2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Even if Bernie Sanders doesn't win the primary, he has given every indication that he will [View all]Douglas Carpenter
(20,226 posts)Last edited Tue Dec 22, 2015, 01:26 AM - Edit history (1)
Given just how low many of them are willing to stoop to smear Sen. Sanders and his supporters - I can't see how they can reverse their position if the Senator from Vermont was to win the nomination.
A fundamental difference is that most Sanders supporters are motivated by his positions on issues and his philosophic way of thinking. Most Hillary supporters are motivated by kind of personality cult. I agree that for whatever motivates them either would be better than any Republican given how the psychotic the Republican Party has become. But would it not be a wonderful thing if for just once we could vote our conscience for real change, to move our country forward and seek a newer world instead of just voting for the one who is (and I am certain of this) significantly less dangerous than the GOP alternative.
Here is someone who also said that they would support Trump over Sen. Sanders:
Douglas Carpenter (19,801 posts)
129. I pledge to support Hillary if she is the nominee? Do you pledge to support Bernie if he is the nominee?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=868787
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131. Absolutely not
I'm a Democrat. He is NOT a Democrat. I wouldn't vote for him if you held a gun to my head, just like I would never and have never voted for a republican in my 38 years of voting. In fact in the minuscule chance that he was nominated I would never give another red cent to the party, knock doors, or phone bank for Dems.
Not in a million fucking years. And frankly, at least 50% of that feeling could be credited to his supporters who have spent the last several years smearing the shit out of real Democrats.
So no, never, ever, ever would I vote for him. Never.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=868804