2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Sanders’ supporters could doom his campaign [View all]ismnotwasm
(41,989 posts)The grassroots organization is in a bit of disarray from what I understand.
A lot of the on-line organizational behavior *is* protest-like--from Facebook to Twitter to comment sections on Op-Eds and blogs, as well as political sites. They aren't exactly ruder than anyone else, but they tend to come en masse, which makes it very annoying. They do have a large number of "true believers" who comes across as cray, but you can find those everywhere. Those types are perhaps, more emboldened by Sanders message and so get a little more "air time" so to speak.
One of my very good friends is a Sanders supporter. She started in a bit with the Obama bashing and the Hillary bashing--she thinks it's truth, even though they're basically RW memes, with a large serving of "down with the man" woo woo crap. I simply told her I supported Hillary and was working toward getting her elected. I said "I love you girl" she said "I love you back"-- no argument, and we remain friends.
No, what will doom his campaign is Sanders himself, or if you like, the people who dislike, don't know, or reject his ability to be POTUS, and choose a more qualified and experienced candidate.