How Bernie's campaign contributed to Trump's win.

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175. Chances are they wouldn't have voted for her anyway. They would have just stayed home.

Regardless of whether weak, centrism is a big lie or not, it doesn't matter when perception is everything, and the Democratic party has done nothing to change that perception. All the attempts to compromise with the Republicans (who don't budge an inch) hasn't changed that perception. Obama not taking the opportunity to do more when he had the chance (before the Republican obstruction started) hasn't changed that perception. Supporting big business and globalism over the needs of citizens hasn't helped that perception.

The perception is that voters have basically been given the choice for years between Republican vs. Republican-lite, and whether it is fact or not doesn't matter. The perception is that there is no progressive party or left. Hillary is basically what a Republican was 30 years ago.

Democrats have a lot of work to do to change that perception, and bickering about Bernie Sanders (who probably has the highest favorability/trust rating among politicians right now) is not productive and will do nothing other than hurt the Democratic party.

As for blame, it goes right to those who put the neo-Nazis into power. Trump/Republican voters.