We wanted Bernie . . . but the DNC did not allow that.
No. Bernie didn’t win. The DNC was a part of that, but he also didn’t get the votes to suggest he could win, other voters didn’t support him - which is how primaries work. I wish he would have won!
And to add to that, Bernie’s an Independent, not a Democrat. If I ran in a republiQan primary and they did some bullshit to make it harder for me - plus the real issue that enough republiQans didn’t vote for me - that’s not the RNC’s fault. That’s hardly “I didn’t win becaus the RNC didn’t let me”.
I just don’t want “Bernie didn’t win because the DNC prevented it” to become some sort of arguable fact - it is part of a larger picture, but a pretty small part.
Technically you’re right that it wasn’t the DNC alone. It was the democratic party as a whole and the media machine they influence. Sure the DNC gave Hillary decision making power after she paid them a bunch of money, and also gave her a special funding agreement. But the hundreds of unelected superdelegates that supported her before voting even started were probably more influenced by party elites than the DNC. And it’s not like they specifically paid for the opinion pieces telling Bernie to drop out. But it’s not actually illegal for a party to rig a primary so we don’t need to do any real investigation into it.
No. Bernie didn’t win. The DNC was a part of that, but he also didn’t get the votes to suggest he could win, other voters didn’t support him - which is how primaries work. I wish he would have won!
And to add to that, Bernie’s an Independent, not a Democrat. If I ran in a republiQan primary and they did some bullshit to make it harder for me - plus the real issue that enough republiQans didn’t vote for me - that’s not the RNC’s fault. That’s hardly “I didn’t win becaus the RNC didn’t let me”.
I just don’t want “Bernie didn’t win because the DNC prevented it” to become some sort of arguable fact - it is part of a larger picture, but a pretty small part.
Technically you’re right that it wasn’t the DNC alone. It was the democratic party as a whole and the media machine they influence. Sure the DNC gave Hillary decision making power after she paid them a bunch of money, and also gave her a special funding agreement. But the hundreds of unelected superdelegates that supported her before voting even started were probably more influenced by party elites than the DNC. And it’s not like they specifically paid for the opinion pieces telling Bernie to drop out. But it’s not actually illegal for a party to rig a primary so we don’t need to do any real investigation into it.