2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumAmerica's rejection of political status quo is clear. We'd BETTER get on board as a party.
It does not take a genius to see that there is an unprecedented amount of dissatisfaction with the political status quo.
People feel used and abused and lied to.
They are looking for someone they feel is a truth-speaker.
This overreaching truth is seen in the rise of Trump AND in the rise of Sanders. THAT is the only common denominator.
We'd better get on board as a party, because Hillary is going to lose.
She does not get it. She is not perceived as a truth-teller. She represents the political status quo.
She is not the right person for this time.
If she wins the Primary, we lose the Presidency. Mark my words.
Jenny_92808
(1,342 posts)that is one of the reasons why I am voting for Bernie.
orpupilofnature57
(15,472 posts)questionseverything
(9,657 posts)wouldn't that be different?
99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)and "NO we Can't!" is not a winning message in this environment. The nation is yearning
for a BIG change, and Bernie's message is tuning into that frequency. The DNC Democrats
via Hillary are running a business-as-usual campaign touting gradual incrementalism, which
is out-of-step with the bulk of the electorate.
Karma13612
(4,554 posts)And my husband as well.
If the Repugs get into office:
1) 2 SCOTUS nominations that will overturn Roe vs Wade, etc.
2) repeal of ACA with nothing to replace it
3) Weapons every where
4) Perpetual War
5) Privatization of Social Security
6) A Wall street so greedy that even the Koch brothers haven't envisioned yet, in their wildest wet dreams
7) A planet uninhabitable within the next 50 years
yea, we need to make people realize how important it is to have an electable candidate.
Hillary is not it.
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