2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Black Lives Matter! Period. Therefore I Have Altered my Primary Intentions. [View all]dragonfly301
(399 posts)Dear MineralMan,
I would love to have Bernie Sanders as my next president and have every intention of voting for him in the primary. When I enter the voting booth it will be just me and my conscience - who do I think will be the best person to lead our country. There will be no zealot fans, no agent provocateurs, no msm talking heads - just me and my conscience. I have followed Bernie for years, never imagining that I would ever get an opportunity to give him my vote. What has impressed me the most is his consistency - he has been an individual who treats people fairly and has done so even before he became a politician - before he asked people for their votes. A quintessential moment for me was back in December of 2010 when Bernie stood for hours on the floor of the senate filibustering a tax cut for the wealthy (transcript http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/full-congressional-record-transcript-of-sanders-filibuster) He believed it was morally wrong and wanted the country to know why. That is the kind of person I want as my president.
I'm sorry you are offended by some of the Sanders supporters. I have been a lurker at both DU and Dkos since I GBCW'd my Dkos account a few years ago. I read a diary there last night about Marissa Johnson being a Palin supporter. I was surprised at how many of the good standing regulars came forward to dismiss the diary because they too had supported republicans - from Reagan to Dole to GWB. One very prominent member admitted that he thought GWB was the better candidate! Ouch! The site that I spent so much time at because I thought they were progressives - no wonder I disagreed with them on so many policies! But this revelation did help me realize that at the end of the day it is just one person in the voting booth - for better or worse - you need to pull the lever for the candidate that you feel best represents your interests. For you it may be Hillary, for me it's Bernie, for some it may be Trump. I'm hoping that in November of 2016 there are more consciences voting for Bernie.