2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Hillary Clinton supporters can't attack Bernie Sanders on policy [View all]RBInMaine
(13,570 posts)And, most Bernie supporters are not attacking Clinton. However, MORE of them are than are Clinton supporters attacking Bernie. For the most part, it has actually been a pretty congenial campaign. It is the die hards doing the attacking. If you look around DU, the smears and attacks against Hillary have been numerous and disgusting. It is really shitty stuff.
As a Hillary supporter I have always said great things about Bernie, but I just know a confirmed socialist has no hope of winning a general election in the US.
Also, on policy, while I agree with most of Bernie's ideas, he says little to nothing about growing the private economy where most jobs are created, particularly in small and medium businesses. Government programs and spending alone can not win an election. He is very short on HOW to raise wages, and it can't just be raising the minimum wage. Most people aren't on the minimum wage. Bernie needs to talk more to the middle, not just to the bottom where too many of those people do not even bother to vote.