2016 Postmortem
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(8,621 posts)Remember when this all started, before anyone actually announced? There were people posting about 2016 before the 14 mid-terms. At that time, many of us who did not want Hillary to be the nominee made our feelings known. Liz Warren was a favorite for us; Bernie wasn't even being mentioned them, IIRC. What I remember most though was the vitriol aimed at those like me; my comment then was that I would prefer Hillary to not run, period. We were chased and hounded by certain members; called names such as left leaning libertarians, told we weren't real democrats, and subjected to constant demands that we pledge to support the nominee, meaning Hillary of course. The ugliness has only escalated since then. The bottom line is that if Liz Warren had run for the nomination, she would be as reviled as Bernie is now by these people, because they want to destroy anyone who doesn't think Hillary is the best thing ever.