@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 @gshevlin @L_D_G @Dwumblord people really need to put on their big boy and big girl pants and remember what the goal is, and it's a no shit gotta happen goal, which is getting Trump out of the WH, nothing else matters...
@Madken65 @Dwumblord @L_D_G @gshevlin
I think the way we get there is to have passionate candidates people can care about and connect to.
And by getting people registered and motivated to vote.
I will vote for the Dem candidate, whomever they are. I'll even campaign for them.
But I'll also do my best to engage with multiple candidates before the primaries, and see who inspires folks. (Which is why I think Buttigieg is going to do better than many suspect.)