2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The one thing that will stop Bernie Sanders.....his supporters [View all]Number23
(24,544 posts)attendees at Netroots Nation who said that they felt absolutely UNSAFE around Sanders unhinged supporters. Learned very quickly that DU is just one of a long line of places where the Sanders supporters have decided to scream down every one who disagrees with them.
I have noticed on DU that there are a slew of Sanders supporters that are as terrified of other Sanders supporters as the rest of us.
That man needs to do an intervention. It reminds me of when John McCain had to stop one of his supporters in her tracks when she was calling Obama an "Arab" (like it was the worst, most horrible thing in the world) during one of his campaign appearances in 2008. After weeks and months of watching his supporters act like fools, McCain finally stepped up and tried to shut down at least one tiny sliver of the unhinged foolishness his supporters were unleashing on the world.
Bernie needs to step up and do the same. He's not a strong enough candidate to endure these "supporters" most of whom are acting as though what they are honestly trying to do is alienate every single reliable Democratic voting block and tank their candidate.