2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I'm feeling a little angry towards Hillary right now. [View all]FourScore
(9,704 posts)Full disclosure: I am a Bernie supporter.
However, when I saw the first debate, I felt very excited about being a democrat. I thought we had excellent candidates. I never thought Bernie would be able to win this election. I am quite impressed with what he has accomplished. Still, this election was going to be Hillary's, and once she won the primary, I was going to throw all my support behind her.
I thought the whole email stuff was just right-wing tripe in the beginning, but I had worked with classified material in Berlin during the Cold War, so I understand protocol. It was when she claimed the top secret emails were not yet classified that I started asking myself what the hell she was talking about - she knows better than that!
I began to look into the whole mess. She has been beyond cavalier. She broke laws, endangered Americans and possibly outed spies. I am convinced that an indictment is coming. I think it is unavoidable. Unfortunately, this election has become so toxic, no Hillary supporter believes me when I say that such an outcome is not my wish. Not for Hillary, not for the democrats and not for America. I am very afraid of what this server mess will mean during this high-stakes election. The FBI must make a statement soon. They need to give the democrats a way to fix this. Even if she is not indicted, the right wing is going to use it to their advantage.
I see this oncoming train, and all I can think is, "We're basically screwed."