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Photographer

(1,142 posts)
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 02:48 AM Jul 2016

Heretic!!!

I supported Bernie. He had so many wonderful ideas for our country. Education, economy and many, many other things.

But he lost the race.

I pray his supporters don't try to convince him to try a third party run. It would only lead to a neofascist regime running the government and a future so dire that I can only imagine. We must buck up and vote for Hillary as the alternative is so far away from anything a Bern supporter hoped for that nothing else should matter.

I'm a heretic to some, I'm sure. But, I'll cast my vote for Hillary, throw a sign in my yard and a sticker on my car in hope that we keep the megalomaniac billionaire away from our government.

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Heretic!!! (Original Post) Photographer Jul 2016 OP
He's pretty much said he will stump for Hillary... Wounded Bear Jul 2016 #1
Yes, but there are many here hoping for a third party run. Photographer Jul 2016 #3
That is suicide. nt SunSeeker Jul 2016 #4
Not worried... Wounded Bear Jul 2016 #5
Well, those who do openly support it here will not be here long. longship Jul 2016 #6
The stakes are indeed very high. SunSeeker Jul 2016 #2
Voting for the nominee kind of goes without questioning Warpy Jul 2016 #7
I don't think Sanders would run, either. LuvNewcastle Jul 2016 #8
Sanders was never going to run 3rd party: LWolf Jul 2016 #9

Wounded Bear

(58,648 posts)
1. He's pretty much said he will stump for Hillary...
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 02:54 AM
Jul 2016

appreciate your concern, but I think all is OK. Let's see what he says at the convention.

Trump is going down.

Wounded Bear

(58,648 posts)
5. Not worried...
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 03:00 AM
Jul 2016

they will do what they want to do. I don't think they are enough to really damage Hillary. People who really supported Benie on his issues will NOT go over to Trump or to the Libertarians. If they were just trolling to support an "outsider" they are not serious enough to be a concern. Stein will not get more than 3-5%, not enough to hurt Hillary IMHO. Trumplethinskin will lose far more to Gary Johnson than we will.

longship

(40,416 posts)
6. Well, those who do openly support it here will not be here long.
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 03:03 AM
Jul 2016

Plus, Bernie does not support it either. After all, he's caucused with Democrats his entire political career.

Warpy

(111,255 posts)
7. Voting for the nominee kind of goes without questioning
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 03:03 AM
Jul 2016

at least on this site. Most people here agree with that.

I'll always think he was the better candidate but handing the presidency to Trump because of sore losing is unthinkable.

I can't see Sanders having the kind of ego it would take to run third party. Trump yes, if he'd lost. Sanders, no.

LuvNewcastle

(16,844 posts)
8. I don't think Sanders would run, either.
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 06:13 AM
Jul 2016

He said even before he got into the race that he wouldn't do that, and I think Bernie has too much integrity to go back on his word now. He was the better candidate by far IMO, but it's over now.

LWolf

(46,179 posts)
9. Sanders was never going to run 3rd party:
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 11:09 AM
Jul 2016


As a Sanders supporter, you should know this, and should not be feeding the anti-Sanders supporters' propaganda.

As a Sanders supporter, I see no point in trying to "convince" him to break that promise.

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