Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: The 'Identity Politics' Featured In Our Primary, Ladies And Gentlemen [View all]LostOne4Ever
(9,296 posts)What you are describing is something I have been calling political hipsters.
I think it is perfectly fine to call Bernie or Busters or Green Party voters that, but for those of us who voted for the democratic nominee in 2016 and will be voting for the nominee (who apparently is destined to be Biden) this year, I feel you are broadbrushing us. If this was all about voting for the "cool" candidate why would we have voted for Hillary in 16? Why Biden now?
We Bernie Supporters support Sanders in the Primary for all sorts of reasons. He might represent us and our views better, we might feel he would do better against Trump, hell it might be because they rather have a beer with him. But for those of us who are voting for causes, the cause is always the most important thing.
I want to see this country become more liberal, both in regards to economic and social issues. Not because they are "liberal issues" but because the individual issues are important to me. I knoiw the single best way to do that is to vote for the Democratic nominee. I thought Warren did the best job have espousing the values I hold dear and would do the best job of making those issues realities. But she wasn't able to get the votes needed. So I moved on to Sanders who I view as the one remaining who best represents me. He is almost certainly going to lose the primary after which I will switch to the nominee/Biden.
If my support was just about a marker of orientation I would be a Bernie or Buster or a Bernie/Green party voter. I am not, and never shall be.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden