• xyzzy@lemmy.today
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    3 hours ago

    Please stop repeating this myth. 80% of Sanders supporters voted for Clinton in 2016. This was up to 10% higher than the percentage of Clinton supporters who voted for Barack Obama in 2008.

    • FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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      3 hours ago

      Exactly.

      Hillary lost because she was an unpopular candidate who represented The Establishment™ against an anti-establishment buffoon and then proceeded to botch her campaign, fucking around in Michigan (and then blowing the campaign.)

      things like telling the SEIU not to focus on Michigan to “fool” trump into competing in Iowa.