Wow, you guys. This thread is a perfect example of why so many liberals are upset with the Democratic Party.
Bernie being a sore loser, being petulant, being an independent up until recently, or anything else people have complained about has not caused nearly as much damage as the Democratic Party giving lip service to liberal issues while getting cozy with the rich.
Health care? Even the version of the ACA with a public option got nixed fast. And to say it's because of Republicans is missing the story. Every Republican in the House and Senate voted against the version of the ACA that did pass and it still passed. That proves the Democrats didn't need to please any Republicans to get it passed. Yet they STILL voted in a bill that made health insurance companies even stronger. Even with the GOP too few in number to stop the Democrats, the Democrats still didn't pass single payor. So it rings hollow when the Democrats say Bernie's plan can't pass. They had a supermajority and chose not to even push it. Don't piss on me and tell me it's raining. Lives could be saved if we didn't put profit before health. But nope. Let's get hung up on a Bernie Staffer copying tables while a firewall is down and a lawsuit he filed, resulting in zero deaths. Great sense of priorities.
Wall Street? The media and everyone else is asking the wrong question about Hillary's speeches. It's about whether she openly promised Wall Street anything. It's not about if any of the money they donated to her were direct transactions serving as bribes. It's about the longstanding relationship that Hillary has with the people running Wall Street, and how we can possibly expect her to make unbiased decisions on whether or not they should be investigated and prosecuted. She points out how Obama got more Wall Street donations than anyone else and still passed reforms. Bernie points out that no Wall Street executives were prosecuted. And the response from Hillary (or anyone) on that point? None. No response. What difference does it make to pass new laws if you don't enforce them? Prosecution of white collar crime hit a twenty-year low during Obama' administration, with Eric Holder as AG. This coincided with the rise of non-prosecution and deferred prosecution agreements. People lost their homes over this. We could be backing the candidate who doesn't have relationships with the white collar criminals that would divide loyalty to friends from loyalty to his job. But nope. Let's get hung up on a Bernie Staffer copying tables while a firewall is down and a lawsuit he filed, resulting in zero homes lost. Great sense of priorities.
I won't say this is the only reason, but I think it's one of the reasons why a lot of liberals don't have loyalty to the Democrat Party and don't turn out in mid-terms. The Democrats operate on "Don't let this crazy Republican be President" to get votes. Naturally, they don't get so many votes when the Presidential Office isn't up for grabs. If you want to win elections, you need mid-term votes. And if you want mid-term votes, give people something to vote for, not just someone to vote against.
Get your priorities right. It's about the people, not your party.