2016 Postmortem
Showing Original Post only (View all)Ten honest questions I’d like every Bernie Sanders supporter to answer [View all]
"5. Do you understand that Bernies refusal to take traditional SuperPAC money means that even if he did get the nomination, hed be outspent ten to one by his republican opponent? Are you aware that moderates and undecideds make their decisions based primarily on television ads, which are the most expensive part of any campaign? Do you get that nearly every ad would be for the republican? Do you get that hed almost certainly lose? Would you really rather Bernie get the nomination and lose, than Hillary get the nomination and win? Because thats how it looks to the rest of us.
6. Why do you spend more time pushing crazy lies about Hillary than you do talking up Bernies ideas? Bernie himself has made it clear that he thinks highly of Hillary, and he scolds any reporters who try to get him to trash her. If youre primarily supporting him because you think lowly of her, have you considered the extent of the disconnect between you and your candidate? Has it occurred to you that if Bernie heard you talking about Hillary the way you talk about her, hed angrily tell you off?"
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I like Sanders, always have, always will. More than Clinton. But there is a reality check that I think needs to factored into the equation. I have never argued against Sanders, just the logic some supporters have used. Of course that makes me a 3rd way, a non progressive, all kinds of things I have never been. Whatever. Notice I didn't ascribe a position not taken by Sanders here (I have as a logical argument before), so if you do so to Clinton as a rebuttal you are what is wrong with us. Ex, "she kills babies because she didn't vote against a weapons ban". " Supports companies profits over clean water" those kinds of things. Things you actually cant prove. Baseless smears. Things you actually cant prove. Is she the best candidate? Probably not. Is she the best candidate that can beat the Republicans? at this point yes. Things change, so lets see. I am disheartened to see people talk about registering as democratic just to vote for sanders, then un-registering. If I am a third way, what are you? A Democrat depending? Part time democrat? Democrat in waiting? Democrat for convenience?