2016 Postmortem
Showing Original Post only (View all)Three things HRC supporters could do here to make things less toxic here [View all]
1) Stop acting like Bernie has no right to even be running.
2) Admit Bernie is as good on racial justice issues as anyone else in the Democratic race.
3) Quit mocking the very idea that Bernie could get nominated. There's a long time to go and the contest is far from settled.
In other words, treat Bernie and his supporters with respect and as equals.
None of that is asking all that much.
If you prefer your candidate, you've got plenty of other grounds to campaign for her on. Some Bernie people could behave better(though some of the "Sanders supporters" here are probably rw shit-stirrers who've just infiltrated). And if your candidate does get nominated, you won't be entitled to just demand support from Sanders supporters. You will have to reach out to them in a conciliatory way(as Sanders supporters will do with you and engage on at least some of their issues.
If HRC does win, I'll be one of the people working hard to get Sanders supporters to support her in the fall. Don't make our job harder by being overbearing and arrogant about the whole thing.