Trump was never the better alternative to Hillary.
Trump was the stalking horse of the Hilary campaign, via her Pied Piper Strategy.
He would not have even been on the ballot had she not sponsored his run.
Now we’re seeing the same dynamic in the LA mayor race, with the incumbent Karen Bass sending her donors to Spencer Pratt in order to keep a DSA rival off the final ballot.
Right, true. Though that’s because practically everyone at the time thought people would be crazy to vote for him in the first place.
Which absent of the Electoral College, they were right. Hillary won 3 million more votes and both then and now was objectively the better candidate for whom to vote.
Hence again, why Sanders endorsed and campaigned for her.
everyone at the time thought people would be crazy to vote for him in the first place.
Not everyone. We’d seen this cycle of the reactionary break out vote in '08 and '12. Ted Cruz probably could have secured the nomination if Trump hadn’t run and he’s a whole different level of fascist.
Trump was the stalking horse of the Hilary campaign, via her Pied Piper Strategy.
He would not have even been on the ballot had she not sponsored his run.
Now we’re seeing the same dynamic in the LA mayor race, with the incumbent Karen Bass sending her donors to Spencer Pratt in order to keep a DSA rival off the final ballot.
Right, true. Though that’s because practically everyone at the time thought people would be crazy to vote for him in the first place.
Which absent of the Electoral College, they were right. Hillary won 3 million more votes and both then and now was objectively the better candidate for whom to vote.
Hence again, why Sanders endorsed and campaigned for her.
Not everyone. We’d seen this cycle of the reactionary break out vote in '08 and '12. Ted Cruz probably could have secured the nomination if Trump hadn’t run and he’s a whole different level of fascist.