2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I am a Democrat [View all]BKH70041
(961 posts)There's probably 1/3rd of those here who love Sanders and hate Clinton who will not vote for her, won't pretend that they are, and will leave this site and the Party. I can respect them in that they at least live what they preach. If you truly believe Clinton is a corporate stooge, then to hold your nose and vote for her automatically says you have no backbone. I want people without a backbone to leave the Party because they're a drag on everyone else.
Of the other 2/3rds, you'll have maybe half of them who will claim they will hold their nose and vote for Clinton, but they won't. This is necessary to claim because of the TOS rules at this site. If Clinton wins, then they can say they voted for her which gives them the right to object to her policies. If she loses, they get past the "purests kept the Dem from winning" accusation and can do the "we told you so" to others. Staying at this site regardless is very, very important to many members.
And really, how hard is it to not really proclaim your voting intentions in the GE on this site and get away with it? Pretty darn easy, that's how hard.