NATO on 16 May 2017
| Soundwave said: Sanders never had the popular vote, he was likely too extreme for a good chunk of the Democrat base. Clinton is beatable, Obama came out of nowhere with no support from the DNC and beat her, so Sanders could have too. He just didn't have the votes Obama did. |
Let's not pretend obama being black had nothing to do with him winning the majority of black support and younger voter support.
It was clear throughout the campaign that he had the majority of minority voter support and the younger generation excited to see "the first black US president", just as the left were panhandling the term "first woman president" this election.
