2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Let's be clear. If Hillary loses the General. The responsibility is on her primary voters [View all]onenote
(42,609 posts)I voted for Bernie in Virginia. I gave money.
But its over. Has been for a while.
And defeating Trump is now my number one priority.
Will Clinton defeat Trump? I think so and will work to make that happen. Just as I think Sanders would have defeated him and would have worked to make that happen if he had won the nomination.
But at this point in the process, anyone who thinks they know the outcome of the General Election is lying. No one knows. But if you think you know and want to turn your belief into a self-fulfilling prophecy, join those who will elect Trump by not supporting the Democratic party candidate.
Who will be responsible for electing Trump if that happens? Easy:
The republicans who vote for him and the republicans who don't vote the Democratic nominee.
The independents who vote for him and the independents who don't vote for the Democratic nominee
The Democrats who vote for him and who don't vote for the Democratic nominee.
The voters who supported Al Gore didn't elect George W. Bush
The voters who supported Michael Dukakis didn't elect George H.W. Bush
The voters who supported Jimmy Carter didn't elect Ronald Reagan
The voters who supported Walter Mondale didn't re-elect Reagan
The voters who supported Hubert Humphrey didn't elect Richard Nixon
The voters who supported George McGovern didn't re-elect Nixon