2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The one thing that will stop Bernie Sanders.....his supporters [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)as a Sanders supporter, I view the discussion of the flaws and weaknesses in Hillary's campaign such as her closeness to the big banks, her fundraising for a good but private foundation from donors who may or may not be seeking favors and then running for an office in which she could grant favors, her refusal to answer a direct opinion on the XL pipeline, her husband's record -- from the signing of NAFTA to the repeal of Glass-Steagall to the signing of the Telecommunications Act and so many other policy problems as topics that we need to consider when we pick a candidate,
Now when I point out the many issues on which I disagree with Hillary, her supporters are perplexed, They also for the most part to the extent that they are informed about the issues, support B ernie's views to a greater extent than they support The Clintons' policies and Hillary's campaign strategy.
I think that the attempt to silence Bernie supporters when we voice our problems with Hillary's policies and views on issues of importance or question her judgment on issues from war in Iraq to gay marriage is actually a form of denial on the part of Hillary supporters. Rather than admit that they really trust and agree with Bernie more than with Hillary, the wise and mature and rational thing and become Bernie supporters, They resolve the cognitive dissonance betweenm admitting that they know that the candidate to whose nomination they have emotionally committed themselves is not really the candidate they should vote for, they loudly and frequently accuse Bernie supporters of being mean.
As a Bernie supporter, I am not being mean to anyone when I point out the myriad ways in which my candidate is superior to other candidates.
It is simply a fact that Bernie is the stronger candidate.
Of course it hurts to have to admit as a Hillary supporter that one is wrong and that Bernie is the best candidate. I feel sorry for the author of the OP who is clearly in that denial stage, but facts are facts.
Sorry but your hurt feelings are not the fault of Bernie supporters but of the unwillingness at this point of Hillary supporters to be honest with themselves.
I. May be wrong, but I strongly suspect.that the relative strengths in a Bernie candidacy and the weaknesses in Hillary's will become so painfully evident that the most ardent Hillary supporters will join the Bernie camp.
This desperate attempt to dissuade Bernie supporters from simply telling the truth about the candidates will end as voters become better informed.