To Democratic Party voters who "will never vote" for so-and-so:

[babylonsister]

Copied from a friend:

To Democratic Party voters who "will never vote" for so-and-so:

You're not voting for President.

You're voting for who replaces RBG. You're voting for the next Secretary of Education. You're voting for federal judges. You're voting for the rule of law. You're voting for saving national parks. You're voting for letting kids out of cages. You're voting for clean air and clean water. You're voting for scientists to be allowed to speak about climate change. You're voting for what the President says on Twitter. You're voting for housing rights. You're voting for LGBTQ people to be treated with dignity. You're voting for non-Christians to be able to adopt and to feel like full citizens. You're voting for Dreamers. You're voting so that there will be Social Security and Medicare when you retire. You're voting for veterans to get the care they deserve. You're voting for rural hospitals. You're voting so that someone else can have health insurance. You're voting for PBS. You're voting to have a President who doesn't embarrass this country every time she or he attends an international meeting. And you're voting against allowing the USA to become yet another authoritarian regime.

No Democrat is perfect. Your first AND second choices may have dropped out. Your third might. But here's the thing--and I need you to understand it--the nominee, no matter who she or he is, will not be perfect. They won't pass your purity test. And yet every single one of them will be better than four more years of Trump.

Please copy and paste this. Share it far and wide.

Copied from a friend, but sums it up perfectly.

[beachbumbob]

1. we all made same arguement in 2016 and had little impact on the bernie bro faction

ideologues do not compromise and why they are a real danger to the process

[still_one]

4. Those folks are no longer part of DU, and I am disappointed in your cynicism toward what is a

very good effort by the OP for us to work together

[beachbumbob]

7. they are hear believe me. And thru out social media

we can make many outreach efforts as possible but reality is what it is. Idealists don't compromise

[iluvtennis]

15. + 1. nt

[dustyscamp]

18. 1+ We can't win with just Democrat votes. We need to stop disparaging and start to reach out more.

[Politicub]

22. +1 - the changes made after 2016 have made things so much more civil

We’re a big-tent party. People need time to heal after contentious primaries. I was for Warren for most of the primary, and still believe in her.

I also find a lot to be excited about with a Biden administration. He can restore the American idea and I have every confidence he will surround himself with a skilled and effective cabinet.

[Magoo48]

19. Bernie Bors are a tired myth.

I vote blue no matter who.
I also continue to push progressive ideas.
I reserve the right to be critical of middle of the road, slow walked, mayonnaise positions on the monumental issues facing us today.

[still_one]

2. Thank you Babylonsister for this. It is bigger than a candidate

[TwilightZone]

3. Some didn't understand that we were voting for all of that in 2016, too.

One would hope they've learned something since then.

Agree with the post completely. It should be self-evident, but it's clearly not to all.

[ibegurpard]

5. Amen!

[3catwoman3]

6. Very well said.

In the run up to the 2016 election, I kept saying, “It’s about the Supreme Court, people!”

That ALONE should have been reason enough to vote for HRC.

[beachbumbob]

8. we all read the responses, BFD.

[abqtommy]

9. Good perspective for me if not for thee...

[Martin Eden]

10. In 2002 I vowed never to vote for Joe Biden in a Democratic primary

That vow included John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, and anyone else who voted for the Iraq War Resolution that gave GW Bush the authority to invade Iraq.

I will break my vow this March 17 when I vote for the next President of the United States, Joe Biden.

My DU status was UNDECIDED until Pete and Amy dropped out in support of Joe.

I voted for Bernie in 2016, though I also liked Martin O'Malley.

[benld74]

11. Nothing Bernie EVER said impressed me

[mcar]

12. I hope they listen his time

[TygrBright]

13. To Democratic Party voters who "will never vote" for so-and-so:

Fuck all y'all.

There, made it easy to put on a bumper sticker for ya.

helpfully,
Bright

[babylonsister]

21. Ha!

[TommyCelt]

14. The onyl candidate for whom I will never vote...

...is this trump.

[jalan48]

16. It will be up to our nominee to get those voters.

Blaming the voters is a losing strategy.

[GentryDixon]

17. Thank you for posting this.

Sometimes people get wrapped up in their own wants & desires, and don't consider the long term goal. It's called critical thinking, with long term planning, which many seem to be lacking of those skills..

We need to #VoteBlueNoMatterWho

[Scalded Nun]

20. And my personal opinion...

If you do not vote because your candidate is not on the ticket (especially after seeing what has transpired the last 4 years), then do not even bother calling yourself a Democrat. You belong on the dark side along with the rest of humanity's filth. You are no better than a Trumper. A non-vote is a vote for Trump.

[dlk]

23. Not voting gives 2 votes to the person you don't agree with

That means giving 2 votes to a Trump voter. This is how Trump made it into the White House in 2016.