• toddestan@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    Even in 2008, it was obvious Clinton was the DNC’s preferred candidate and DNC still had their thumb on the scale. Despite this, Obama still managed to come out ahead. And with a base that was actually excited about their chosen candidate, they turned out to vote and Obama won.

    The only lesson the DNC learned from this is that they needed to push their thumb harder on the scales the next time around.

    • inv3r510n@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      They learned two things: identity politics and weigh the scale down as hard as possible.

      They obsessed over identity, to their long term detriment as some of the minority identities they fawned over are shifting their support towards trump.