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Hillary must pick Bernie for VP: She may even need him more than he needs her
I'm going to play Devil's Advocate here (sort of) and call out both Bernie's and Clinton's die-hard supporters.
If the most extremist of Bernie's supporters don't tone it down a little bit and chill-out, and realize that this is only the beginning, and that so much good can still happen, this movement is going to commit suicide. Part of being a good revolutionary is keeping a cool head in a crisis situation. This is anything but (although it could still develop into that if this fissure continues to grow). It is time for Democrats (who support Hillary and Bernie) and Independents (who support Bernie) to act as a unified front against Donald Trump.
This is the best-case scenario, with Hillary's negatives increasing and Trump forging ahead.
Yes, Bernie Sanders may have been cheated out of the nomination (but he may not have).
Yes, Donald Trump is indeed being boosted because of the deep division on the left/centre.
No, Hillary Clinton is not perfect. She is far from it.
And, yes, Clinton supporters, the more moderate of the Bernie support base is aware that Sanders cannot win at this point in time, and that some of our fellow supporters are behaving irrationally and downright inappropriate. But Bernie Sanders and his support are not the immediate threat...
...the threat here is that Donald J. Trump could still become President of the United States.
This petty squabbling is spilling over the point of safe-return, the window to provide a truly powerful and united front against the rise of outright fascism in this country is quickly closing. To those of you saying this is unrealistic, or shouldn't happen for any number of biased reasons - not only are you providing an in for Trump to exploiting this division within the Party, you are actively helping him.
Prove to me that having Bernie on her ticket would further divide the Party. I don't think you can, but if that were the case, that would only lend credence to mine and many others' suspicions that the Democratic Party is just as Fascistic, Divisive and Authoritarian as Donald Trump is - and even that Trump and Clinton are cooperating together in some capacity.
Either way, you are part of the problem (whether you devoutly support Bernie or Hillary).
Time to swallow your pride and grow up, and realize that at some point there has to be some form of a mature and non-childish compromise. To realize at this point that the much bigger threat is not the perception these candidates and their supporters have of each other...
...it is a Trump Presidency.
I'm also going to take the time to admit that I was wrong about Hillary being the biggest threat (if she has the pragmatism to choose Bernie for VP, like I am fairly sure she will do), and make the claim that it is in fact Donald Trump himself.
Continued in next post...
Yes, it's time for Democrats to unite, but also for Hillary to recognize she needs help with the progressive base
It’s time to bury the hatchet, Democrats. Supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders need to accept that Hillary Clinton has the nomination all but sewn up, and Clinton’s supporters need to stop counting delegates long enough to face the fact that Sanders won the policy debate, hands down. With the end of the primary season just weeks away, the two candidates need to brush themselves off, shake hands, and begin quietly preparing to take on Republican nominee Donald Trump together – with Clinton at the top of the ticket and Sanders as her running mate.
I'm going to play Devil's Advocate here (sort of) and call out both Bernie's and Clinton's die-hard supporters.
If the most extremist of Bernie's supporters don't tone it down a little bit and chill-out, and realize that this is only the beginning, and that so much good can still happen, this movement is going to commit suicide. Part of being a good revolutionary is keeping a cool head in a crisis situation. This is anything but (although it could still develop into that if this fissure continues to grow). It is time for Democrats (who support Hillary and Bernie) and Independents (who support Bernie) to act as a unified front against Donald Trump.
This is the best-case scenario, with Hillary's negatives increasing and Trump forging ahead.
Yes, Bernie Sanders may have been cheated out of the nomination (but he may not have).
Yes, Donald Trump is indeed being boosted because of the deep division on the left/centre.
No, Hillary Clinton is not perfect. She is far from it.
And, yes, Clinton supporters, the more moderate of the Bernie support base is aware that Sanders cannot win at this point in time, and that some of our fellow supporters are behaving irrationally and downright inappropriate. But Bernie Sanders and his support are not the immediate threat...
...the threat here is that Donald J. Trump could still become President of the United States.
This petty squabbling is spilling over the point of safe-return, the window to provide a truly powerful and united front against the rise of outright fascism in this country is quickly closing. To those of you saying this is unrealistic, or shouldn't happen for any number of biased reasons - not only are you providing an in for Trump to exploiting this division within the Party, you are actively helping him.
Prove to me that having Bernie on her ticket would further divide the Party. I don't think you can, but if that were the case, that would only lend credence to mine and many others' suspicions that the Democratic Party is just as Fascistic, Divisive and Authoritarian as Donald Trump is - and even that Trump and Clinton are cooperating together in some capacity.
Either way, you are part of the problem (whether you devoutly support Bernie or Hillary).
Time to swallow your pride and grow up, and realize that at some point there has to be some form of a mature and non-childish compromise. To realize at this point that the much bigger threat is not the perception these candidates and their supporters have of each other...
...it is a Trump Presidency.
I'm also going to take the time to admit that I was wrong about Hillary being the biggest threat (if she has the pragmatism to choose Bernie for VP, like I am fairly sure she will do), and make the claim that it is in fact Donald Trump himself.
Continued in next post...