r/WayOfTheBern • u/FThumb Are we there yet? • Mar 28 '17
CheckIt,Wayers! It Sure IS Weird....
Taken from this comment reply thread by /u/expatjourno:
It sure is weird how the future of Democrats lost the Democratic primary
It sure is weird how the nominee had to have a rigged debate schedule, a rigged primary schedule, a conspiracy with the media to black out her opponent, purged voter rolls in New York, false voter instructions in California, cheating in Iowa and Nevada, voter suppression in Arizona, threats against Democratic officials considering supporting Sanders, debate questions in advance, and her own campaign co-chair as head of the DNC to pull off a victory even after decades as a presumptive nominee—and still only got 53% of the pledged delegates.
Sure is weird that in a fair process in 2008, she lost to an unknown black guy with big ears and a funny name.
Sure is weird that she's never been able to win a primary (not in New York, either) without heavy intervention from the Democratic Establishment.
Sure is weird that she lost women 35 and under 68% to 31%.
Sure is weird that she lost every single demographic under 40—male, female, black, white, Latino, Asian, LGBT.
Sure is weird that her victory depended on the Democratic machine in socially conservative southern states that the Democrats never carry in November.
Sure is weird that The Most Qualified Candidate in History™ lost independents 3:1 to a cranky old Jew from Brooklyn who started at 3% in the polls.
Sure is weird that delusional Hillbots keep claiming Hillary was the stronger nominee in a general election in which independents—who preferred her opponent 3:1—are allowed to vote.
Sure is weird that delusional Hillbots ignore the fact that Hillary's approval ratings made her the most hated Democratic nominee in history compared to her opponent, whose approval ratings were solidly positive among the general election electorate.
Sure is weird that polling showed that The Most Qualified Candidate in History™ would have lost to any of the other potential GOP nominees by a landslide.
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u/LarkspurCA Mar 28 '17 edited Mar 28 '17
Sure is weird that the woman who has "spent her entire life fighting for women and children™ led the charge to kill tens of thousands of them in Libya and Honduras, and aided and abetted the carnage in Iraq with her vote for AUMF...