So when Republicans call Bernie a "Communist Jew," [View all]

[Cyrano]

what do we do?

If Bernie is our candidate, you just know that "Communist Jew" will be a major weapon in their arsenal of sleaze and hatred.

They'll be direct about the Communist part and label him as a "Marxist," "Stalinist," "Totalitarian," "Anti-American," "Weirdo," etc.

They'll have to be more subtle with the "Jew" part and use stuff like "New York values," "He's from Brooklyn," plus a whole new mountain of antisemitic slurs that we can't even begin to imagine. They are masters at labeling someone "The Other."

So how do we fight it? I really don't know. Then again, Obama was black and Republicans didn't need to throw their slurs. Perhaps America is ready for a Democratic Socialist, Jewish president.

As far as I can remember, I have not previously posted on this Primaries Forum. So let me state where I stand: I love Bernie and I would love to live in a country where his vision becomes reality. I also think that his vulnerabilities may turn off too many voters. I also know that Hillary has many vulnerabilities, but ones that may turn off fewer voters. I therefore believe that Hillary is the safer bet to ensure that we hold onto the White House. Perhaps I'm wrong. But that's my opinion.

Either way, we can't let any Republican become president. And I will vote for whoever our candidate turns out to be.