2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Fuck the braindead notion that we can say "Fuck the white working class." [View all]bettyellen
(47,209 posts)LGBT or issues that POC face with discrimination and the justice system. Not a single word, and that pushback came from me and others, not the Hillary campaign. that criticism you're shielding him from- by pretending it was not an organic and honest take on things- actually helped make him a slightly better candidate in the end. But he had too much catching up to do.
I disagree with your view on the DNC's current function but won't waste time with it because I agree they should be much better. But they got a heap of shit laid on them for not doing things they never ever have done. People had expectations that were pulled out of thin air. they criticisized Sanders in those emails in April/ may ... when the contest was over. So many rookie mistakes like that over some fantasy of burning it down.
how it must feel for them to watch Sanders speak of hopes for incremental change instead of speaking of the corruption we are mired in now. There was never any ideological purity in either side. Each had to make choices in how inclusive they wanted to be.
In the current atmosphere I have no room for those who are still intent of stifling voices on the left. economic progressives are basically libertarians who want just enough regulation to fatten their own wallets. No thanks.