I have to agree with you, not so much about Thing1 personally, but people who backed both Sanders and Trump in general.
They got so stuck on this notion of "NEW IDEAS!!!!", that they completely ignored the fact that just because an idea is new, doesn't make it good, and just because an idea is old, doesn't make it bad.
The obsession with "new ideas" that was so pervasive in 2016, is what gave us Trump. It got fewer people to vote for Hillary and got more people to vote for Trump.
I agree too. The had no excuse to hate Hilary.
Blacks whom overwhelmingly voted for Clinton in the general forgave her for the mistakes she owned up to regarding the PIC. We knew the consequences of a dump presidency would be especially hurtful for us and other minorities.
I can also see how the protection of complexion can allow some people to take a chance with dump because it wouldn't hurt them as much.
All in all, they stole this election, it's clear as day she got more votes. And for me and my people, it was business as usual. Another white man stealing an election because he can.