2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumMark Shields: "He lost the nomination, but he won the future of the Democratic Party."
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JUDY WOODRUFF: How much do you think, Mark, the fact that they sort of the White House orchestrated this, this week, in a way that they just they gave Bernie Sanders gave the space to get out when he wants to.
MARK SHIELDS: Democrats, historically, when they form a firing squad, from a circle. This was a total exception.
It was brilliantly choreographed. In addition to the presidents endorsement, a man not noted for his self-doubt, to say that she was the most qualified presidential candidate in his lifetime was quite an admission and statement.
I thought the other part of it, Judy, was the deference and respect and space they gave given to Bernie Sanders, that hes paid homage, hes paid tribute, and I think deservedly so. He lost the nomination, but he won the future of the Democratic Party.
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http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/shields-and-brooks-on-anticlimactic-clinton-victory-trumps-moral-chasm/
Mike Nelson
(9,966 posts)...compared to the Republicans. Bernie's a hero. We have them under a barrel!
pampango
(24,692 posts)At least one can hope.
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)zazen
(2,978 posts)Shields is being very kind and generous, but each and every one of us has a helluva lot of work to do. I'll vote for HRC because we can continue that work more successfully within the context of her administration than in a maniac like Trump's, which would probably precipitate a constitutional crisis and coup within weeks.
I liken Sanders more to John the Baptist, in the jeremiad tradition. I don't know how good an administrator he could have been anyway. He has helped wake millions of people up and set the stage for our own hard work, conversion, and redemption (which is what Jesus, a man, symbolizes anyway). The Good News for which John the Baptist was paving the way IMO wasn't for someone divine to rescue you and whisk you away from all of your troubles, but for you to learn (through the Gospel) how to liberate yourself and help your fellow human being through often difficult but very rewarding, transformative daily spiritual choices and practice.
He's "won" by waking people up, but what we do with it is on us.
Armstead
(47,803 posts)When he was mayor of Burlington he surprosied everyone bywhat a pragmatic and effective CEO he turned out to be.
We blew abig opportunity.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/10/31/socialist-even-conservative-could-love-burlington-mayor-sanders-was-able-out-republican-republicans/SCmh2TLifXxXRPFKC8NMjO/story.htm
lhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-dreier/bernies-burlington-what-k_b_7510704.html
senseandsensibility
(17,114 posts)and we need people like Bernie to constantly show us that. I love your post. You made many good points.
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)in ALL of its permutations. We DO get it right quite often.
How can any sentient person not see the devastating contrast with the fast-disintegrating GOP? Running away in droves from their nominee and his appalling rhetoric.
stonecutter357
(12,697 posts)cali
(114,904 posts)going to be the nominee. I've always said it would be Hillary, but in no way did I expect Sanders' success in dominating the political conversation.
stonecutter357
(12,697 posts)Last edited Sat Jun 11, 2016, 11:16 AM - Edit history (1)
happy now......
cali
(114,904 posts)by young voters. They are the future of the party.
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)favored Sanders.
Tom Rinaldo
(22,913 posts)Except that she really wasn't of course. It wasn't a rejection of her then, nor of Bernie now, voters had a different preference, and a lot of factors go into that. And sometimes people don't vote for who they really prefer, they pragmatically vote for who they think will win. Bernie had the highest favorables of any Democratic candidate. Democrats polled nationally were happy with their choices this year, none were "rejected"