2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: How are the continuing attempts to delegitmize Bernie's campaign NOT "refighting the primaries"? [View all]hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)But I also know I need to get over them and not relive the primaries. The primary hurt our party in the end and I think that shouldn't be covered up, but politics is not always peaches and cream. You have to be able to take a punch in politics.
Honestly I really don't want to go on reliving the primary or the general election because it is too painful. For all of us! Those who loved and voted for Hillary are hurting because we think what could have been. Those who voted for Sanders are hurting because they are saying what could have been if he won. But we lost and Trump won and we all need to accept it.
I do think we need to discuss the future of the party and that will be seen somewhat of a proxy battle between different wings of the party. Personally I think the center and left need to be well represented in the party. We need both sides to win a national election and alienating each other like many of us did in the primary led to the nightmare we are about to go through.
Hillary and Bernie will not be our nominee in 2020. We need to learn to accept what has happened and fight the bastard that is taking over now. And hoping he screws up is not a plan.
We are all hurting and to some extent we turned on each other this year. We need to move beyond it and pick up the pieces.
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