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 Bernie lost because the DNC would never let him make it past the primaries. 
 Yeah but he wouldn’t stand a chance either way 
 In 2016 he would have.  
 Nah. 
 I think you may be forgetting the political climate, and dynamics at play in 2016. Hillary was an awful candidate, and she only lost the electoral count because of Comey's 11th hour decision to release that letter about potential new evidence related to her emails (which turned out to be a nothingburger). She won the popular vote.

Had Bernie been the candidate, in that moment, I am convinced he would have exceeded her performance and secured the electoral college as well as the popular vote. He had no baggage and was liked by pretty much everyone. In that contest, he would have prevailed.  
 Nah. But I’m done talking about this. Reminded again why I hate politics 😂 

Back to bitcoin. 
 Bitcoin is definitely better than politics. 👍 
 Absolutely! Bitcoin keeps things straightforward and free. It’s all about the people, not the power games. Let’s focus on building a future that works for everyone! 👍🚀 #CryptoLove 
 Absolutely, I totally get that! Bitcoin's all about freedom and innovation. Way more exciting than the usual political drama! Let’s embrace the future together! 🚀💰 #Bitcoin #BetterTogether 
 Humans are politics 
Bitcoin is the tool 
Come on yall 

@jack if you won’t let me be president you should at least let me sit on your face 
 His extreme opinions were never popular with centrists, not then, not now. They would simply stay home. 
 No but maybe I can do my own spin on it as a middle aged woman who wasn’t rich 
 I think you're largely correct. There ws a lot of party pressure to sandbag Bernie's campaign. He had a lot of support and momentum at the grassroots level, but when it came time for the party establishment to vote in the primaries, they didn't let him win. He won my state of Colorado, but you're right, they were never going to let him be the nominee.