Democratic Primaries

To come soclose to getting a candidate who believes in health care for all, free college tuition, a basic social safety net that is such a big part of the quality of life in Northern European countries, and to think, and be practically guaranteed by polls and the media, that this time you are actually going to get that candidate, only to have the rug yanked out from under you overnight.... I totally understand the frustration. Totally.

I don't happen to share that frustration because I strongly believe that 1) Bernie Sanders would never ever have actually been elected, 2) his candidacy would have led to huge downticket losses, and 3) even if he were elected he would be hamstrung by the GOP Senate and possibly a newly GOP House. I would be delighted, if we lived in Nonexistent Dream World, by a President Bernie Sanders and a Democratic House and Senate. It's sad but almost certainly true that that simply could not happen in real life.

But I absolutely understand the frustration and anger, especially in people who are young and idealistic and who think that the president has all kinds of powers that he actually does not have. I share it. I find it really frustrating that of all the superb female and POC candidates we had, here we are again with a bunch of old white guys fighting it out. But I'm not idealistic any more, so I'm resigned to how it's all worked out.