• zarkanian@sh.itjust.works
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    The DNC didn’t give us that. The people did.

    Where did I say anything about the DNC?

    Winkly’s claim was that Sanders was the people’s choice. The votes show that Clinton was actually the people’s choice, by a wide margin.

    Which “the people” are you talking about? Sanders had much more support with “the people” (i.e. voters in general), but was unable to get that support from “the people” in the core of the Democratic Party (i.e. the folks who actually decide who the nominee is going to be).

    Never let the Democrats argue that they vote based upon pragmatism when shit like this happens. The pragmatic choice would’ve been Sanders.

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      Which “the people” are you talking about? Sanders had much more support with “the people” (i.e. voters in general), but was unable to get that support from “the people” in the core of the Democratic Party (i.e. the folks who actually decide who the nominee is going to be).

      The primary voters. They’re not “the core of the Democratic Party.” They’re just regular voters. The people, if you will. The DNC decides who the nominee will be based on the votes of the people in the primaries. The people overwhelmingly voted for Clinton.

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        1 month ago

        It wasn’t even a majority of Democratic voters. Only 14% of them voted in the primary. It was a very, very small number of people who selected Clinton.

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          The ones who cared, voted. The ones who didn’t care, didn’t vote. That’s how voting works.

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              If you wanted to vote for Sanders in the general election, you should have convinced other people to vote for Sanders in the primary. That’s how primaries work.

              Look, I’m more progressive than you are. I just happen to also know how things work.