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Bernie Sanders is Democrats' person of the yearBrent Budowsky
The Hill
Here, though, I suggest a new award: Person of the Year for Democrats. The winner of that award for 2016 is Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), by a large margin. There are three criteria for this award.
1. Who had the most impact on Democrats in 2016?
2. Who had the most impact on American society in 2016?
3. Whose work will have the most impact on the Democratic Party and America as a whole in the long term?
Sanders inspired countless people in the new generation of young people who represent the future of the nation, while also inspiring diehard progressives who hunger for high principle in politics and many working-class blue-collar voters who hunger for leaders who will fight on their side against a rigged system.
Lucinda
(31,170 posts)demmiblue
(36,875 posts)SticksnStones
(2,108 posts)And be supportive of other democrats?
I could see giving him maybe, American of the year, or inspirer in chief but he was definitely not DEMOCRAT of the year...
brooklynite
(94,700 posts)boston bean
(36,223 posts)skylucy
(3,740 posts)HILLARY HILLARY HILLARY HILLARY HILLARY HILLARY HILLARY HILLARY HILLARY HILLARY HILLARY HILLARY HILLARY
Even with all the sexism, FBI crap, stolen emails, 25+ years of Republican fake news and lies...She still got almost 3 million more votes than tRump. I am and always will be inspired by Hillary. I'm with her. Always.
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NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)by millions of votes.
This whole thought is dripping with privilege.
Calculating
(2,957 posts)Even then it would've been close if not for Hillary winning all those southern states that voted for Trump in the general anyway.
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)Rigged Primary.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)msongs
(67,433 posts)Nonhlanhla
(2,074 posts)Hillary Clinton is the Democrat of the Year. She was our nominee and made history being the first female nominee of one of the major parties. She also won the majority of votes cast in the election, beating her opponent Donald Trump, who will only become president because of a combination of the antiquated electoral college and a series of voter suppression techniques, by nearly 3 million.
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)Sid
treestar
(82,383 posts)to win the most popular votes for President of the United States.