Clinton is definitely establishment, one way or another. She has more endorsements than many of her predecessors, which is how the party’s elites go about selecting a nominee, in addition to superdelegates. Saying she cannot be called establishment because of her gender is rather bizarre; she meets every last…

I am not a huge Bernie supporter, but to claim he’s anything but a decent dude means you’re not paying attention.

I think they hate her far more because she is a woman. If she had all of the exact same policies, but was a MAWG (middle aged white man) they may be more tolerant.

I don’t really know about the second part of this—having people of color at all of those positions prior to 2008 didn’t stop Obama’s election from being mind blowing for many—but you’re absolutely right about that “only you” line. That’s just objectively false; I can’t believe her campaign decided that that was the…

“Bernie Sanders has dropped out of the race. As such, supporters will have to vote for the remaining candidate, Hillary Clinton.”

*that’s not how that works, that’s not how any of this works meme here*

I was quite pissed off about her comment (paraphrasing), “I can’t think of anyone else besides Bernie who would think of me, a woman running for president, as part of the Establishment.”

What no on says about this “free college for Billionaires” comment is that Hillary’s system, by definition involved poor people having to prove they’re poor in order to get free college.

Only Democrats have an actual choice this election, evidently. From an international standpoint, our nation—on the whole—is so far into the authoritarian right, it’s ridiculous. I don’t actually mind where you find yourself among these Democratic positions; either Democrat is good on social issues like criminal…

Yoiks. A 50% tax rate on earnings over $5 million isn’t only possible, we were doing it for decades and decades before Reagan. So I don’t understand that entire half of the conversation.

Immediately, a fun and upbeat email from Hillary’s camp.

Same. Even if the music isn’t that great, she gets all my money for going through this shit.

The minute Kesha puts out a new record, I’m going to buy ten copies and roll around in a pile of glitter.

Free Kesha!

I’m not the biggest Ke$ha fan (it hurt me to type her name like that), but I’m glad things are going in her favor. Dr. Luke seems like a gross piece of shit, and I hope Ke$ha (ugh) can release her music soon.

I’m a woman and I’d love to see our first female president and I’ll vote for Hill if she gets the nom. But like... the policy differences between Obama and Hill were a lot smaller than the differences between Hill and Bernie. I dont think you can really compare the two.

This one, from the original piece at the New Yorker, is almost unbelievable:

Bernie is a shill for democratic rule. I'll take that shill any day.

This. It’s especially dangerous because it also fosters the “if they’re all bad, why bother voting?” apathy that’s already endemic. The last thing we need is less voter engagement.

If you don’t believe Bernie Sanders can get the nod, I point you to the candidacy of George McGovern. If you don’t believe he can win the presidency, I point you to Jimmy Carter. The history of campaigns for the executive branch is littered with the successes of individuals who were considered party outsiders.