The 'Never Clinton' Campaign

[Purveyor]

Meet the Bernie Sanders supporters who say they won’t switch allegiances, no matter what happens in the general election.

CLARE FORAN 11:18 AM ET

Loyal fans of Bernie Sanders have a difficult decision to make. If Hillary Clinton faces off against Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, legions of Sanders supporters will have to decide whether to switch allegiances or stand by Bernie until the bitter end.

At least some supporters of the Vermont senator insist they won’t vote for Clinton, no matter what. Many view the former secretary of state with her deep ties to the Democratic establishment as the polar opposite of Sanders and his rallying cry of political revolution. Throwing their weight behind her White House bid would feel like a betrayal of everything they believe.

These voters express unwavering dedication to Sanders on social media, deploying hashtags like NeverClinton and NeverHillary, and circulating petitions like www.wontvotehillary.com, which asks visitors to promise “under no circumstances will I vote for Hillary Clinton.” It’s garnered more than 56,500 signatures so far. Many feel alienated by the Democratic Party. They may want unity, but not if it means a stamp of approval for a political status quo they believe is fundamentally flawed and needs to be fixed.

“Just pack up your revolution and go home? Really? That’s not going to happen,” said Tara Margolin, a 50-year-old Sanders supporter and self-described Democrat who lives in Los Angeles. She dismissed the idea that Sanders voters might coalesce behind Clinton. “She would cement in place everything we are fighting against. I could never in good conscience vote for Hillary Clinton.”

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[chknltl]

1. I live in a blue state. My support for Hillary is not needed nor was it earned. nt

[silvershadow]

2. I live in a Red state which voted for Bernie. My support for Hillary is not needed nor

was it earned.

[HereSince1628]

3. A lot of people in commiting to Sanders also commited to a divorce with the NeoLiberals

I really think that's a big part of the sentiment of 'never voting for Clinton'

Consider your own or friends marriage dissolution and you can gain some insight into this. At some point in failing relationships enough is too much, and there is a commitment to leave and never go back. The relationship is really over, if the circle of friends shuns them for that, then people go find new friends.

I think that's the point where many Sanders supporters are. The question is whether the circle of once common friends will turn on them and force them to find companionship elsewhere.

[Tarc]

4. The number of people who actually believe this are so small as to be negligible

The majority of Sanders voters will stick with the Dems in the fall, I have no worries.

[NorthCarolina]

5. You saying it MUST absolutely make it so I guess. nt

[Grassy Knoll]

6. We Are All Concerned..

[bvar22]

7. The race is tight enough, and Sanders has won enough states,

that Hillary should certainly make some concessions to Sanders' Issues
and incorporate some of his platform into hers if she expects their votes.

Saying a big "FUCK YOU. I WON, AND WILL DO WHATEVER THE FUCK I WANT!
Now GIVE ME MY CROWN DAMMIT!!!"

...won't win over any Bernie supporters.
But from listening to her and her supporters, they insist they don't need us, or the Independents, or the Millennials anyway.
SO I'm willing to let them have it their way.

[Joob]

8. Efforts better focused on making our own campaign for local and state officials

Then focusing on election if bernie loses. We will just be more focused there.