2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: A white privileged trump voter told me this [View all]berksdem
(599 posts)the false belief that Bernie is the reason HRC lost has been the biggest prevailing theme on DU as of late - and it is total BS. Maybe, if HRC and her campaign actually ran a 50 state campaign instead of ignoring portions of the voting populations she would win. Maybe, just maybe, if the DNC did not screw Bernie over he would have bailed out earlier and Hillary would have won. Maybe, just maybe, the HRC campaign should have really paid attention to the rust belt. Maybe, just maybe, if the majority of women voting would have voted for HRC she would win...
Stop acting like HRC is the golden rule. She was a flawed candidate that ran a flawed campaign. I voted for her and I did so with enthusiasm. I also predicted that Trump would win while being told that "things will be fine" and HRC "has it in the bag."
Right now the division within the Democratic party is the major issue. HRC and her supporters constantly blaming everyone except themselves for their campaign failures. If people would look at the party without living in a bubble things might go in the right direction.
As of right now - blaming everyone else for your failures makes things looks petty. The time is to reorganize as a party instead of splitting.