Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Bernie has a rough time at She the People conference [View all]Tom Rinaldo
(22,911 posts)You are for good reason upset with those who adopted a Bernie or Bust stance during the 2016 election. That is NOT the same as "his followers". BoB's were a small subset of all of those who supported Bernie Sanders for President. I assume it is not your intent to do so, but posts like this one serve to anger Democrats who sincerely supported Sanders in the primaries and then worked and voted for Clinton in the General
"Certainly 'nobody but Bernie' was the campaign theme" is certainly false. That was NOT a Sanders campaign theme. A campaign there comes from a campaign. Words matter. During the debates Sanders repeatedly said that all of the Democratic candidates were "a millions time better" than Trump. Sanders endorsed Clinton for President BEFORE the Democratic Convention. He actually appeared at rallies on her behalf dozens of times.
I will be the first to admit that Sanders did not work nearly as hard for Clinton as Clinton did for Obama. Hillary Clinton deserves great praise for being the poster child of Democratic unity for what she did in 2008. Compared to her the contribution Sanders made in 2016 was modest. But it was still above average for a Democratic runner up historically. Compared to how Ted Kennedy, long recognized here on DU as a Democratic hero, treated Jimmy Carter, Sanders worked his ass off for the Democratic nominee. It's all relative.
Why must so many posts in this forum be slams at those who supported Sanders? It does not facilitate unity going into 2020 no matter how the primaries turn out.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden