2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: If HRC IS nominated, she will HAVE to get every Sanders voter behind her to win... [View all]qdouble
(891 posts)Bernie supporters will think that he's strong because he's inspirational. While Hillary supporters will think he's weak because his platform is unrealistic and that republicans would attack him as being a communist in the general. Hillary supporters think Hillary is a good candidate because she's pragmatic and have fond memories of Bill, while Bernie supporters think she has a lot of baggage and is corrupt. Even if we were to look at other potential candidates, I'm sure arguments could be made of their strengths or weaknesses.
Beyond that, politics is partisan and cognitive dissonance is strong. I guarantee you, I could take some of Bernie's positions or statement and say that Hillary said them and Bernie supporters would vilify her and vice versa. Republicans voted for Trump when he isn't a conservative. People like who they like and hate who they hate, and it's not all based on facts or positions.
The process of governing is often boring. The problem with presidents running on "Hope and Change" platforms is that in reality, they only have king like powers in regards to the military. Everything else is compromise.
The system is broken and we should improve it, but anyone thinking that it's going to drastically change overnight is bound to be disappointed as political progress is slow in a stable society.