One of the most principled and honest senators is "unelectable", why?

[BrotherIvan]

164. Take a step back and read the Bernie forum

Plenty of civil discussions about policy and the upcoming elections. Even disagreements. But no one is trying to convince anyone that they have the only clear view "reality" and that everyone should adopt theirs. That is the probably the single most condescending ploy that every Hillary supporter uses and it is nasty and infuriating to everyone else. And so, people respond in kind.

I find most discussions where people ask why someone supports Hillary as a candidate quickly devolves into sniping and "I don't care what you think!" and "You're not living in reality; I am." I have YET to hear an actual argument beyond "she can raise lots of money" and "she's the only one who can win." Not a single policy position that differentiates her from the other candidate. When there are so many positive things about Hillary, I often wonder why her supporters don't believe in those qualities enough to promote them.

I have been called smarmy and naive when I have put forth the reason why I support my candidate. I have been told by about 20 Hillboosters that I am not living in reality. None of that is turning me into a Clinton supporter BTW. I have also seen a lot of erroneous information on the part of Hillary supporters as well and they will NEVER backtrack when they are presented with facts.

And I will say it again, if you feel that people are not being kind to you, perhaps threads like yesterday's which was a bravado performance in terms of attacking other DUers with one line zingers meant to dismiss people's voices in order to get applause probably did win you favor within a very small group but may not have added to your credibility when it comes to being able to call out nastiness in others.