Couldn’t even win the primary. I voted for him, but we ended up with Clinton instead. So I voted Jill Stein in the general out of spite in 2016, and it’s still one of my life’s greatest regrets.
If the political system worked the way I want it to, I wouldn’t have to regret it. But I threw away my vote on a spoiler candidate, knowing it was never going to amount to anything, but I was spiteful then over Bernie’s loss and thought I was making some sort of a point. The result was that I ended up contributing to Trump’s win in 2016 and I’ll never live that down.
If Hillary had been a better candidate, and adopted more of Bernie’s policies, she would have earned your vote. You didn’t fail her, she failed you. It’s literally her job as a candidate to sway your vote. She failed. It’s not the electorate’s fault when the candidate doesn’t court them. We need to stop blaming individuals for candidates deficiencies.
Bernie
Couldn’t even win the primary. I voted for him, but we ended up with Clinton instead. So I voted Jill Stein in the general out of spite in 2016, and it’s still one of my life’s greatest regrets.
You shouldn’t regret your vote. You voted your conscience. That is all that is required. You didn’t fail the electoral process, it failed you.
If the political system worked the way I want it to, I wouldn’t have to regret it. But I threw away my vote on a spoiler candidate, knowing it was never going to amount to anything, but I was spiteful then over Bernie’s loss and thought I was making some sort of a point. The result was that I ended up contributing to Trump’s win in 2016 and I’ll never live that down.
If Hillary had been a better candidate, and adopted more of Bernie’s policies, she would have earned your vote. You didn’t fail her, she failed you. It’s literally her job as a candidate to sway your vote. She failed. It’s not the electorate’s fault when the candidate doesn’t court them. We need to stop blaming individuals for candidates deficiencies.