My confession....I was once Hillary or Bust...

[bekkilyn]

11. Lots of positives at the DNC!

I am a Bernie supporter, though never Bernie or Bust. From the beginning, I had the intent of voting for whomever ended up as the Democratic nominee. Though I would have preferred Bernie, I will be happily casting my vote for Hillary Clinton in November. I am excited by the idea of finally having a female President of the U.S. Her decision to work together with Bernie to create the Democratic platform was what made me finally decide to vote *for* her rather than just #neverTrump.

Last night there was a good bit of initial rudeness from some Bernie delegates, it's true. I've seen a number of posts on this site very unhappy about it and about the first night of the DNC as a whole.

But I don't see a reason to be unhappy at all, and in fact, after sleeping on it, I'm thinking the bad behavior of those Bernie delegates can also be seen as a positive as well, even for Hillary supporters.

What I saw last night (as opposed to much of what I saw at the RNC) is that practically everyone there has enthusiasm, energy, and PASSION for being there, regardless of which candidate they supported in their hearts! At the RNC, a lot of people didn't even bother to show up and all the empty seats were noticeable to me. I think a few rude delegates isn't too much of a price to pay for a convention that shows so much excitement from people rather than just everyone being there half-heartedly out of duty.

Yes, there will be a few who will be so bitter that they will vote for Trump or for one of the irrelevant 3rd party candidates, but we shouldn't let a few (and I mean a *few*) spoilsports ruin what has started out so strongly to be a great convention! I had quite a lot of (good) crying moments last night rather than having to keep turning off the stream because my stomach was turning so much as I had to do while watching the RNC. Go Bernie! Go Hillary! Go US!