2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: OK I'll just say it: the dem establishment wants to lose this election [View all]NanceGreggs
(27,818 posts)It strikes me as blatantly obvious that those who think HRC should drop out and/or be replaced by the guy in second place - and a far-behind second place at that - are less interested in winning the WH than they are determined to have any-and-all "obstacles" removed from their guy's path. And being the clear-and-present front-runner, Hillary poses the biggest obstacle to Bernie's political ambitions.
As I've said in the past, what kind of Democrats look at Hill's poll numbers, her status as a "most admired/respected woman" in the US, as well as the world over, and says: "We've got to get someone else?"
BS has every right to run, and his supporters have every right to support him in any way they can. But attempting to take down the front-runner in hopes of giving him a clear path is not something Democrats who want a win in 2016 should be doing.
If Bernie is as awesome as his fans think he is, he should be able to overtake Hill based on his own merits, and not based on minimizing hers. If BS needs Hillary to be "out of his way" - as his supporters are continually advocating - that simply underscores his inability to move into first place status of his own accord.
That's not Politics 101 - that's common sense.