2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The Good Fight [View all]H2O Man
(73,537 posts)There are definitely distinctions between being the top choice and an underdog. No doubt about it. In Bernie's case, I think that as his strength grows, he will become even more popular with the younger generation.
I think that a bigger question would be if Bernie is elected, if people of all ages will continue to be active participants in the political process, exercising their constitutional rights -- and recognizing them as responsibilities -- or will they view his winning as the completion of their service? I think that was one of the huge failures with regard to our having elected President Obama -- far too many people then sat back, satisfied that this defined "victory."
In order to reduce the differences in how Democratic politicians campaign, and how they serve, we need to remain very active.