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In reply to the discussion: Richard Painter tweets about Bernie, Clinton, and Putin... [View all]StrictlyRockers
(3,855 posts)Splitting the party is no way to win. Almost half the people who voted for a leftist candidate in 2016 voted for Bernie. It's like people are determined to lose again by alienating half the party. You really want to force 13 million voters to look elsewhere because you can't let go of your vitriol? Great job being a divisive splitter who is determined to lose again.
I'm only willing to support Bernie if it's clear that he has a very good shot at winning. I'm looking for a winner this time. If it's Bernie, so be it. I like his policies, and so does about half the Democratic party. Stop trying to alienate us and send us elsewhere if you want to win. Think strategically.
Like a lot of Bernie supporters, I'm not married to him, I just want us to win in two years, and he might be our best shot, like it or not. I'm going to wait to see how things pan out, and I am going to jump on the bandwagon of the strongest candidate, the one who I think has the best chance of winning, and then I am going to go super hard getting out the vote and volunteering for that candidate, whomever she or he might be.