2016 Postmortem
Showing Original Post only (View all)I have to think the people voting for Hillary don't care all that much about corruption. [View all]
Because if Hillary Clinton isn't corrupted by Big Money, then NOBODY is. Maybe honest people can argue about the degree of her corruption, but after a candidate takes tens of millions of dollars from Wall Street banks both personally and for her campaign, it cannot be credibly argued that she hasn't been significantly corrupted by this money.
So, why are Hillary supporters voting the way they are? Clearly, they have other priorities. Perhaps they think Hillary's experience and qualifications are more important than going with a true-blue liberal who might be ineffective as president. Or maybe they're worried about the general election, and think that Hillary is the better bet against Trump, despite what the polls currently say. I'm not putting those viewpoints down. They're perfectly understandable, and reasonable, even. I just think it's important to understand what's driving everyone here. It might help down the road, when we finally decide on a nominee.