Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: All of the Bernie Bashing is a form of cyberbullying which has no place on this website. [View all]quakerboy
(13,920 posts)When was the last time that democrats had to literally be afraid they would end up in death camps if the next election goes poorly?
When was the last time this many Americans were living so close to the edge of catastrophe. Not as a nation, as a group, but as separated individuals living so close to the razors edge of personal survival or not?
Why do people support Bernie? IF its because its a political game to them.. Sure, they will hop over to Biden nice n easy.
But if its because they genuinely believe he was the only one who could beat trump, and they either dont believe Joe can, or are worried about whether he can.. Yeah. Its scary AF for those people to let go of the hope of Bernie.
And if its because they think Bernie is the only one who will actually help them. Or their family. Or other community members they see suffering.. Yeah. Grief is reasonable at the lost of hope.
Even If Bernie dropped out and endorsed tomorrow, it would change none of that. It would be change none of that for many.
Because its NOT ABOUT BERNIE.
Its about people.
And in close.. I really dont care if you dislike people being delicate or whatever. Reality is as it is whether you like the shape of it or not. The fact is if WE want to win, WE need the votes to make it happen. Including a bunch of the folks that chose to vote for Bernie. Many of them will come over of their own accord. Others will need persuading. If we want to win the GE thats what needs to happen.
Or we can see what a second term of Trump looks like. Your choice, I guess.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden