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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders: Its a tragic mistake to dismiss anti-establishment voters as deplorable [View all]MadCrow
(155 posts)I think Bernie got it right. Hillarys' deplorable comment was taken out of context by the media. Trump's followers and watchers of Fox news aren't going to take the nuanced approach. They just assumed that Clinton lumped them all together in her unfortunate statement. Although I am originally from NY, I now live in WV and I have seen how the Democratic Party has failed to deliver on its promises. While the rest of the country is doing well, we are falling farther and farther behind. These people are angry and hurting, so they want to lash out at those in power, the establishment if you will. Trump hit a chord with his comments about people in power and they chose to vent their anger and frustration by voting for him. Unfortunately, I fear it will be to their own detriment.
I supported Bernie and I spoke to a lot of people who didn't like Trump, but also felt that Hillary supported the status quo and wanted a change. Hillary did not come across as a change candidate and she did not generate the enthusiasm among the parts of the electorate that Bernie did. I was at the WV Democratic Convention and we approved the most progressive platform ever in our state. I believe we could have attracted many dissatisfied voters if the national DNC and the national media had not written off our state and other's like it and given Bernie a platform to be heard, instead of being marginalized and considered a fringe candidate. However, that is my personal opinion and it's all now water under the bridge. After the convention I followed Bernie's lead and supported Hillary.
Now is the time to unite and calling Bernie a liar and accusing his followers of causing us to lose the election is counter- productive when there is certainly enough blame to go around. We tried it Hillary's way and now is time to make change. So let's get started.