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[–] inv3r510n@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They lost the general because they refused to hold a legitimate primary. This wouldn’t of happened. They haven’t run a real primary since 2008 and look at how hard Obama won in a landslide after competing in a deep field of qualified and competent candidates.

[–] toddestan@lemm.ee 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Even in 2008, it was obvious Clinton was the DNC's preferred candidate and DNC still had their thumb on the scale. Despite this, Obama still managed to come out ahead. And with a base that was actually excited about their chosen candidate, they turned out to vote and Obama won.

The only lesson the DNC learned from this is that they needed to push their thumb harder on the scales the next time around.

[–] inv3r510n@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

They learned two things: identity politics and weigh the scale down as hard as possible.

They obsessed over identity, to their long term detriment as some of the minority identities they fawned over are shifting their support towards trump.