Bernie, Bernie, Bernie...

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I'm really fed up with so many on this site blaming Bernie for HRC's loss. A loss is a loss. If people truly believed in her, they would have voted for her. I read recently Bernie forced HRC to lean more left than remain centrist. That wasn't the case between her and Obama; and she lost to him.

States, I truly never would turn red turned red---like Pennsylvania. Yeah, that really shocked me. I don't think Bernie had anything to do with that. Was/Am I a Bernie supporter hell yeah! But I wasn't supporting Bernie because I hated HRC---I was actually supporting a person who was adding to a two party system and leading a strong coalition.

I HATE a two party system. I hate the electoral college. Voices are lost---you either have to stick to one or another but can't seem to move past it. I liked Bernie's politics, no doubt. But he was building something there that I feel the US needed. Not to mention it was a focus on social programs that I appreciate.

In reality, if we have to blame someone or people for HRC's loss---it's the fact she could not in any way connect with uneducated White women voters. Not to mention her ratings with educated White women voters versus Trumps was negligible. Bernie didn't do anything. I think even the reporters were shocked by how much White women voters influenced the election---because they had spent so much of their time on the Latino vote.

They took for granted that White women voters would go for HRC without a doubt. Just like they expected Obama to have the Black vote. They underestimated their numbers, presence, and what they stood for. Never take women for granted, no matter the colour of their skin.

So rather than harass Bernie---lets focus on voting statistics and who matter aside from getting our small town people to run for town elections. That's the way to make proactive changes and who's minds we have to influence if not change.