• @PugJesus
      link
      English
      010 days ago

      You mean when we lost by some 10% in the vote against Hillary fucking Clinton, a legendarily unpopular politician, with even socialist-hostile West Virginia protest-voting for Bernie over Clinton?

      “But the DNC tipped the scales by showing favoritism”, yes, they wanted a coronation, but it didn’t come down to a handful of voters who were swayed by fucking DWS, it came down to Bernie not being able to overcome the long-standing nominee who had been building a ground game for her presidential run for… 16 years? Arguably more?

      Bernie threw his hat into the ring as a protest, not expecting to gain much support. He had to build an apparatus from the ground up in a matter of months. That he got within 10% of Clinton is a miracle and a showing of the strength of Bernie’s position - but also not a loss attributable to the sinister DNC mind-controlling millions of voters.

      • @Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In
        link
        19 days ago

        the sinister DNC mind-controlling millions of voters.

        I would count media manipulation and advance debate questions as sinister mind control.

      • @pjwestin
        link
        -1410 days ago

        Weird that you didn’t feel the need to include this in your original answer, isn’t it?

        • @PugJesus
          link
          English
          810 days ago

          Weird that you didn’t feel the need to include this in your original answer, isn’t it?

          Lord.