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Clinton Partisans' Latest Excuse for Defeat: Bernie Sanders and Millennials
[Observer] In the wake of Clinton’s loss, her minions have reverted to the same flawed tactics that failed miserably in the general election."Millennials are the worst" has been the prevailing attitude of the Democratic Party establishment toward its largest demographic of supporters. The denigration of millennials from Clinton partisans signals how oblivious they are to working and middle class Americans. "The millennial coalition Obama created just didn’t translate to Clinton, despite the Beyoncé and Katy Perry concerts," wrote Asma Khaled and Joel Rose for NPR on November 14, in a hit piece blaming millennials for Clinton losing. Perhaps millennials have developed an abrasive attitude toward Clinton and establishment Democrats because Beyoncé and Katy Perry concerts were used by the campaign to solicit support, instead of actually addressing the issues and policies that gravely concern millennials’ futures. In their fury at Gen Y, Clinton partisans never admit that they disproportionately supported Clinton over Donald Trump. Clinton’s loss can be credited to voters over the age of 45 who voted disproportionately for Trump over Clinton. The pejorative narrative against millennials has been used for the past decade to explain away dissent after the 2008 economic recession. Clinton partisans used this election to discredit Bernie Sanders’ popularity. The Bernie bros narrative was propagated by Clinton shills in the media to portray the Vermont senator’s supporters as all sexist white males. The evidence they used was often falsely attributed to Sanders supporters or based purely on speculation and assumption. Most black voters under 30 voted for Sanders, yet Sanders’ campaign was whitewashed by mainstream media throughout the Democratic primaries. Posted by: Besoeker 2016-11-16 |
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