I had a dude at lunch, worked at the whitehouse years ago and always plays the insider, who was telling us not to worry that Hillary has it wrapped up. We were all despairing on whatsapp today and he had the nerve to make the bold prediction that Trump is going to get two terms. SMH.


The old me would have said no way bernie would have won because while he might have galvanized one base, he would have lost another and I am skeptical of this press that missed this whole enchilada under their noses who now want to tell us that this was a result of anti-establishment sentiments across the country. If Sanders ran and lost they would be saying it was the result of no party holding the white house for 3 terms.

The new me will say I am highly doubtful that Bernie would have done better because within the limited bubble I am in I know plenty of overlapping and distinct demographics who just wouldn't have voted for a Brooklyn Born Jewish Socialist who wrote rape fantasies.

You've heard all the arguments why people think he wouldn't have faired well in a general election and I'll just leave it at that because we can argue but the truth is we will never know.






>and I wish the DNC wasn't so inept about devaluing the
>Progressive, millennial base in this country that was
>mobilized beautifully by the Sanders campaign.
>
>But it's time to face the facts:
>
>Bernie Sanders was the stronger General Election candidate to
>square off against Trump in *this* election of
>anti-establishment sentiment from the voters.
>
>The DNC felt Clinton was entitled to the Presidency after 2008
>- and that arrogance and short-sightedness created a
>smaller-tent Democratic Party that didn't get the job done.
>
>Bernie would never have been swept in rural, rust-belt
>districts like Clinton was.
>
>Let this be an important (but painful) lesson. The
>Millennials will soon be the largest voting bloc in the
>country. If the Democratcs don't harness that energy - they
>will have committed political malpractice of the highest
>order.
>
>-->


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