2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: If Bernie thinks the only way to win is to win white working class voters at the expense of [View all]MadDAsHell
(2,067 posts)I think that's the kind of attitude that just lost us this election, from the Presidency all the way down to local seats.
Our politicians need to cut the bullshit; stop tailoring a women's message, and a racial minority's message, and a white men's message.
ALL PEOPLE care about jobs.
ALL PEOPLE care about wars.
ALL PEOPLE care about personal safety and terrorism.
Hillary's (and the Democratic Party, and DU's) biggest mistake this last election was assuming that gender identity, race, and sexual orientation are the only issues people care about. That offensive comments about women do more to turn off voters than voting for war. That trying to disqualify your opponent is more important than trying to qualify yourself.
We've got a lot to work on.