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"Bernie Bros"
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I hear you, and that's a fair thing to discuss, but what's being discussed in this particular screencap is the smear campaign that occurred prior to the general election.
I also think it's important to note the following, since you've mentioned this topic:
An "Obama Boys" strategy was used in 2008 by Clinton supporters. (source)
A higher percentage of Sanders voters backed Clinton in 2016 than her voters backed Obama in 2008. (source)
(edited to fix a broken link)
But the term predated the actual vote. It was coined in 2015 before the primary.
"Bernie or Buster"
I protest voted in 2016, though with the understanding that I was in a safe state and the expectation that Clinton would win very comfortably.
5 AM after election day was a pretty gut-twisting time for me.
At least you learned from that mistake
In 2016 no one actually thought trump was going to win...
not even Trunk thought he would win in 2016
If I recall the plan was to use the Presidential Campaign as a jumping off point for Trump TV, a Fox News knock off where he talked about "How good you'd have it if I won"
he wasnt planning to win, he was quite shocked dit happened, he wasnt serious,. he just wanted to grift. then he realized the voters ARE SO dumb, they would allow him to grift that far, kept the train going. up until the eleciton, he was sabotaging anyway he could to get out being elected, but that dint happen.
Sadly there was a sizable amount who went Bernie in primary and Trump in general