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In reply to the discussion: Dear Bernie supporters. Please. Stop! [View all]trixie
(867 posts)Our family has been ride or die Dems since we came to this country.
In 2008 all of us liked Obama and/or Clinton. We literally had huge discussions before the primary. The question was not if my person is not nominated I will do or not do... The question was what were the Dems of the country going to go for? The first black man or the first woman? Many of us were staunch on either one of them but knew the primary was the first step or misstep. Do we split our votes? We talked and talked and met for dinner and talked some more. The child, who was 11 years old, said that in American history it goes white men, black men, women. Out of the mouth of babes. We all voted for Obama and some with a heavy heart against Clinton. We knew we needed to get a Democrat elected to the White House.
That child is now 19 and voted in his first primary and is voting in the general election. We asked, "Who you voting for?" He replied, "Clinton was nominated". No hesitations! Was he a more likely Sanders voter? Probably. He also always tells the story of standing by each of his parents while they voted for Obama and had to show his dingy elder sister where to poke the hole.
You fight it out in the primary and put the best person WHO CAN WIN forward.
Please vote Clinton or better yet vote Democrat straight down the party line.