2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders is winning some big victories over the Dem platform [View all]zenabby
(364 posts)I am actually quite tired of the righteousness here. Hillary is not choosing her position because she is afraid or not bold enough to chose Bernie's positions. She has thought them through and feels that is a better solution. The people who voted for her did not vote for her because they felt Bernie's ideas were the best but Hillary would do or because they would settle for a realistic version. They believe in Hillary's ideas. The demographic supporting Bernie and Hillary are different. Unlike 20 year olds, Hillary's supporters don't go to rallies and raise their voices. That does not mean our voices are any lower. I personally disagree with many of Bernie's ideas. My priorities based on my personal life does not align with Bernie's priorities. So, yes, they are concessions. There is no one right answer here. We are all entitled to our opinions, and the winner sets the tone/rules. The loser gets the concessions.