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> I don't think being a corporate mouthpiece was the reason Hillary lost; I think it had more to do with her lack of charisma

Maybe, but her being a corporate mouthpiece combined with her lack of charisma, combined with her 2016 loss is a big reason a sizable part of the activist base of the party is in open rebellion against the dominance of the neoliberal wing of the party, and why it's been able to force concessions (though not won outright) over internal leadership issues within the party. The 2020 nominee will probably be to the right of Sanders , but the party won't hold together if they are as firmly in the corporate camp as Clinton, much less the “biggest corporate bootlicker Democrat we’ve ever seen”.



I think sama's analysis re: willingness to admit the problems faced by middle America was point on. She still very nearly won.




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