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u/ohituna ยท 4 pointsr/PoliticalDiscussion

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Look, I've loved Bernie Sanders since he came to the Senate, but some of his presidential supporters are clearly new to politicking and quite rabid in their fervor; which can lead to blindness. To suggest DWS has had any significant impact over the primary outcomes is laughable. Believing that she could change the super-delegate rules/nomination process itself single-handedly is laughable. Believing that, even if she could, that she is going to go/should/has an obligation to go out of her way to stop the first female president from being elected is remarkably naive.
It's amazing how the Ron Paul '08 crowd has turned into the Sanders '16 crowd---I'm sure that most are not the same people but the attitudes and level of familiarity with politics and political realities is truly striking.
What is upsetting though is that after all this time it kills me to see that the younger generation still falls into BS narratives that don't match reality: "She (DWS) reversed campaign finance laws prior to the primary(,) essentially inviting special interest groups and thier money into the political process."
Wut?
Yes. Being chair of the DNC means you are more powerful than the Senate/House and Presidency. You get to single-handedly change FEC rules and election laws. Before DWS, special interests had no influence over our elections at all. Yup. That totally sounds correct.
I'd recommend anyone that actually believes that to read Larry Lessig's Republic Lost and Zepher Teachout's Corruption in America
I appreciate Sander's supporters' passion and that so many want to move portions of American government in the Socialist direction ala Nordic democracies. But please, if this is your first time understanding how the nominating process works, don't believe everything you hear, get news/fact-checks from different and varied sources.