WHY did we lose?

[Sympthsical]

20. I'm thinking of writing a short essay about it

Because I want to be thoughtful and careful that I'm articulating accurately and well. But the gist of it is that we, as a party, got stuck into this kind of dichotomy that sees social and economic justice as almost separate things. Part of it sees 2016 as an inflection point. We had two options, and we picked the worst one. (I'm talking about ideological choice, not the choice in candidates. I have zero interest in rehashing the merits of any individual candidate there). We had the option to make the choice to fuse both justice movements together or the option to separate them more distinctly - we chose to separate them out of short-term political calculation.

Ideologically and politically, we need a kind of Unified Justice Theory that encapsulates the best part of our economic and social justice thinking.

Say Bernie Sanders' name here. Watch the reaction. Now go into a space with Bernie supporters and say Clinton's name. Watch that reaction.

That, right there, has been our problem since Obama left.