Would the outcome of the 2016 election been different had Sanders dropped out and launched a independent campaign instead of backing Hillary Clinton?

[llorando]

Yes: Sanders would have beaten both Hillary and Trump

Yes: Hillary would have beaten both Sanders and Trump

No: Trump would have beaten both Hillary and Sanders

[MisterWack]

Democratic Party sabotaged Bernie Sanders!
If you take a look at the primaries, Bernie was stronger in Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Pennsylvania than Hillary Clinton.

A lot of people (including myself) felt robbed and without a party which SOME (including myself) switched to Donald J Trump… I couldn’t really tell you Hillary policies though I could tell you Trump’s.
2020 Biden carried the same promises that Trump broke while also promising Pandemic Aid / fixes. I plan to vote President Joe Biden this November for 2024.

[llorando]

We were right to feel cheated, DNC and Hillary's campaign colluded together to ensure only Hillary could win even if it meant rigging which they did. I remember in Chicago, election officials were caught red handed during audits of voting machines, erasing Sanders votes and adding Hillary votes so the hand counted audit matched the voting machine results, that's not how audits work. I won't be voting for Biden, vowed after the DNC rigged the 2016, 2020, and 2024 primary I was done supporting the DNC and their hand picked candidate. I'll be voting Kennedy, not only is his positions better than Biden's, he's a stranger candidate than Biden who's showing signs of reduced cognitive function. Defeating Trump is important, just don't feel like Biden and some of the names floating around are as strong as Kennedy to get the job

[MisterWack]

@llorando The history of third parties should be taken into consideration, if enough Dems flipped / got divided from RFK Jr. you’ll end up tipping it for Trump to win by default. President Biden is our best bet for victory and I would say there is no risk for Biden becoming a ‘king’ compared to the tyrant who stormed the US Capitol who wanted to HANG his vice president. A vote for RFK Jr is a direct vote for Trump.

[AviatorTom]

That would have further split the liberal Democratic vote, making it easier for the Republican (Donald Trump) to win.

[llorando]

Interesting way of looking at it. The way I seen it, Sanders would have split the liberal vote, while also capturing the anti Hillary voters and the no show voters making it a close race between the 3.

[blondfrog]

Nah Sanders is a weak candidate and I have lost all respect for him.

[llorando]

I beg to differ a bout him being a weak candidate (in 2016), But I 100% agree, I also lost respect for Sanders when the DNC cheated him out of the Democratic nomination, and he did nothing except fall in line and supported Hillary, who fared worse against Trump. I'm falling in line and backing Hillary is part of the reason I supported Tulsi in 2020.

[blondfrog]

Exactly that's why I lost respect for him. He didn't stand his ground.

[llorando]

And I lost more respect for him during the primary this year when he endorsed Biden right out of the gate instead of waiting till the primary was over.

[RetroReviews]

The outcome would have been different if it wasn't for the Dominion voting machines paper and pen ballot only. But the machines make it so easy to cheat