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Re:US unprepared for an electrical grid collapse, but it cos... by zimpenfish on Monday May 04, 2020 @05:38AM (#23066078)
> Bernie, maybe, had the chance to.

Bernie didn't even inspire people to vote for him in the primary; how was he going to inspire people if he got nominated?

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Re:US unprepared for an electrical grid collapse, but it cos... by mercer on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @11:37AM (#23081172)
Bernie had the main-stream media + the entire DNC apparatus against him. That's a ton of power and influence.

I'm not saying he would've 'won'; it's quite possible he positioned himself as too much 'non-establishment', or perhaps too little. but saying he didn't inspire people to vote for him in the primary is not evident, IMO.

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Re:US unprepared for an electrical grid collapse, but it cos... by zimpenfish on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @10:29PM (#23087399)
> saying he didn't inspire people to vote for him in the primary is not evident, IMO.

The fact he didn't win is evidence of that, surely?

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Re:US unprepared for an electrical grid collapse, but it cos... by mercer on Wednesday May 06, 2020 @01:18AM (#23088100)
It's evidence, but it's not evident. Those are not the same thing.
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Re:US unprepared for an electrical grid collapse, but it cos... by benrbray on Monday May 04, 2020 @11:55AM (#23069525)
Hence the "maybe". He clearly missed his chance.
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