Lots of Bernie Delegates In Tears

[stopbush]

They know that Bernie wants them to support Hillary, and let's face it, it hurts when you've invested your beliefs and feelings in something and fall short.

But his speech is - hopefully - giving them a path to transition their support for Bernie to supporting Hillary in Nov. He's going on, but most of it is promoting Hillary as being allied with his beliefs. "A significant coming together at the platform committee."

Fingers crossed that this is a turning point for most.

[Ilsa]

3. Don't be mean. These are voters that need to

Migrate to Hillary's campaign.

[eastwestdem]

5. At this point, don't really want 'em

[cyberswede]

7. You need them, tho. nt

[StevieM]

8. Without them Hillary won't be president.

I have been supporting Hillary for president since 2007.

And I want the Sanders voters on our team.

[stopbush]

18. Hillary already has 85% of Sanders voters in her camp.

The question is about the BoBs, and no, she doesn't need that particular minority of the electorate to win.

[TexasBushwhacker]

31. I believe the 85% figure was before it was confirmed

that the DNC had their thumb on the scale the whole time and the minute DWS resigned HRC brought her onto her campaign.

[stopbush]

37. Pew says as of today, it's at 90%

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512301045

[Ilsa]

11. So you speak for Hillary now?

I bet she wants their votes. This election could end up close. We need every vote from every progressive. And that means we need to put aside the primary and move forward.

[eastwestdem]

15. Obviously she does, she is bending over backwards to make them believe she is taking up the mantle.

If they are going to be dickbags, then we can be too.

[Ilsa]

20. If you're saying you're going to be a dickbag, then maybe

You're the one Hillary can do without. Because I don't believe for a NY minute that she'd want that.

[Ilsa]

30. They are deluded, not evil.

They are putting their ideology ahead of the nation's needs. They haven't come to terms that they lost. Generally, I'd call it immaturity, not "evil".

[Ken Burch]

21. We all need each other.

The vast majority of Sanders supporters are working for unity now.

And Bernie did all he could to bring us together in his speech tonight.

Please don't be like this.

[eastwestdem]

26. It's the non-united ones I'm going after. And will not stop.

They need to know what it looks like

[Ken Burch]

28. You won't win them over by mocking the pain they're feeling at the end of Bernie's campaign.

Every losing campaign has a grief process.

A lot of HRC people were like this in '08.

[RBInMaine]

12. Yes we do. But, they need to make the SHIFT. Bernie just laid out why: Trump can not win!

[JRLeft]

17. Don't be an idiot, you sound like the tea party.

[riderinthestorm]

19. Lol! Excellent. More ammo for BOB!

Good thing they're officially shit.

Hillary's gonna stomp Trump! No need for those fringe votes!

[WhiteTara]

23. We need every vote possible

and it's important that our tent be large enough to include all of us.

[Tatiana]

32. We can't afford electorally to lose them. So, yeah, they are needed.

This type of attitude didn't serve us well in 2000.

We have to be the bridge.

[RonniePudding]

27. Many of those most vocal in the hall will be migrating to Trump, or Stein, as if there's a differenc

[JudyM]

25. That is a profoundly shallow understanding & insulting to those who have deeply principled alignment

with his values.

[Kali]

33. what shitty thing to say

[B Calm]

35. Wow, what a divisive post.

[hollowdweller]

36. That's a little cruel

Idealistic young people involved in politics emotional about the end of their campaign and also losing.

I know how they feel. I felt the same way when McGovern lost.

[still_one]

2. It was the same thing for Hillary supporters in 2008. It is hard, but there is the greater good

[IamTheNoodle]

6. Its as if a lot of Hillary supporters forgot about the 2008 election

and the disdain they had for the nomination results.

[still_one]

22. The passage of time has a tendency to do that

[Ilsa]

4. It's not about us or our tears. It's about what this country needs

and how it surely would suffer if Donald was elected.

[democrattotheend]

9. I am struggling not to cry

Watching him speak tonight I felt my heart breaking all over again.

I am proud of Bernie and proud of all that he and those of us supporting him have accomplished. I hope Bernie and Hillary supporters alike can agree that he gave a fantastic speech tonight.

[RBInMaine]

14. Yes. As a Hillary supporter who has also liked Bernie he did GREAT.

[yuiyoshida]

10. I'm in tears too

[fun n serious]

13. I'm going to be in tears when Hillary wins.

The 1st woman president!! For sure I will be emotional.

[Ken Burch]

16. Thanks for your kind, and hopeful OP.

n/t.

[hollowdweller]

34. Lots of those people might be their first campaign.

Here's hoping they stay active in politics.