Sanders' chief strategist Tad Devine on the DNC, super PACs, and the Democratic Socialist wave.
  • hperrin@lemmy.caEnglish
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    9 days ago

    Sure, but he was already losing by an overwhelming majority before anyone voted. Hillary had something like 40 delegates already.

    Edit: 360 delegates, actually.

    • FiniteBanjo@feddit.onlineEnglish
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      11 days ago

      So youā€™re saying that if Bernie started with 40 more delegates that MILLIONS more people would have voted for him instead? Fat chance, pal.

        • FiniteBanjo@feddit.onlineEnglish
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          11 days ago

          If you want me to come up with a reason why the person who receives millions more votes should become the representative then clearly you oppose democracy and idgaf about your opinion on anything.

          Being chosen by the people is what is fair.

            • FiniteBanjo@feddit.onlineEnglish
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              11 days ago

              Popular vote: HRC: 16,917,853 Bernie: 13,210,550
              Percentage: 55.2%, 43.1%

              Weā€™ve been discussing how Bernie lost the popular vote this entire time. It was a brutal defeat where he was 2 digit percent margin. Even worse, in 2020 he lost to Joseph Biden when Biden literally doubled his vote.

                • FiniteBanjo@feddit.onlineEnglish
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                  11 days ago

                  There is a concerted effort to keep everyone in the dark about this, including Americans, so itā€™s totally understandable.

                  • MartianRecon@lemmus.orgEnglish
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                    11 days ago

                    Bro itā€™s fucking exhausting how many progressive spaces refuse to admit that Bernie didnā€™t fucking get the votes to be the nominee. By like, a landslide.

                    I do think that in hindsight Clinton should have made him her VP choice though.