2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: To all the people who pushed Hillary on us even though she is less electable [View all]Sancho
(9,067 posts)we'll never know if Bernie really could have been a good President. Why???
Because his fan base used all their time and energy as attack dogs; bashing and trashing good candidates like Hillary - instead of using their time teaching young people how to register and vote in complicated primaries.
Because his staff (and Weaver) spent their efforts to steal data and repeating RW memes; instead of developing realistic proposals and detailed policies that could be actually implemented.
Because his revolutionaries yelled and rallied and had tantrums instead of going door to door and talking rationally with hard-core Democrats about why Bernie would make a good candidate.
Because Blemmings attacked the DNC and long-standing Democrats instead of raising money for the undercard and supporting new hopefuls.
Because Bernistas praised Bernie when he went to conservative Bible colleges and the Vatican instead of the black churches and migrant camps where the true progressive core are struggling every day.
Because the Bern-or-Bust crowd started wars on the internet (including DU) that simply resulted in all the major progressive outlets (Stephanie Miller, Thom Hartmann, Rachael Maddow, etc.) condemning their behavior.
Sorry Cheese Sandwich - any loss to the GOP in this next election falls squarely on the Bernie strategy of tearing down others!! It's not a progressive value to "revolt" by killing off everyone who doesn't agree with you. That's the Stalin version of revolution. Real liberals win over people with ideas and hard work.
Your logic and actions prove to me that you are not a real progressive.