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the DNC did not "screw bernie" but they did absolutely do everything in their power within reason to stop him. they stacked the deck early with states Hillary would do well in, and had all the superdelegates endorse her early on, while the new coverage all showed graphs about how she was so far ahead as a result, and said Bernie had no chance, etc.

still, the reason some people acted like bernie or bust was because those people were not regular dem voters. they would not have voted for obama, biden, or clinton. To a lot of leftists, or people who regularly do not bother voting, Bernie WAS the compromise, and Clinton was too much for them. To a lot of ind voters, they respected him and hated her. You can argue over whether that is fair or not, but its true either way, To the "bernie wasn't attacked enough" shit, trump was attacked over significantly worse things to a huge degree and still won. Attacks can only do so much damage. Trump/Clinton was about battle of the people everyone hates, and the right wing asshole will always win that battle because wealthier, whiter people vote more often. Throw in someone people actually don't hate, and it is a whole new ballgame because you will get more voters, and ind voters liked bernie and still like him.


as for clinton being popular, she is popular when she is out of public eye. people don't like her when they see her.