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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders talks universal Medicare, and 1.1 million people click to watch him [View all]ehrnst
(32,640 posts)Actually, that's more than opinion, that's logic.
And really, what is more establishment than a 25 year Capitol Hill politician? The far right thought that Obama was a blazing, radical lefty, and they were screaming that Hillary was going to be "four more years of Obama."
You think a self-described Socialist, who stated support for legal abortion, and wanted to expand government programs was going to be that "change" they were looking for?
DOTUS is as establishment, old school, pandering to evangelical, white male authoritarian, anti-government, capitalism on a silver platter as you are going to get in a candidate - he was the "change" the rust belt wanted, because a Black man had represented the "establishment" for 8 years.
Hillary's ideas were bold and progressive, and she had a record of accomplishment to show for it.