2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Refusal to accept Clinton as the Nominee is Rooted in Misogyny and Racism [View all]betsuni
(25,475 posts)The mistrust of Clinton. This morning I saw a news story about a fairly young middle class couple who were both teachers and so of course had trouble making ends meet. Well educated. When asked about the upcoming election, they said they can't trust Clinton to understand economic inequality and the middle class. Are they getting her mixed up with Mitt Romney? Do they think Trump would be better? It's as if they have no idea who she is.
I saw a discussion of whether or not John Kerry should be considered for VP and not one person brought up his Iraq resolution vote that was the same as Hillary's.
All of these things Fictional Hillary is supposed to do as president: start wars, abolish SS, ignore the middle class, etc. Now why would anyone do things that wouldn't get them reelected? Nobody would.
I remember when G.W. Bush was reelected, Republicans said, well, at least you know what you're getting with Bush. No, he ran for president the first time as a compassionate conservative and his administration was the opposite. With Hillary even though her record is there for all to see, somehow you can't ever know what you're getting.
And Sanders didn't push Clinton to the left. And no, it's not a surprise that many Americans are liberal (saw that mentioned on the Bill Maher show, as if more liberals have suddenly appeared during this primary). It's just that Republicans aren't in such firm control of the language anymore (like polls that asked about "Obamacare" got negative responses but positive when the ACA was simply explained) and in that Sanders has helped.