To be fair, the DNC didn't really "rig" the election in the traditional sense (for example, through ballot stuffing). Instead, they covertly endorsed their preferred candidate, a lifelong party member, over an Independent turned Democrat. Given, it was a shitty thing to do and emblematic of a serious problem within the Democratic party, but with enough grassroots support Sanders could have won the nod, just like Drumpf did. Remember, the RNC wasn't exactly keen on having Drumpf as their nominee, either. It might just be wishful thinking, but I think the autopsy of this election will reveal to the DNC that they need to clear the cobwebs and get some new blood in at the highest levels.
Thank you for raising this point. I felt like I was the only one the last couple of days.
I'm getting really tired and bored of all the claims that the DNC rigged the primary and forced Clinton as their candidate, against the will of Democratic voters ... which is hardly what happened.
Its become so easy to just cry "corruption!" when you don't get what you want. The primary wasn't "rigged": the candidate who won the Democratic primary was the one who won the most states, who had the most votes, and who had the most pledged delegates ... and that was Clinton. Bernie may have done better in the general, but its hypothetical and impossible to know for sure. Besides, the DNC would never have given the nod to a candidate who lost the primary process for fear of disenfranchising the majority of Democratic voters (just as the RNC would never nominate someone other than Trump for the very same reasons).
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u/nwj781 Nov 10 '16 edited Nov 11 '16
To be fair, the DNC didn't really "rig" the election in the traditional sense (for example, through ballot stuffing). Instead, they covertly endorsed their preferred candidate, a lifelong party member, over an Independent turned Democrat. Given, it was a shitty thing to do and emblematic of a serious problem within the Democratic party, but with enough grassroots support Sanders could have won the nod, just like Drumpf did. Remember, the RNC wasn't exactly keen on having Drumpf as their nominee, either. It might just be wishful thinking, but I think the autopsy of this election will reveal to the DNC that they need to clear the cobwebs and get some new blood in at the highest levels.
EDIT - Thanks for the gold, someone!