2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Hillary reminds the Bernie folks that he wasn't a Democrat until now, and they don't like it. [View all]nyabingi
(1,145 posts)because the party sold out on its bedrock principles with the Clinton's rise to power.
The true base of the party was insulted, alienated and pushed aside to cozy up to donors who traditionally gave only to Republicans and what we see happening with Bernie Sanders is the true base reasserting its power and trying to reclaim what it really means to be a Democrat.
This is a fight for the soul of the Democratic Party, make no mistake about it. In my opinion, all of the pro-corporate, pro-war, almost-Republican Democrats need to be purged from the party altogether so that they can help bring the Republican Party back from the edges of outright fascism.
What you and other supporters of Hillary don't want to admit is that the conservative Democratic message is not popular among the people you are counting on. Don't think that all of the people Bernie is bringing in are going to vote for Hillary if she wins the nomination either. She's not an inspiring person, she's untrustworthy, and she's dislike by a majority of Americans, Democrat and Republican.