My adivce to bernie supporters

[CoffeeCat]

25. These are the tricks she employed in 08...

...it's amazing how identical this situation is to the 08 campaigns.

Clinton had the media on her side and touting her inevitability. I live in Iowa, and this was so over-the-top. We were practically told that Hillary was going to win and supporting Obama or Edwards was a laughable waste of time.

She used questionable polls and her media-lapdog friends to create the appearance of more support than she actually had. Then, when it came time to vote in the Iowa caucuses, lo and behold--the people of Iowa were smart enough to vote for the best candidate. And Hillary came in third.

I can't stress enough (and I'm sorry if I'm repeating myself) that Iowans take seriously that they are the first primary. We demand engagement with these politicians and we're very serious about researching these candidates. We don't like to be told who is "inevitable." In fact, that pisses us off. We'll decide for ourselves, thank you very much.

Bernie was polling at 4 percent in Iowa, in the Spring. He's managed to pull within 15 of Hillary. And at this stage of the game--the caucus season has yet to reach its peak. It could go either way.

This time, during the 08 caucuses (2.5 months before the caucus was held) Obama was behind in Iowa by 10.

I am happy that my state is first to vote, because we truly are independent thinkers. Especially the Democrats in our state. There is a large Progressive contingent within the party. And they vote in high numbers.

So...relax a bit. We still have a lot of work to do, but Hillary is about as "inevitable" this time around, as she was in 08. And she knows that.