Sad to watch my friends sink to such depths of despair ...

[relayerbob]

24. Answers

1 - Yes, one ran for office in SoCal and lost, but inspired and helped 4 others of his group get elected. He was much older, and I suspect a (ironically) victim of "OK, Boomer-ism". And others are working for their campaigns in various capacities. One of whom was a delegate for HRC at the last convention. It should be noted, he didn't go all negative, he took it in stride and starting working on 2018. The Sanders friends are the ones having the hardest time dealing with all this, even though the majority have had their first choice knocked out.

2 - As I note above, several do. I've met several in our community who have put on events, and/or are local officials. But, obviously not all choose to get involved, and many just like to throw shit out there. I have not done enough this campaign beyond spending way more than I ever have on campaigns, but worked to help Obama win in Virginia in 2008. I now live in a liberal enclave in Atlanta

And many are not "friends", these are people, real friends, in cases, I've known for years, not just online, and are otherwise good people. When all the BS is over, they will likely resume being normal ... after a while.

But beyond that, I utterly agree with you. They need to be learning how to form teams, how to communicate effectively, and how to negotiate. All those things Sanders is poor at. While still pretty erratic at times, AOC seems to be cut from a better cloth, I hope as she matures into office, others follow her lead.