Not so much "tanked" as "underperformed and was then portrayed as a gigantic failure because the perception at the time was that she was a pretentious jerk and in-depth take-downs got clicks".

She's currently up for an Oscar, so I'd say she's fine.

I interpreted that as her acknowledging his influence?

She remains the one pop star I genuinely enjoy and she's got the same sort of gender-ambiguous, glam-rock thing going on so I'm fine with this.

I think we may have just brought about world peace.

I'm confused as to what point you're making; it's a celebrity's job to personally counteract every negative action carried out by certain segments of their fanbase? If that was the case, no celebrity would ever have time to do anything else. Toxic vitriol is rampant on the internet, and any celebrity with a sizable…

She has told her fans to cut that nonsense out, several times.

You're really not a fan, are you?

This is a baffling opinion.

In what way is she responsible for the actions of her fanbase?

Even still, the narrative isn't one of a sound thrashing. It's "Hillary barely squeaks out a win in Iowa", which is still significant.

And Bernie essentially tied (and more importantly, it's being reported as a tie: the perception that there was a tie is big for a candidate that had been written off immediately before), which is also huge.

I'd say it goes back to Bernie campaigning for a progressive congress once elected president. If we get new representatives who are likely to work with him (i.e. the "political revolution" he's talking about), it's possible, though I'm inclined to believe that our current batch would be more receptive than what you're…

That's essentially my take on it as well.

Hillary has also been much more visible. A senator from Vermont endorsing your campaign isn't the same as a former First Lady and Secretary of State.

It's important to remember that Hillary was up 40% points not that long ago and he was able to close the gap to nearly zero. Additionally, that kind of change isn't unheard of; 2008 springs to mind.

Sanders is well-respected among his colleagues. He criticizes systemic corruption, even when it comes to Democrats, but the notion that they're all holding a grudge against him isn't true.

Here's my question: How would Hillary get anything done? Seriously? In the Republican party, Hillary has been vilified beyond reconciliation, to the point that they've discussed impeaching her extensively despite the fact that she doesn't even have the nomination yet. If Bernie is able to generate the kind of…

I'm with Dikachu, but I'm more inclined to say Bernie has an actual shot at this. His demographics are highly specific, but that can change, and last night made it pretty clear that he has momentum that could lead him to success later on. It would be silly to count him out purely because the pundits (who's been wrong…

Isn't "minty hippo" a thing? Does that count as a reference?