2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Kos: A Black Man's take on NN/BLM dustup: "Black Folks No on Bernie? Really?" [View all]Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)Those are a lot more understandable than what you've been told by what I assume were supporters of other candidates.
But they don't offer as much of a chance for Bernie to make inroads as I'd hoped. Sure, he's still got a long way to go in terms of introducing himself, and addressing issues in ways that are appropriate, and I am willing to bet that his 'electability' polling will keep going up against Repubs the longer the race goes, but that third one is the really tough nut to crack. Even if he does 'split his focus', that limited capital is always a problem. Still, I think there's already room even WITH the current Congress to move forward on some issues dealing with the justice system, and Bernie might actually be able to work with Republicans a bit easier than Clinton, given for how long they've been demonizing her to their base. They're not going to be able to simply turn on a dime and start working with her on much of anything without having the base turn on them. Unless she truly does have enough coattails to flip Congress, I suspect she'll be treated in much the same way Obama has, minus the racism, plus some sexism.