2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Tens of thousands to leave Democratic party the day after their primaries in protest [View all]modestybl
(458 posts)... if you believe the whole system is corrupt, you want someone who will either smash it or radically transform it... Trump the former, Sanders the latter.
With HRC there will be no change to this system. The banksters, fossil fuel lobbyists, hell even NRA lobbyists are holding fundraisers for her... many of them are also backing Rubio or Cruz, because even tho they may prefer establishment Repubs, they have no problem with HRC... they may have to throw a bone or two to her gullible supporters, but she will not rock their boat.
Bottom line: HRC if she is the nominee will need Sanders supporters way more than Sanders will need her supporters if he is the nominee. Sanders grows the party, HRC shrinks it. The biggest turnouts in the primaries so far compared to 2008 is where Sanders won or tied, and the lowest is where HRC dominated.
Either way, this will be the last election cycle where conventional politics prevail...