2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Why would any liberal support Hillary over Bernie? [View all]Capn Sunshine
(14,378 posts)This forum, this whole website, is full of compensated provocateurs and astroturfers whose sole purpose is to sow dissent among the rabble, by both outright lies and consistent ad hominem attacks. They think it is worthwhile to get people stirred up against their own party, and at its base DU exists to make money off clicks, so they remain ensconced. There's a huge machine that has been dedicated to bringing down the Clintons that has existed for years. If Bernie follows the same path that Howard Dean followed, and appears as an actual threat beyond the online world of websites such as DU, you'll see the guns turn towards him. Karl Rove is currently running a groups whose sole purpose is to attack Hillary from the left :
"Republicans believe they can use unsuspecting liberals to advance the rights broader goals.
Groups like America Rising and American Crossroads believe, with good reason, that Hillary Clinton has plenty of critics and skeptics among liberal activists. For the right, the goal at this stage of the race is to exploit those divisions, drive a wedge into the progressive cause, and prevent the left from coalescing around the likely Democratic nominee."
Because they can.