2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: What drives the extreme age division between Sanders and Clinton voters? [View all]wildeyed
(11,243 posts)Things don't change overnight. But also, maybe you were not paying attention.
Because the Supreme Court caused a bunch of the bullshit and there is nothing Obama or anyone could do about that. We just have to wait for that MF Scalia and a few of his cohort to die and hope we have a Dem in office when that happens before THAT changes.
We got ACA passed after a huge throw down with the GOP who were more horrible and obstructionist than most of us expected. The Tea Party was a new thing then. No one really understood what we were up against at first. But we are way better at fighting them now.
We had some AMAZING campaign finance laws passed in my state. Identical to much of what Sanders talks about. In a purple state with "DINO" Dems at the helm, no less.
And then y'all took your ball and went home because either you were too bored to show up or mad about a thing. And the GOP KILLED all that good legislation and we couldn't make the states properly implement the ACA, so that is mostly still screwed up. But still salvageable.
And now you think it is Obama's fault? WTF? If you don't show up to do the most basic thing which is voting, you can't complain. And if you don't show up, NO ONE in your political coalition takes you seriously as an ally and your issues may not get addressed to your satisfaction. It is not OUR job to provide candidates who are sufficiently interesting and fun to keep you engaged. And frankly, finding them is harder than you seem to think.