Fellow Clinton supporters, I think we're taking the wrong tack...

[brooklynite]

Our friends in the Sanders camp are naturally exuberant at Bernie's entry, and some trash-talking ("the Clinton campaign is scared!"; "What will Clinton supporters do when Bernie wins?"; "Who should be in Bernie's cabinet"?) is to be expected. When we respond (with appropriate snippiness), the result is a series of flame-wars which gets everyone grumpy. So maybe we should give them their space, and remember that what happens here has little bearing on the real world outside the blogosphere, where Clinton still has widespread support among Democrats (including Liberals) and still knocks off every Republican we're likely to face.

[snooper2]

1. Both camps are wrong- GO MARTIN!

Let HC and BS throw shit back and forth so Mr. O'Malley can rise to the top!

[brooklynite]

2. Well, clearly, you're just a stalking horse to let Lincoln Chafee slip in...

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. I have not posted in one pro Sanders threads.

I prefer to give supporters of other candidates their space to show their enthusiasm.

[hrmjustin]

4. Personally I understand their love of Snders but I am not going to feed into their view

that Bernie is winning.

He isn't.

[truebluegreen]

5. "appropriate snippiness"

Riiiiight.

[eloydude]

6. How about posting this in the HRC forum

as well? It's only fair.

Guttersnipes aren't appreciated.

[hrmjustin]

8. Everone gets to participate here.

[cali]

7. yeah. Clinton supporters here haven't started any anti-Bernie threads.

Myths are fun.

bullshit and false, but fun.

[hrmjustin]

12. That maybe true but it is not equal.

By no means is it equal.

[eloydude]

13. Yeah, I especially love that one

that said that she hasn't posted in one pro-Sanders thread.

[hrmjustin]

15. Who is she?

[eloydude]

17. It's in this thread....

You can read and figure out who....

[hrmjustin]

19. btw I never got to welcome you so Welcome to DU and enjoy the site.

[SidDithers]

27. Hehe...nt

Sid

[JaneyVee]

23. 1 for every 20 anti-Hillary threads. And...

Even the posts about Bernie are mild, mostly about electibility.

[sufrommich]

9. You mean you're not looking forward to 500 more

days of manufactured outrage and giving legitimacy to right wing conspiracy theories taking over DU? Yeah,me neither.

[FSogol]

10. I'm an O'Malley supporter and completely agree. It should be possible to build up our preferred

Democratic candidates up without tearing down other Democratic candidates. At the end we all want a Democratic in the WH and Democratic majorities in Congress and Governorships. We need to work to achieve this and not run a scorched earth policy over the Democratic Party and DU.

[riderinthestorm]

11. Right on schedule: "First they ignore you..."

"Then they mock you..."

So expect even more mocking of Sanders and his positions (although that's already started to some degree with the comments about his hair).

"Then they fight you...." (Not there yet but this is inevitable since this is a primary).

"Then you win"!

[Capt. Obvious]

14. I think that we should stick to posting polls

and comparing them to their tea party counterparts.

[Javaman]

16. You're all wrong! Lee Mercer.

that's all I'm saying. All 3!

[Half-Century Man]

18. "Mostly say Hooray for our side" to quote Buffalo Springfield.

Both the HRC and Bernie are understandably excited and proud. Both are good candidates. Compared to the current republican field, they are phenomenal candidates. Like comparing apple pie a'la mode to an atomic wedgie for dessert.
One of the best aspects I have seen is the volunteering each is getting. *fucking good*. It is far past time we took to the streets. Not marching in protest, but walking neighborhoods handing out leaflets and talking to people. Engaging their to become more active. 18 months in advance of one of the most important elections in the history of the United States (not to put too fine a point on it).

[NYC_SKP]

20. Very funny. "So maybe we should give them their space"....

[NCTraveler]

22. No doubt about it.

Clinton supporters are in the serious minority here. Sanders supports have the overwhelming majority here.

[NCTraveler]

21. Maybe we should just remember they are supporting....

a really good person who we should be supporting also. That is possible. Doesn't matter if they feel the same about our candidate. I don't need to respect them in order to respect Sanders. Although I am sure I would respect almost all of them. They have the easy job. Supporting and idea and hope. But it is Sanders who has earned the respect.

[leftynyc]

24. Already doing that

I don't think I've commented on one Sanders thread.

[seabeyond]

25. some. and some, not so much. like puma. i am starting to see puma. ANYONE who does not walk the

sander line is a puma. purely for dismissal. your voice does not count.

it defines

language matters.
just as i think socialist, and sanders cannot win. both, i call out.

[TBF]

26. Happy to keep it positive -

will keep donating to Bernie & hopefully will be able to help out on the ground here in Texas (not sure how much they will do here outside of Austin). I'm very excited about his candidacy but if he fails I will support the nominee (which presumably will be Hillary if not Bernie).

[lumberjack_jeff]

28. We're blessed with two great candidates and one tolerable one.

We should be counting our blessings.

[okaawhatever]

29. Okay. I'll try. nt

[Puzzledtraveller]

30. I think Clinton's popularity is overstated.

Just one persons opinion.

[morningfog]

31. It certainly is. She is polling in the 50s in the early primary states.

While she has a clear lead at this point, it is not at the level of some national polls that put her as high as 80%.

As we move along the campaign season, the race will tighten, her polling in the early states will keep sliding. She is not as inevitable as some suggest and as inevitable this time as in 2008.