Obama popular vote 2008: 69.5 million
Obama popular vote 2012: 65.9 million
Hillary popular vote 2016: 63 million, maybe
That's why Hillary lost, the rather lame turnout by Democrats.
Obama popular vote 2012: 65.9 million
Hillary popular vote 2016: 63 million, maybe
That's why Hillary lost, the rather lame turnout by Democrats.
Somehow, though, I don't think they'll learn any lessons. They've dropped the ball for too long, and played the role of the appeasers for too long. They've cozied up to the Republicans and moved their party far to the right, occasionally talking the talk but rarely walking the walk. This is what they get.
The DNC Chairperson, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, had to resign after showing blatant favouritism towards Clinton at Sanders expense[1]. It wasn't Sanders' unconventionality that was the issue, it was the clear favouritism towrds one candidate over the other.
[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debbie_Wasserman_Schultz#2016_...
Hillary on the other hand is a classic globalist, backed by Wall Street and an endless parade of billionaires. She was the establishment in an anti-establishment election.
Further, if Sanders had gotten the Democratic nomination, the debates, issues, and media coverage would have been far different, perhaps even swaying those who had wound up casting an anti-Clinton vote by voting for Trump to instead vote for Sanders.
One other thing to keep in mind that the turnout for Trump may have been much smaller had his opponent not been Clinton.
Why do people only seem to consider TWO candidates. There was a third on the ballot to be considered. I wonder if these people did that at all.
Note: My point only is did they consider the third candidate. Not that they should have voted for him.