everything through a class lens.
First: negotiate with Clinton to push her as far left as possible on policy and then endorse her soon. Then get out there and tell everyone to vote for her. Don't just send emails. You don't have to stump together holding hands, like Elizabeth Warren does, but make speeches in support of her and connect with voters in person encouraging them to vote for her. Do this across the country, especially in swing states, for five months.
If that feels like a bitter pill to swallow, you can wash it down by supporting down-ballot candidates who are more closely aligned with your values and political vision. You recently said that you want your followers to keep the political revolution alive by voting for progressive candidates down to the lowest levels of government. While this is welcomed, it's also frustrating because you should have been doing this all along. You liked to say that creating a revolution isn't a one-man job, but you didn't back up this claim. It took you until April to throw your weight behind anyone. Many other little-known candidates who could have benefitted from your popularity and fundraising prowess including Pennsylvania's senatorial candidate John Fetterman you all but ignored. You can make it up to them, and to us, by continuing to not only endorse progressive candidates in name, but also by fundraising for them, stumping for them, and if necessary, putting the money we, your contributors, gave you to work for their campaigns.
Lastly, please accept that you are partly responsible for not winning the nomination. Yes, Clinton had superdelegates and the entire political establishment on her side. Yes, the corporate media sandbagged you and, as Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! pointed out, ruined the election for all of us by letting it be turned into a reality show. But you didn't win because not enough people voted for you and that's partially due to your own mistakes. There is a concept in feminism called intersectionality. First coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989, it's the idea that systems of oppression such as racism, sexism, classism, overlap and interact constantly and dynamically. Time and again, you failed to connect the dots between your campaign's primary issues and other injustices. You alienated potential supporters by not listening well enough to people of color or to women or to other groups who don't see everything through a class lens.
bravenak
(34,648 posts)4. That part was soo good.
It was my entire problem with him the whole time. Every problem seemed to be fixed by money in his world. That was very unfortunate.
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Lucinda
(31,170 posts)6. The media didn't sandbag him...they propped him up well beyond what they should have
in order to make it a contest. And he doesn't need to push her left, she IS left.
sheshe2
(87,490 posts)7. Great read, bravenak.
Thanks.
bravenak
(34,648 posts)8. Hey gurl!
BlueMTexpat
(15,496 posts)11. Excellent!
Thanks for posting, bravenak!
Cha
(305,406 posts)12. "That Clinton inspires such hatred is another article (or dissertation) entirely and probably has
something to do with her gender. She is a powerful woman, with traits that we admire in men and admonish in women."
And, in this day and age! Well Hillary has and is about to Shatter that all to smithereens!
BlueCaliDem
Thank you, bravenak~ :
And, in this day and age! Well Hillary has and is about to Shatter that all to smithereens!
BlueCaliDem
Thank you, bravenak~ :