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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders lambasts 'absolute failure' of Democratic party's strategy [View all]Nevernose
(13,081 posts)And a waste of time. I proudly voted for Hillary -- and phone banked for, and knocked on doors for, and gave money to -- because she and Bernie agreed on all the important issues and shared a 95% similar voting record.
But gerrymandering, voter suppression, etc. wouldn't be possible if Republican politicians hadn't won the electoral positions making it possible.
It's too late to win in 2016, much less argue Sanders/Clinton, but perhaps the activist base can help correct some of the losses we've incurred over the last 15 years or so. If Sanders gets a whole lot of people involved in politics that otherwise wouldn't have been involved (which is his one strength), then I'm all for it. If his method of doing that is talking shit about the leadership of our party, well, they're big boys and girls and can handle the insult.
Because that's basically what it comes down to: we've all got hurt feelings and President Trump. The only way to stop Trump is by winning elections at every possible level. Taking the same approach that's lost us most elected positions across the US is not the way of doing that.