Why the sudden urge to move the party right?

[Bluepinky]

133. Thank you Calimary.

I was on DU several years ago during our second most corrupt presidential administration, Bush/Cheney, and wasn't here during Obsma's two terms. I am back now for this horrible turn of events with DT. It's nice to commiserate with like-minded people. I wasn't here during the recent presidential campaign, but it must have been upsetting to have this site infiltrated by foreign disrupters. What I'm aware of now is the level of anger at Bernie. I voted for him in the primary, saw him speak at a house party early in his campaign and fell in love with his enthusiasm and righteous anger at the top 1%. And one of my top issues was the Iraq invasion; I so appreciated his vote against it, even with the pressure on the senators to vote for it. He was called a traitor and unpatriotic for that vote but he stood firm, voted for what he believed and came out on the right side of history. I am an ardent supporter of women's rights, Planned Parenthood; I'm pro-choice and have a daughter who is even more progressive than me. But I have to trust Bernie when he says he can support someone for political office without supporting all their positions. Since I have been back here, I have seen a lot of Bernie bashing. It has made me wonder what is going on, some of the posters are so angry at him and anyone who supports him. I haven't seen Hillary bashing (but I wasn't here during the primary). I do like Hillary and voted for her for President. But Bernie has a lot of young supporters (including my daughter) and the Democrats should listen to his ideas and not see him as an enemy. We all want the same thing and we can't afford to lose a single vote.