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In reply to the discussion: Do you want Bernie supporters to vote for Democrats in November? [View all]LostOne4Ever
(9,288 posts)Remember? Bernie put his support behind Hillary and we all did the same. And to be honest, had Bernie NOT have conceded by the convention I would have switched to Hillary at that time regardless and I would have lost a lot of respect for the man.
But he didn't. He supported Hillary and the dems in 2016.
The people who didn't vote dem weren't Bernie supports, they were political hipsters who treat politics as a fashion statement. They don't actually support the causes they claim to support, they just want to APPEAR as if they do. They want to appear politically pure and high and mighty and they don't give a shit that by doing that they actually HURT the very causes they CLAIM to support.
That said, I think we should try to win them over. We should be trying to win every last person we can over. Winning in 2018 is vital to minimizing the harm done by Trump and WE HAVE TO WIN IN 2020. If Trump gets one more SCotUS appointment it is game over.
WE HAVE TO WIN!!!!
Okay, talking about the BoBs and the greens here. Bernie supporters in general already vote dem.
Anyway, Yes they would. The math is clear on that.
But so would appealing to unhappy republicans, centrists, and even Trump supporters who regret their vote. Most of all we need to try and reach the non-voters. WE NEED EVERY VOTE WE CAN GET!!!!
There arre several things we could do that I feel would appeal to them. Minimizing the role of super PACs and focusing on raising funds mainly through individuals. Changing our primary system to be more fair and democratics would show that we care about them feeling like their voice is being listened to.
I prefer they vote to defeat Republicans. That means voting democratic 99.9% of the time.
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That said, you seem worried the anti-bernie sentiment here might convince some Bernie supporters to not vote democrat. Don't worry, it won't affect his true supporters. Our causes are more important than having upset feelings. What all this shit stirring is likely to do to us is make us just quit coming to DU. That might not affect the Bernie haters but it does hurt DU's pocket book. Especially seeing as before the election the majority of DUer's were pro-Bernie.