This is why we lose

[Valhallakey]

43. Bernie/Hillary Really?? What about the crazy stuff Republicans said...

about each other, yet in the end they all get in line...and they friggin vote! What causes this behavior, love of authority, order, party over country etc.... not sure. Personally I am fine with critiquing the Democrtatic party and specific politicians. But in the end we have to get out and vote based on issues. Really boggles the mind that people can't handle justifiable (IMHO) criticism of the Democratic Party or its leaders. That's politics. In 08 I supported Hillary in the primaries as I felt she knew what she would be dealing with. I thought Obama was naive in believing he could work in a bipartisan manner. I felt he would fiddle away much of his opportunity to put through a lot of significant changes trying to get some Republicans on board. That was certainly a hard fought campaign with a lot of crazy stuff thrown around. However I supported Obama in the election once he won the Democratic nomination. In 16 I supported Bernie in the primaries but once Hillary secured the nomination I was all in for her. We simply cannot let our internal squabbles and criticisms divide us like I see in this board every day. Bernie is hurting us, Hillary was a fatally flawed candidate...or whatever...ok I get it, but please don't let it get to the point you don't vote. Some of the really bad feelings around here makes me think some Bernie supporters on this board didn't vote for Hillary and others who support Hillary would never have voted for Bernie...which is insane and we get the results we see around the country. Voting and pushing for accountable/auditable elections are two of the most important things we can all do.