2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: How Bernie's campaign contributed to Trump's win. [View all]Dustlawyer
(10,518 posts)Then these HRC supporters that are blaming Bernie would have cried foul and said he should not have done a Nader and cost Democrats the White House. They need to face it, they wanted Hillary unopposed and Bernie had no right to run at all.
Bernie went easier on HRC than any other politician would. He was widely criticized for not going after her email scandal. Bernie was in it to win it the whole time. Funny that some here think that he wasn't.
The biggest problem is that many HRC supporters were in a bubble just as much as any Fox Bot ever was. DU became a bubble when you were not allowed to say anything that could be perceived as negative. Because they did not want to hear even any constructive criticism of HRC, they were caught totally flat footed. Objectivity should not take a holiday when it comes to your own candidate. You must be able to recognize and admit to your candidate's flaws if you wish to improve your ability to sway others to vote for them. By denying the obvious flaws you lose all credibility.