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In reply to the discussion: All the icky comments I just have something to say - [View all]Hekate
(100,133 posts)....since HRC was such a strong front runner before she even announced and Sanders was adorably saying all the right things all along (yes, he was and he does), there are people who claim to be Sanders supporters who have used this opportunity to dredge up a whole bunch of anti-Clinton hysteria from the past, both distant and recent.
If you have missed out on this show, I congratulate you. Nonetheless, it is virulent enough that supporters (not "worshippers," not "blind followers," and certainly not PUMAs) end up hiding out in the HRC Group. Gee, way to create a unified Democratic base for the General Election, DU.
Personally, madokie, I think "PUMA" has become another one of those all-purpose insults, because I haven't seen anyone here claim to be one. It was a fleeting phenomenon in 2008, in the heat of the moment, and some of the people who used it then were not Democrats in the first place.
Likewise, I get a strong feeling that some of the "Bernie supporters" currently here were never Democrats either, as they seem a bit opportunistic, and not at all the kind of person the kindly Sanders would ask to endorse him. He has said he is "not running against Hillary," but they certainly are.
Get well soon, and all the best with your chosen candidate, whom I will support in the General if he gets the nomination.