Not very long ago, liking Bernie Sanders was liking Apple Pie. But then he had the gall....

[NanceGreggs]

131. The primaries are about electing our nominee ...

... to run for POTUS.

As such, this isn't about "likes" a la FaceBook, or who thinks Bernie is as likeable as apple pie. It's about the best man or woman to represent our Party in the general election, and who can go on to win the White House.

Many people like Bernie as a senator from Vermont, and as a long-time a spokesman for progressive ideals. And he is still respected and admired by a vast number of people.

However, many of us don't see him as presidential material. It's as simple as that. His political experience is limited and, while his ideals may be lofty, his plans to bring his ideas to fruition are - you'll pardon the phrase - more apple-pie-in-the-sky than grounded in reality.

While I might see an individual politician as the perfect mayor, perfect congressman, perfect governor, that does not mean I see them as the perfect president. In fact, I might see them as ideal in one position, but as a total disaster in another.

The notion that Bernie is now disliked because he "had the gall to run for president" is ludicrous - just as ludicrous as saying that HRC was expecting "a coronation".

Once Bernie threw his hat in the ring, he should expect that he will be scrutinized very differently than he was when running for the mayor of Burlington, or a senator from his state. There are different skills required for each position, and he is being judged by a different criteria as a result thereof. This is the Big Time - and the "Everybody Loves Bernie" show is being critiqued by a much wider audience - an audience that may find him wanting in many areas of consequence.

As you yourself have said, Bernie is "resonating" with a lot of people. And why wouldn't he? He says the things that a lot of people agree with. But that resonance alone does not qualify him to handle the responsibilities of the Oval Office. Agreeing with what Bernie has to say does not equal a belief that he can actually DO what he says should be done. "Liking Bernie" does not necessarily translate into thinking he would make a good president.

Unfortunately, here on DU, many Bernie supporters have been dismissive of that reality. They seem to believe that those who respect and admire BS, and agree with many of the things he has to say, are somehow duty-bound to support his bid for the nomination as our candidate. They don't want to accept the fact that being "likeable" - or even widely respected - is not, in and of itself, enough to qualify him for the most important position in the nation, and the world-at-large.

Despite the horse-race mentality of the MSM touting the idea that Bernie-v-Hillary is a "fight for the soul of the Democratic Party", and a showdown between "the status quo and those wanting change", what this primary is about is what it's always been about: a party determining who is better qualified to be POTUS. And being as likeable as apple pie has little bearing on that determination.