2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Tens of thousands to leave Democratic party the day after their primaries in protest [View all]SandersDem
(592 posts)I am a lifelong Democrat who has voted every single election. I have given money, volunteered, been a precinct captain, LD treasurer, State committee person and candidate for Statewide office, worked on 2 different Presidential campaigns. Unless you are an abject idiot, I have serious Democratic creds.
I find myself in a seriously difficult position in this election and once it is over, I will be making a decision about continuing in this Party. I do not wish to vote for the least objectionable candidate just because some vile idiotic Republican could win the Presidency and turn the Supreme Court permanently conservative/corporatist.
I support Bernie Sanders 1000%. He is the most Democratic of all candidates who would actually do this Party a huge favor by taking us back to our late 60s/early 70s "roots". I believe he is right re a rigged economy and I refuse to let social issues and causes hijack my vote anymore in a conservative fiscal bow down.
In addition, in all my years of having been a Democrat, I have never ever seen voters like myself attacked for mythological horse shit. All that has done is tell me that there is a schism in this Party and that we, right now are in a fight to the death for control.
If Bernie loses, I lose. In fact, we all lose. Not only so I believe we lose the general election, but we lose the Party. If this happens, I will drop my Party because it no longer reflects my progressive values.
I am not somebody who simply registered to vote Bernie. So, when you hear reports of 10,000 people set to leave this Party, take it seriously, it is not just those who have just joined!