2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: What exactly will not voting for the nominee accomplish? [View all]onenote
(42,831 posts)Said so right there in my message. I'll be voting for him in the Virginia primary.
But we're talking about what happens if Bernie doesn't get the nomination. At that point, my candidate becomes the Democrat, whether its Clinton or Biden or O'Malley -- because the alternative -- the election of a repub -- is unacceptable because of what it will mean. You, on the other hand, become petulant, consequences be damned.
What consequences? Change. Change and then some.
You'll get a Supreme Court that won't hesitate to reverse the same sex marriage decision
You'll get a Supreme Court that will elevate "religious freedom" to a point where it trumps (no pun intended) all other Constitutional rights.
You'll get decisions upholding limitations on abortion.
You'll get decisions extending Citizens United even further.
And so on and so forth.
That's not change I can live with.