2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: So Bernistas are already descending into conspiracy theory land. A little soon, don't you think? [View all]DanTex
(20,709 posts)Which, by the way, was the NRA's top legislative priority at the time. Sorry, but Sanders was wrong on that issue, and I don't think that progressives should be making excuses for the gun lobby simply because they don't want to believe that Sanders has any faults. I stand by that.
I also stand by the fact that Sanders isn't currently reaching minority voters, something that is not only evidenced by polls, but something that his campaign has acknowledged. Also that he is prioritizing economic issues over social issues, and this is a legitimate complaint by people who think social issues are important. I never said anything about him not caring about immigrants, or being too old or too Jewish, or being racist or any of that. In fact, nobody has called him racist on DU, that whole thing is a straw argument designed to deflect from criticism that he doesn't place enough emphasis on social issues.
And I stand my the opinion that he would not fare well against the GOP. Part of this is because he is too far left for the general public, being for example a self-described socialist. Part of it is that he won't be able to compete financially. And, yes, while his ideas are appealing to white liberals like you find in Vermont, the country's demographics are not like that at all.
All that is legitimate, even though you might disagree. OTOH, claiming that the AFT endorsement was "cooked" is conspiratorial stupidity.