Sanders Fatigue? [View all]

I have been thinking about Bernie's campaign and the marked difference between his 2016 campaign and the current campaign. Obviously, he is not doing as well now as he did 4 years ago. So I ask myself, "Why is that"? I think there are a number of reasons.

His main opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden, unfortunately, is a stronger candidate than former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton simply by virtue of being a man. America simply was not ready to be led by a woman.

Many of the other candidates, notably Senator Elizabeth Warren, adopted many of the same policy ideas that Senator Sanders had espoused. This blunted his impact in the early going. He may have done better on Super Tuesday, for example, had Sen. Warren not been in the race.

Senator Sanders was counting on a massive turnout among youth voters. That simply did not happen. We should not be surprised at this. Young Americans are more interested in dating, partying, etc. than in civic engagement.

I think a large part of the Senator's lack of success is what I call "Sanders fatigue". Democrats have been listening to him almost nonstop since he first declared for the Presidency in 2015, and are tired of listening to his strident calls for a political revolution. Democrats are tired of his criticisms of their party. Democrats are tired of his claim that the process is rigged against him by the DNC.

I voted for Sen. Sanders in the 2016 primary. This year I voted for Senator Warren.

That's what I think. What do you think?