• TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Bernie could have done it in 2016 and in 2020, but not this round. Biden did actually win the big party, so you stick with the horse that runs.

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        9 months ago

        Bernie was running away with it both times, before ratfuckery ensued. You can live in denial of it, but whatever, it happened.

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          9 months ago

          Bernie wasn’t running away with it in 2016. I say this as someone who voted for Bernie in both 2016 and 2020. Bernie put up an amazing showing for an old socialist from Vermont against the DNC’s crown princess with some 30+ years of national fame and name recognition, but he was never in serious reach of the nomination.

          In 2020 he was very close, but he got outplayed, unfortunately, by the moderates who united against him, and the other progressive in the race who chose to stay in and split the vote and crush what chance he had.