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In reply to the discussion: Video Of What Bernie Said In Mississippi [View all]Sophia4
(3,515 posts)I find that very inspiring.
How are Democrats to win elections if they ridicule and exclude other Democrats?
I just don't understand what benefit there is in reacting negatively to someone that some Democrats -- maybe 43% based on the percentage of the vote Bernie got in the primaries prior to the convention -- so actually, many Democrats admire.
No one has to support Bernie or vote for him, but how about we react rationally so that we don't offend people who like him.
Bernie was speaking before a mostly African-American group, and they responded well to his suggestion that more people should run for office. I respond well to that too.
We have to have a united party for 2020. I hope we do really well in the November elections and keep doing well through the coming years.
Republicans should not hold the governor's offices in 33 of the 50 states. We Democrats should be doing better. It's not your fault. It's not my fault. But we all need to ask ourselves what we can do to promote harmony rather than discord on the liberal/progressive/Democratic side of the country.
Discord leads to defeat. So we need to work for unity and set certain negative personal feelings aside. We have to come together to win. Alabamans did it. Wisconsin citizens did it. And if they can, the whole country can. But we need to stop whining.
Who wants to go to a party where people just sit around and complain and gossip about people they don't like?
Nobody. That's who.