Sandy Shanks
Gold Member
- Jul 10, 2018
- 3,550
- 1,025
- 210
- Banned
- #1
Is the Democratic Party destined to become the minority party for the foreseeable future? Taking into account the way Democrats have been behaving for the past four years, it would seem so.
In 2016, the GOP nominated a unlikable novice for President who bragged about his sexual exploits to a national television audience. It was the Democratic Party's election to lose. Instead, they snatched defeat from the jaws of victory by nominating the worst possible candidate, Hillary Clinton. She was extremely well-qualified, but she had a ton of baggage to heft around during her election campaign, including an FBI investigation into her private server which she foolishly used while SecState.
She had another severe handicap, the independent socialist, Bernie Sanders. Bernie was not -- and is not now -- a member of the Democratic Party, and he felt slighted by the DNC's selection process in which Clinton was nominated. He did not keep his angst a secret. He bellowed it out to his devoted flock. Collectively, they felt cheated and some wanted the Democratic Party to pay.
Thus Bernie Sanders is responsible for Trump.
Please allow me to explain. Trump won because of the electoral votes in three states that were expected to go for Clinton, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. Trump won all three states by less than 80,000 votes. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...-three-states/
Bent on revenge, incredibly, Sanders' supporters switched their allegiance from a self-admitted to socialist to a dedicated, uncompromising capitalist, Donald J. Trump. 51,000 Sanders supporters voted for Trump in Wisconsin. 47,000 Sanders supporters voted for Trump in Michigan, and 116,000 Sanders supporters voted for Trump in Pennsylvania. Bernie Sanders Voters Helped Trump Win and Here's Proof
Sanders' supporters gleefully admitted they voted for Trump. They were proud they were able to take out their revenge on the DNC.
Is Sanders out to destroy the Democrat's chances again? "This is the political reality of the moment ... we are taking on the entire political establishment, both the Republican and Democratic establishment," Sanders said. Is he calling for an election or a revolution? Will this approach beat Trump? Do a majority of American voters want a revolution? This is something Democrats should be thinking about.
The predominantly white Democratic voters in Iowa chose a gay man and a socialist to run against Trump. The predominantly white Democratic voters in New Hampshire are likely to do the same. Don't get me wrong, while I am not infatuated with the socialist, Sanders, and I hold him responsible for Trump, I have nothing against Buttigieg, and I like what he says. I am just not at all sure that America is ready for a gay President. 63 million Americans voted for Trump in 2016. Most are still around in 2020, and many are disappointed with Trump. But will they vote for a gay candidate? Does the Democratic Party just toss 63 million votes away?
It gets worse. Bernie Sanders took the lead in a national Quinnipiac University poll, overtaking former Vice President Joe Biden. Sanders received 25% support among Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents, with Biden at 17%. Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg saw a surge in support with 15%.
Yes, it is only one poll, but is it an outlier or a harbinger of the future? Are the Democrats going to nominate a socialist to defeat Trump? If so, they can kiss the independent vote away. There are a huge number of moderate Republicans who want a viable alternative to Trump. If the Democrats nominate a socialist, they can kiss that vote away, too.
Once again, are the Democrats going to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory?
Good God, I hope not. Trump has to be beaten. Our country may not survive another four years of this man and his obvious allegiance to Putin, the man who helped put Trump in office in 2016.
I can understand liberal and progressives wanting to make changes, but they should wait until they control the White House and Congress. It is within their grasp in 2020 if they don't blow it.
Then make changes when they have the power to do so. Right now they don't and they can't.
In 2016, the GOP nominated a unlikable novice for President who bragged about his sexual exploits to a national television audience. It was the Democratic Party's election to lose. Instead, they snatched defeat from the jaws of victory by nominating the worst possible candidate, Hillary Clinton. She was extremely well-qualified, but she had a ton of baggage to heft around during her election campaign, including an FBI investigation into her private server which she foolishly used while SecState.
She had another severe handicap, the independent socialist, Bernie Sanders. Bernie was not -- and is not now -- a member of the Democratic Party, and he felt slighted by the DNC's selection process in which Clinton was nominated. He did not keep his angst a secret. He bellowed it out to his devoted flock. Collectively, they felt cheated and some wanted the Democratic Party to pay.
Thus Bernie Sanders is responsible for Trump.
Please allow me to explain. Trump won because of the electoral votes in three states that were expected to go for Clinton, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. Trump won all three states by less than 80,000 votes. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...-three-states/
Bent on revenge, incredibly, Sanders' supporters switched their allegiance from a self-admitted to socialist to a dedicated, uncompromising capitalist, Donald J. Trump. 51,000 Sanders supporters voted for Trump in Wisconsin. 47,000 Sanders supporters voted for Trump in Michigan, and 116,000 Sanders supporters voted for Trump in Pennsylvania. Bernie Sanders Voters Helped Trump Win and Here's Proof
Sanders' supporters gleefully admitted they voted for Trump. They were proud they were able to take out their revenge on the DNC.
Is Sanders out to destroy the Democrat's chances again? "This is the political reality of the moment ... we are taking on the entire political establishment, both the Republican and Democratic establishment," Sanders said. Is he calling for an election or a revolution? Will this approach beat Trump? Do a majority of American voters want a revolution? This is something Democrats should be thinking about.
The predominantly white Democratic voters in Iowa chose a gay man and a socialist to run against Trump. The predominantly white Democratic voters in New Hampshire are likely to do the same. Don't get me wrong, while I am not infatuated with the socialist, Sanders, and I hold him responsible for Trump, I have nothing against Buttigieg, and I like what he says. I am just not at all sure that America is ready for a gay President. 63 million Americans voted for Trump in 2016. Most are still around in 2020, and many are disappointed with Trump. But will they vote for a gay candidate? Does the Democratic Party just toss 63 million votes away?
It gets worse. Bernie Sanders took the lead in a national Quinnipiac University poll, overtaking former Vice President Joe Biden. Sanders received 25% support among Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents, with Biden at 17%. Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg saw a surge in support with 15%.
Yes, it is only one poll, but is it an outlier or a harbinger of the future? Are the Democrats going to nominate a socialist to defeat Trump? If so, they can kiss the independent vote away. There are a huge number of moderate Republicans who want a viable alternative to Trump. If the Democrats nominate a socialist, they can kiss that vote away, too.
Once again, are the Democrats going to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory?
Good God, I hope not. Trump has to be beaten. Our country may not survive another four years of this man and his obvious allegiance to Putin, the man who helped put Trump in office in 2016.
I can understand liberal and progressives wanting to make changes, but they should wait until they control the White House and Congress. It is within their grasp in 2020 if they don't blow it.
Then make changes when they have the power to do so. Right now they don't and they can't.