@Dwumblord @L_D_G Eegads. Anointing a nominee almost never works. Think back the last 30 years.
Bob Dole - anointed GOP in 1996.
Al Gore - anointed Dem in 2000
John McCain - anointed GOP in 2008
Mitt Romney - anointed GOP in 2012
Hillary Clinton - anointed Dem in 2016
These were all acclaimed in advance as the nominee, and other opponents were cleared out of the way.
Hillary Clinton did do very well in the general election, winning the popular vote by a good margin, despite foreign interference -- so, while I agree with the overall sentiment against the party anointing candidates, I am not sure that's as strong a case as folks make it out to be.
And yes, there were shenanigans in the primaries -- partly by the party and partly by the media.
I don't consider that a good reason not to vote for Sanders, though.
Sanders is not my favorite candidate, but for reasons that have nothing to do with the DNC.
I consider Warren to have similar policies with a much stronger track record of getting them enacted.
I hope people will pay attention to the policies, plans, and voting records of candidates rather than voting based on BS like likeability or electability.
@tyghebright I am afraid i disagree first and foremost electibility and forget the rest we need to win....@gshevlin @L_D_G @Dwumblord
@catlynne333 @Dwumblord @L_D_G @gshevlin
My problem with that is when we focus on electability, we get pablum that no one really likes. The things people think lead to electability, like being middle of the road, tend to NOT get us a candidate who anyone actually wants to vote for.
Mitt Romney was considered highly "electable".
@tyghebright @L_D_G @Dwumblord @catlynne333 So was Al Gore...until he wasn't elected.
The anointed nominee of a party is usually a milquetoast moderate who is about as exciting as watching paint dry.
@tyghebright well i think democrats are to idealistic and want to elect some ideal rather than worry about winning.. I have seen it before in caucus and have spoken up and gotten a candidate that wins rather than some idealistic tokenism @gshevlin @L_D_G @Dwumblord