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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders remains one of Americas most popular politicians [View all]JHan
(10,173 posts)Often on this board I hear versions of what I described in my post: that the "DNC" chose Hillary while Sanders was the "True" choice - there are versions of this narrative and it irritates me because it makes me and many who look like me who did not support him invisible. Completely lost in all of the talk is that HRC won the popular vote in the primaries and WHO supported her.
I have never taken issue with a bernie voter for supporting him during the primary, people will support who they want to support, but the shaming of who became the nominee and the depth of support for her is what I take issue with - I supported her enthusiastically, so did many people I know. It got to a point where I had to hide that I supported her - it was that vicious. One of the reasons I came to this board was because it's one of the few sites where I could openly express that support without fear of vilification.