The headlines over the past few weeks have been unrelenting. The Trump administration is activating the full power of the federal government against perceived enemies, from liberal groups to elections officials to a former FBI director.Meanwhile, autocratic powers like China and Russia are running i...
  • xyzzy@lemmy.today
    171·
    2 days ago

    Please stop repeating this myth. 80% of Sanders supporters voted for Clinton in 2016. This was up to 10% higher than the percentage of Clinton supporters who voted for Barack Obama in 2008.

    • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
      111·
      2 days ago

      Exactly.

      Hillary lost because she was an unpopular candidate who represented The Establishment™ against an anti-establishment buffoon and then proceeded to botch her campaign, fucking around in Michigan (and then blowing the campaign.)

      things like telling the SEIU not to focus on Michigan to “fool” trump into competing in Iowa.

    • DagwoodIII@piefed.socialEnglish
      34·
      1 day ago

      edited.

      So, you ignore everything else I wrote to focus on the "Bernie Bros.’

      How about we deal with 2025 and beyond?

      • xyzzy@lemmy.today
        4·
        15 hours ago

        I didn’t ignore the rest. I just corrected the part that was incorrect and (in my view) unnecessarily divisive.