It's Biden vs. Bernie as war bursts into presidential race

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. A cult of personality has formed around Bernie and it's not a good thing.

I have seen so many posts appearing in various threads about other candidates that say nothing but words to the effect of "Yay, rah, rah, Bernie's going to win!" even if the thread has nothing to do with Bernie at all, or (my recent favorite) "Bernie is the solution to everything!" Other candidates have enthusiastic supporters but I don't see comments suggesting that their candidate is some kind of messiah who will instantly and magically give everyone free health care and free college and bring about the triumph of the proletariat and turn water into artisanal craft beer or whatever. Please, put down the pennants and pompoms, acknowledge that - just like all the other candidates - Bernie has faults and flaws, that he has made mistakes and that he has taken positions and votes that he might now regret, said things that maybe he shouldn't have said, and that the sun really and truly doesn't shine out of his butt.

I supported Bernie in 2016 but the antics of his fanboys at the convention really put me off, and his recent hiring of fanatical and dishonest campaign staffers like Sirota and Gray, whose behavior does nothing but encourage the cultishness, ensured that I will absolutely not vote for him in my state's primary. Obviously I would vote for him if he's the nominee, but I hope and pray that will not happen. We already have a president with a cult following and we don't need another.