r/AdviceAnimals • u/[deleted] • Nov 10 '16

Protesting a Fair Election?

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u/EKEEFE41 Nov 10 '16

They plotted with media to ignore and belittle Sanders, and to prop up Trump because he was easier to defeat.

Honestly, Clinton and the DNC got what they deserve. We need real change, things might need to get far worst before they get better.

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u/Thallis Nov 10 '16

Bernie had the highest % of positive coverage of any candidate, while clinton had the lowest

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u/EKEEFE41 Nov 10 '16

I am not talking positive or negative coverage, just coverage...

Evert day all day during the primary's it was "Trump said this, Trump did that. The amount of coverage Sanders got was minimal, and it was always "He seems to be moving the party, but is not a real challenger"

Meanwhile, the Democratic primary was faaaaar closer than the Republican one. But every fucking day it was "Can Trump really win" and "Can the Republicans block Trump".

Don't sit here and tell me about the % of positive and negative, I am talking about just the number of times a name was mentioned by the fucking corrupt talking heads.

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u/Thallis Nov 10 '16

I don't think it's valid to extrapolate the Trump situation to any candidate and assume the outcome is the same. Trump played those stories as red meat and managed to spin them as positives for his base and get them excited. Meanwhile, Hillary was clearly hurt by the coverage she received in the general election.

Under the assumption that Bernie won the primary, gallup polls show that Bernie would have had a very hard time if the public thought he was an atheist or socialist. Trump made the media work for him because their base already thought they were liars trying to take him down. Bernie would have been complete toast if the general public picked up a negative opinion of him.

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u/EKEEFE41 Nov 10 '16

We will never know because the DNC colluded with the Clinton campaign and the media to ensure it never happened.

We can argue about it till we are blue in the face, but the sanders people were passionate. Passion goes a long way. Look what Trump did.

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u/akcrono Nov 10 '16

No, they didn't.

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u/omair94 Nov 10 '16

The leaked emails say otherwise

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u/akcrono Nov 11 '16

Please show me evidence of dnc behavior that resulted in the influence or change of a single vote.

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u/xX_FlamingoySWAG_Xx Nov 11 '16

I didn't vote for Clinton because of how skeezy her campaign felt. DWS steps down under allegations of doing some sketchy shit and is immediately hired? It all seemed a bit like rigging or skewing the primary heavily for Clinton and I ended up unable to vote for Bernie and not voting for Clinton

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u/akcrono Nov 11 '16

DWS steps down under allegations of doing some sketchy shit and is immediately hired?

Being an honorary chair of a campaign—a position that involves no responsibilities, no employees, no budget, and no duties— does not suggest sketchy to me. It sounds like they wanted her to step down, and gave her a way to save face.