It’s not the point of the post but the post is a good reminder of the fact, on the heels of another election where American voters reminded us they still hate women
The right-wing media hadn't been working overtime trying to smear Bernie. If he won, his approval ratings would have plummeted, just like Hillary's did after Fox and co started blanketing the airwaves with negative coverage of her.
The Right had been waging war against the Clintons for longer than many voters had been alive, building a mountain of arguments against her. Sure they would have tried to smear Bernie, but it would have been harder against a man that stuck to saying "YOU deserve more money/Healthcare, tax the rich."
It would have been harder in some ways, but much easier in others. "He's a radical socialist who wants to take your money and give it to THEM" is going to stick a lot better when he's a self described socialist and radical.
To which he responds - it's his response to everything - "YOU deserve more money/healthcare, tax the rich." It's easy to throw the label "socialist" at someone that said they're a socialist. It was easy to throw the label "dictator" at the man that said he'd be a dictator. Forget about labels.
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