there are tons of independents esp young independents who are learning about the primary process, getting involved, and VOTING bc of him. they aren't democrats but they ARE progressives and i guarantee you without sanders they would be incredibly demotivated and discouraged
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I don't really care if this hurts Clinton, and I'm not convinced it will hurt enough to deny her the actual presidency (at best Sanders has revealed problems more than he is actually causing them), but are his supporters forming their own opinion or forming a crafted (by Sanders) opinion? Those two aren't the same thing and don't have the same effect on democracy. Because right now we have evidence of them not voting for down-ticket races in significant amount of number to have that candidate lose a tight race, even when Sanders had endorsed someone, which suggests that his candidacy is more a cult of personality meets valid frustration than an actual educational/participatory experience. Which isn't at all healthy for democracy, and also importantly, is incredibly easily dismissable by the DNC.
Which is to say here is an article detailing the lack of interest on a down-ticket race even when Sanders got involved (significant enough for a loss against a much more repugnant opponent); is there anything beyond anecdotal evidence (
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i'm glad Bernie's running and staying in
there are tons of independents esp young independents who are learning about the primary process, getting involved, and VOTING bc of him. they aren't democrats but they ARE progressives and i guarantee you without sanders they would be incredibly demotivated and discouraged ( ... )
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Which is to say here is an article detailing the lack of interest on a down-ticket race even when Sanders got involved (significant enough for a loss against a much more repugnant opponent); is there anything beyond anecdotal evidence ( ( ... )
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