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Bernie supporters still overwhelming voted for her in the general.
The primary wasn't why Clinton lost, she lost because she was a terrible candidate and no one on her campaign knew what the electoral college was.
And obviously, her team helping trump in the primary was a bigger reason she lost to trump in the general, although she'd have likely lost to anyone else too. The whole reason they helped trump was they thought he was the only candidate Hillary could win against.
I just don't see any logic or basis in facts in your opinions man.
Got a source for that? I remember a lot of "maybe the DNC needs to learn a lesson."
Which, they were right, and we did. But it came at enormous cost.
It's insane people are still asking that...
And to be honest you're starting to lose benefit of the doubt here.
A higher percentage of registered Dems voted McCain over Obama than Bernie primary voters voted for trump.
https://www.npr.org/2017/08/24/545812242/1-in-10-sanders-primary-voters-ended-up-supporting-trump-survey-finds
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_and_liberal_support_for_John_McCain_in_2008
Normally I'd assume someone would figure out on their own that there's a shit ton more registered Dems in 08 than people who voted for Bernie in the primary in 2016. And I wouldn't think it was necessary to point out that a lot more than 10% of Bernie's primary voter don't always vote D or even consider themselves Democrats...
But the way this exchange has been going, I feel I need to explicitly mention that stuff.
You also shouldn't be surprised if I don't respond to any more of your comments at this point.
@givesomefucks and, in fact, it is that willingness to betray that is why the right wing controls the democratic party.
It the danger of "moderates" if a dem candidate is even a little progressive, they'll stomp their feet and vote Republican so they can claim Dems lost because we ran a progressive.
But the good news is progressives candidates make up for them by getting the 1/3 of non voters to turn out for once.
Moderates try to hold the party hostage, there's just not enough of them
Unfortunately they are the ones party leaders agree with
So the solution is to replace them through primaries.
Downside to that, party leaders are legally allowed to do whatever they want, even ignoring primary results.
It's a fucked up situation, and anyone acting like it's simple is likely on the side of those moderates throwing tantrums. They know it's not simple, they just have zero qualms lying to get what they want.