Money. Hillary had gobs of it. That’s why nobody wanted to go up against her.
and polling. No one else besides Biden, Sanders and O’Mally could make the needle even budge. Webb and Chafee both withdrew after consistently polling below 2%. And Sanders fought hard and made it a real race.
But Sanders really didn’t make it a real race. There are no winner take all states for the Democrats. The few states where Sanders won big had a tiny amount of delegates. Sanders was way behind the 8 ball after Super Tuesday and after New York, he didn’t even have a Hail Mary (even trying to ambush the Pope couldn’t give him Divine Intervention!)
Wes,
The Democrats lost over 1,000 seats ( Federal, State, and Local ) while Obama was president. They were 0-4 in special elections even with pouring the record amount of money in the contests, a strategy that can;t be duplicated in a general election year.
Losing by 3-4 % is still a lot when you consider how unpopular Trump…according to the media, and polls, which are using unfair coverage, sometimes fake news, and antiquated polling data.
I assure you 2018 will be tough on the Dem’s, particularly in the Senate as they defend more seats in some red states. I just hope there is not a super majority in the Senate, not because I don’t think the Republicans are right on some issues, but because it would not be good for our nation.
What it accomplishes is giving some voters more power than others. It’s disenfranchisement by degree.
Regional interests are served locally, yet all Governors are elected by popular vote. The president is elected to serve all the people. The electoral college exists to subvert the will of the people. It should have never happened in the first place.