Bernie Sanders wistful about a missed matchup against Trump: 'I wish to God I'd had the opportunity'

[JHan]

57. lol

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If you think his late entrance into the DNC , joining the party a year before a General Election, and his vilification of people who sincerely disagreed with his economic positions wasn't damaging, we didn't follow the same election cycle. And he stayed on even when it was clear he lost - yes that did do damage. Clinton was framed as the "corrupt establishment" which fit Trump's narratives perfectly because the GOP , being the anti-government party only when it suits them, laser focused on the Obama Administration and all those who represented it - including Hillary.


Trump used Sander's own dishonest critiques of Clinton against Her. He could have been more strategic, he could have joined the party years ago, he could have demonstrated loyalty and he did not. He could have observed Obama's strategy in 2008 and how he raised his profile in the party from 2004, so that by 2008 he was able to outfox Clinton with the delegates. Instead he barged in, and set up a war against whoever, and his supporters joined in on the action. Yes all this happened.

he didn't bother with the emails because he wanted to strike at the heart of HRC's record, which was more damaging, so he vilified her for wall street speeches, the most damaging "excerpts" wasn't even all that damaging, he misrepresented her views on trade - suddenly anyone who ever supported a trade deal was the enemy and part of the corrupt establishment - I could go on and on with his autocratism which turned me off. Then there was the fiasco of him suing the DNC.

It should have come as a surprise to no one hillary won the primaries.