The Republicans blew up before we did but we have an element of this in our house.

A lot of it came in w/ the Bernie movement of "its rigged" against him.

Conspiracy believers do NOT Vote. They don't vote for him and won't for us. They didn't vote for Trump. This is a deadend
Bernie lost the primary on March 15, 2016

Staying in after was a Hail Mary Pass.

The DNC staffers annoyed he was staying in and being visceral to drive up HRC's negative wrote a bunch of fustrated emails. Hating him was not evidence of rigging.
You say well Clinton stayed all the way until June 2008.

She also won the popular vote that year- evidence it was a lot closer than a man that got blown out by 4 million.

It was never close. He lost early.
a world of Bernie conspiracy horseshoe back to Qanon is born of this moment

Staff said inappropriate things bcuz he was delaying full staffing/funding for the general election. + demonizing typical fundraising activities- so they grew fustrated. But shit talking isn't rigging
We need to be firm about the acceptance of reality.
Sanders lost in March 15, 2016

The first DNC email was dated in May 2016 well beyond the time he was even viable

Yes, I understand their was a cottage industry telling you he could still win- by some funny math -he couldn't
Each week I would see my friends post on Facebook about a new Math that meant if he won California - he won everything.

Fact check that!
Robert Reich would stretch truth beyond reason- to tell you if he won California - it would all even up. HRC won California 2008 -it didn't
People made a lot of money scamming Bernie Sanders support that he was still viable way after he was not.

And elephant in the room came out in 2020 that we understood in 2016. Half of Sanders votes were anti HRC not pro him. He didn't have coattails that would help us win
This is important to recap because people think the establishment is holding them back.

Foremost- the establishment is not a thing- its a group of ppl working for their political cause. You can't fight them to scorch earth and then expect them to help you.
President Obama won over HRC the establishment favorite
President Bill Clinton beat a host of favorites.

You can win as an outsider. You cannot win as a DESTROYER

Sanders ran as a DESTROYER. It doesn't even make sense- how is a broken Democrat party able to win?
Sanders wasn't prevented from winning

Being that liberal is still very niche at this point in history - no matter what @ChrisHayesTV tells you.

Young ppl are still not reliable voters despite how much they use that data to prove Leftists are on the precipice of winning.
Someone's desire for a universal healthcare system does not mean the LEFTIST form is popular.

I have seen that three-card Monty game on social media.

"The policies are popular look" They pull out generic agreement polls.

It will end the same mostly losses.
These tricks with data.

This lack of accepting reality

These tactics of yelling you need us to beat them bend the knee are being played on the far left and the far right.

They are both caustic.

They create " Private Idahos of reality" that make the parties vulnerable
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