2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: If Hillary loses to trump, it's all on her and her campaign. It won't be my fault [View all]Aerows
(39,961 posts)to start the Nader wailing. I've repeatedly said it isn't my fault, either. Point your fingers at Hillary and the DNC.
None of them have bothered to wonder if she has a significant portion of Democrats that don't want to vote for her how on earth they think she will fare against Independents and Republicans.
I've asked before: Will Hillary Clinton make up for the lost Democrats (and absent enthusiasm) with Independents and cross-over Republicans?
I get *crickets* *crickets* *crickets*
"Beating" Bernie is the absolute least of her campaign's worries. Shaming and fear mongering 'recalcitrant' Bernie supporters into voting for her is what they have left, and strong-minded people are the ones that are ardent Bernie supporters to begin with, i.e. people with whom such tactics are not effective.
If I wasn't a Democrat, I wouldn't be pointing this out. I'd just keep my mouth shut and watch it implode. Since I am a Democrat, I point this out because our party is at stake. Heading into the general election with a candidate getting interviewed by the FBI and possibly being indicted, the Clinton Foundation arms-for-donations shady business and assorted other unsavory dealings should give long-term Democrats pause.
But it doesn't. Every Democrat gets to suffer through this general election if she is the nominee, and you know what? I *WILL* be the one to say I told you so, because I have said this for months. The minute she is the nominee it won't just be the boom dropping - it will be the whole fucking Titanic, and she will take us all with her.