2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: We the supporters of Bernie Sanders ARE NOT FRINGE. [View all]JohnnyRingo
(20,405 posts)...who stands to your left? Who in politics in general is so liberal that you consider them out of line with your view?
Standing with your toes on the goal line of the political playing field and shouting at people on the fifty yard line to call them right wing kooks only makes sense to you because they're so far away. I stand nearer the middle, where most American voters find themselves, but many of my friends still call me a left wing loon.
BTW... Congratulations. I too voted for the first time in 1972, for George McGovern of course. I always wondered if The Crook would have seen re-election if my party ran a more moderate candidate. There's no way to know, but if Sanders pulls it off this time, I'll stand with him without reservation, like I did McGovern back in the day. Certainly I won't call people names for foisting him to the ballot.