An excellent message to the Bernie or Bust crowd.

[Withywindle]

22. I just mailed in my IL ballot for Bernie

And I will say this. Bernie supporters aren't the problem per se.

People who refuse to vote for Biden in November if he's the nominee ARE the problem, regardless of who they supported in the primaries. (I have also heard this from Harris, Warren, Buttigieg supporters.)

ESPECIALLY in a time of crisis, I think people have a moral duty to show up and vote for the candidate whose policies are likeliest to kill a few fewer people than the other one. Voting isn't just a statement FOR your fave - if your fave didn't make it through the primaries, of the two candidates left standing, you have a responsibility to show up and vote AGAINST the worst one. The lives of many of our most vulnerable citizens depend on it. There are many people dead who'd be alive now if Al Gore had won. There are many people dead who'd be alive now if John Kerry had won. There are many people dead who'd be alive now if Hillary Clinton had won. There are many people in danger now who might survive a Biden presidency, but definitely won't survive a Trump second term.