2016 Postmortem

even while running for the top ticket, against someone who's been a party member for at least 40 years in 4 official capacities. I don't think it would have been out of line to say 'sorry, gotta be a party member to run on our ticket (and for more than just one day before running for president)'

If I had been in the Hill camp, that would be a burr under my saddle, big time.

Now, my concerns about Hillary are from the populist point of view, rather than Bernie in particular, and I did not see Bernie as a 'perfect candidate'. For instance, I had a problem with 'free education'. More affordable? sure - definitely. But the fact that I had 'skin in the game' made me more cost/benefit conscious about my education. And I think such proposals (as are Trump's) willfully blind to the budget deficit.

But I was with Bernie on the issue of disenfranchisement from ability to earn a living for many people via trade and outsourcing etc