• spacecadet@lemm.ee
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      93
      arrow-down
      8
      ·
      7 months ago

      If it weren’t for Hillary and the DNC being corrupt, Bernie would have destroyed trump in 2016. I know so many people where I was living in middle America that flipped from Bernie to Trump.

      • Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        4
        ·
        7 months ago

        I never supported the orange (am Canadian so I don’t get a say) but after Bernie lost in 2016, I kind of wanted him to win (not enough to actually vote differently though).

        Why? Cause I knew he would get us here faster.

        If we are going on the wrong path before we correct course, might as well do it faster.

        I want a revolution, I prefer FDR style, but I guess the only option is French style (which I don’t officially support).

      • finitebanjo@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        6
        arrow-down
        14
        ·
        7 months ago

        Alright but Hillary Clinton beat Bernie Sanders in the Primary Elections, so the “corruption” you’re referring to is like 30 Million People.

          • finitebanjo@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            4
            arrow-down
            7
            ·
            7 months ago

            Yeah, vote totals were like 16 Million for Hillary Clinton and 13 Million for Bernie Sanders. Maybe if more people voted in the primaries we would see Bernie at the helm.

        • spacecadet@lemm.ee
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          5
          arrow-down
          1
          ·
          7 months ago

          Yes, because of the “super” delegates which was like 20 people who can automatically outvote the other hundreds of delegates.

          • Nalivai@discuss.tchncs.de
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            2
            arrow-down
            1
            ·
            edit-2
            7 months ago

            They are talking about popular vote, not how delegates voted. And they voted according to popular vote. Every time.
            I don’t know what will happen if the people will vote differently than delegates would like to, but so far it never happened

            • WanderingVentra@lemm.ee
              link
              fedilink
              arrow-up
              3
              ·
              7 months ago

              People voted for her, and Biden, because they thought they could win the general, because they were “popular” during the primaries. Not to mention the whole media misrepresented his policies, attitudes, supporters, etc. It’s very easy to convince people to vote against their interest with the proper tricks (which Trump as our current President-elect proves).

              • Nalivai@discuss.tchncs.de
                link
                fedilink
                arrow-up
                1
                ·
                7 months ago

                If you add Hilary votes in the 2016 primaries and Biden in 2020, you will get less than 30 millions. 10% of population, 20% of voters. Not even quarter.

          • finitebanjo@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            6
            arrow-down
            7
            ·
            edit-2
            7 months ago

            It was real close except for the millions more people who voted for Hillary.

            Edit: sorry for the transparency making it hard to read on dark modes.