2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Wow - the concern trolls were right. [View all]Demsrule86
(68,539 posts)It will take a miracle for us to keep progressive policy going back to Roosevelt. Bernie should never have run. Since he insisted on running during a critical year (courts), he should have got out of the primary when it was clear he could not win. Instead, Bernie waited around hoping for the Indictment fairy He should have conceded in the usual way. Instead, he created much drama. Clearly, he caused a huuuuge division in our party, and he is not even a Democrat. I don't say Bernie meant this to happen...but he bears a great deal of the responsibility for the Trump victory. My fear is that Democrats will not be able to put this toxic episode behind us, and we will lose again. One more loss and we are done. We could have saved the courts. As the mother of a gay daughter, I honestly don't know if I can ever forgive Bernie and those who voted for Trump...either directly,voting third party or staying home.