2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Sanders: If Clinton Wins, She'll Have To Win Over My Supporters Herself [View all]procon
(15,805 posts)C'mon, you know that as well I do. If you really, honestly and sincerely want to change the political climate then agree to start somewhere, anywhere. If you miss the round, stay in the game work to elect better Dems the nest time, or the next time, or the time after that, if that's what it takes.
Even though he had been campaigning for only a few months, Bernie fans had a lot enthusiastic idealism, but they seemed to lose sight of the big picture and the ultimate goal of keeping the WH in Democratic hands. Sanders got his foot in the door, he got the ball rolling, but it was unrealistic to ever think that was enough to completely reshape the entrenched nature of the current political system. More work needs to be done, and while I don't know who's going to pick up the torch and carry on from where he leaves off, the path is wide open for the right person.