2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Hillary Haters Face Reality Voting For tRump [View all]CajunBlazer
(5,648 posts)Wasn't it Sanders who went around to college campuses stoking the hopes of young people with government give aways that he could have never provided. Wasn't it Sanders supporters who first chanted "lock her up!" Wasn't Sanders supporters on DU who accused Hilary of everything in the book? Wasn't it Sander's supporters who stalked Hillary supporters here on DU and voted to remove their posts if they said anything untoward about Saint Bernie.
Surely, you shouldn't have any trouble figuring out why young voters might have had trouble voting for Hillary after swallowing Sanders' depiction of "Evil Hillary" hook, line and sinker. Surely you can see why in the minds of unsophisticated young people who were pissed off that St. Bernie didn't win the nomination, anyone including Johnson, would be better than Hillary.
What we will never know is how many young people, disappointed by Sanders' loss, no longer excited about the election, and convinced by Sander's rhetoric that Trump and Hillary were "equally poor choices", simply didn't bother to vote. The statistic coming from the election indicate that many young people fit that description.
What I won't forgive Bernie Sanders for is prioritizing his REVOLUTION over the needs of the Democratic Party and the welfare of the the American Party. Just think if Sanders had not run and would have not spent all of that time trying to tear down the future Democratic nominee.
Just remember that even if Sanders believes that he was partially responsible for Hillary's loss (and I am sure he has rationalize that he was not), he still would be happy that he ran because he now believes that his REVOLUTION has a chance. Nothing is more important to Bernie than his REVOLUTION.
In my mind his REVOLUTION be damned.