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StealThisSheen posted...

This seems a bit dishonest, since what effectively lead to Trump was racists getting set in a fervor and feeling unashamed to come out and vote for somebody like them. By saying "Obama lead to Trump," you're basically saying "Shouldn't have voted for a black man, America."

Agree with the rest.

this is just how I see it, I recognize many disagree, but Obama terrifying republicans is why Trump won the primaries, but not why he won the general. He won the general because eight years of a young black president promising hope and change failed to deliver on that promise and democratic voters chose the status quo candidate at a time folks on the left were feeling deflated or disengaged compared to virulent scared people on the right who were fired up. At the same time, the GOP ran an anti establishment populist campaign that harnessed real energy. I think Bernie would have been far better to oppose this. I know others dont agree, but my point was definitely not that we shouldnt have picked a black guy or anything like that.