2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bernie Blew It [View all]Doodley
(9,094 posts)My ideal scenario:
Clinton's lead in the polls continues to rise until the convention - rising to an average of over ten percent.
Trump looks very weak going into the Republican convention.
Republicans are faced with having to nominate a candidate who seems destined to give Democrats a landslide.
Although Trump wins the nomination, the media is dominated by furious Republican in-fighting and criticisms of Trump during the conference.
Trump's conference gets nine out of ten for BAD publicity.
Trump looks weaker than ever. He has been boasting for over a year about his negotiating skills and ability to Make America Great Again, but he has lost any credibility because he can't even unite his own party. The Republican party is at war.
The following week Democrats unite in harmony around Hillary Clinton during the Republican conference.
Sanders announces that Clinton has embraced or is looking seriously at some of the issues that are important to him and he expects more progress to be made and that he is not giving up the fight. He urges all his followers who have not already thrown their support behind Clinton to do so. Sander's endorsement is the icing on the cake after a conference that shows overwhelming Democratic support for their candidate.
Warren is announced as VP pick.
Clinton's conference gets nine out of ten for GOOD publicity.
Clinton's massive post-conference bounce pushes Trump into a death spiral.