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		mhh__ on Sept 19, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died Bernie? He lost to Hillary by almost 4 million votes, then lost to Biden by 9 million votes (The largest margin since 2004) - how is that motivating the base. He's a protectionist idealist who the republicans were dying to run against because they knew he'd be easier than Biden.

anm89 on Sept 19, 2020 [–]

I'm not a Bernie supporter. Just pointing out that the party repeatedly screws itself over.

Also just because a person loses a primary does not mean they are they weaker candidate in the general election. The math can easily go the other way.

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