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xmas74

(29,671 posts)
7. I'm sick and tired of the fighting after twelve years of DU.
Mon Feb 29, 2016, 09:49 PM
Feb 2016

It's all "Bernie isn't even a Democrat" or "Hillary's a shill" or "Bernie wrote rape porn" or "Hillary is a liar and a murderer". I'm sick and tired of it.

If this is how we're handling matters we can just hand things over to Trump, Cruz or Rubio right now. We know that the GOP will circle the wagons when the time comes. We need to get over ourselves and be ready to do the same. I've read far too much on here and on Facebook about people refusing to vote in the GE if Sanders doesn't get the nom. (And yes, it's always been Sanders supporters.) If he doesn't get the nom we all know damn good and well he'll throw his support behind Clinton. If O'Malley were still in the race and had won the nom both Clinton and Sanders would have supported him. And Clinton will support Sanders if he wins the nom, no questions.

Let's quit acting like we're five years old, threatening to take our ball home. Let's focus on what's been forgotten: Democrats running down ticket. We need as many as possible to win. It's actually more important that they win than the presidency. I don't care who wins, Bernie or Hillary. I do care that, in my state, Koster becomes my new governor, that Kander beats Blunt in the Senate race, that we finally get a Dem strong enough and enough strength from the DNC to help beat Hartzler. There are others I care about that are more localized but you all get the picture. Threatening not to vote is the same as voting for a Republican in the GE, whether for president or for any other races. Last I checked DU supported Democratic candidates.

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