2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: When I'm Mobile [View all]LiberalLovinLug
(14,169 posts)I do think that vast majority of the Bernie-or-no-one espousers today would vote for Hillary if it came to the crunch facing either Cruz or Trump. At least I would hope so. But the fact that we, the liberal base, will be even more marginalized than last time is disheartening.
It is really looking more and more that elements within the old guard in the GOP have a plan B to pump resources into Hillary's campaign. The smarter ones in the GOP realize that their party could be on the verge of destruction if Trump is elected. And maybe even Cruz, the tea bagging gumint shutdown specialist. But even now, in the primaries, I wouldn't doubt that if Sanders continues to show himself a real threat to Mrs. Clinton, they will even help her in the primaries.
There are four choices:
The sane rational candidate that is only proposing policies that most other democracies have already established successfully. And will save Wall street from itself, and by extension the country.
The status quo corporacracy DINO candidate in league with the old boys club in the GOP that will further ingrain irreversible trade agreements that will turn America into a feudal oligarchy.
The megalomaniac Mussolini wannabe irrational billionaire
The tea bagging ultra right snake oil snake that would accelerate the rich/poor gap and be itching to start the next world war