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In reply to the discussion: Dear Bernie supporters. Please. Stop! [View all]cloudythescribbler
(2,598 posts)Bernie Sanders' supporters. I myself have been a Bernie supporter since day 1 who plans to vote for Hillary more or less for the reasons that you outlined. But the persistently condescending, moralizing, trashing tone taken towards Bernie's base, whether to tell them they aren't needed (as some Hillary supporters do) or to blame them in advance if Hillary loses is ONLY going to alienate MORE Bernie supporters while no doubt gratifying a lot of folk who never supported him in the first place.
This is the OPPOSITE of the best way to win Bernie supporters over to back Hillary (note that present conditions at DU mean that almost all those Sanderistas who will NOT vote for Hillary have gone silent or left, which makes them all the harder to reach and convince.) But if you ARE trying to win them over, this is not the way