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This is high key her fault...
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If we didn't have the archaic Electoral College system, she would have won. She won the popular vote by millions.
Bernie would have won if the DNC wasn't so heavily focused on it being her "turn". And then it was Joes "turn" after that. Bernie was the only person Trump was afraid of.
Not saying you're wrong or anything. Just adding to it.
That is entirely possible.
However, I am not convinced Bernie could have gotten an agenda through either. It's not exactly like his political ideals are even loved by a lot of the Democrats in government.
Not saying I wouldn't have wanted him for president, I voted for him. But I am not convinced he would have been any more effective than Carter.
It's really hard to implement a progressive agenda when even the so-called left isn't on that agenda's side.
The left functionality doesn't exist in this country. We stamped them out in the Cold War and replaced them with the new Democrats who were all for social progressivism but economically were beholden to corporate interests. Then you have the conservatives who are so socially regressive they think Sharia Law is a roadmap and are so in bed with corporate interests that they'd be fine if kids died in coal mines as long as someone at the top is getting paid.
We can't have the true left back until we get voting reform. Ranked choice or approval voting is essential to allow 3rd parties to have a chance to flourish without causing a spoiler effect. That will also pull the Overton window back to the left again as the two major political parties will have less of an incentive to court extremists and will see better results at the polls if their platforms appeal to as many people as possible.