2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bernie Supporters - Please read my post [View all]Cha
(297,220 posts)"I have a few suggestions: in order to steal votes Bernie needs Obma voters. Please let people know that it is very counterproductive to trash Obama in any way really. We are so used to black leaders being trashed and hated and despised that we as a group will tune out any bad mouthing and silently hate the person speaking. It really doesn't matter if it is just about SEVERE disappointment with his policies or seeing him as too far to the right; it turns off potential black voters. Speak instead on how Bernie will defend the gains Obama made and expand upon them. It will be more effective.
And, I think Bernie Sanders could learn from that, too.
Secondly, I really hate to see the way the poster just treated you because you wanted to vote for Bernie even though he's not a Democrat.
It's ridiculous as you know. I hate that combative style too.. it does no good, whatsoever. Oh yeah it gets them a hide if that's what they're going for.