He needed to do the biggest part of that before the first vote was cast.

as long as 'they've' been alive!

They'll learn just like we did.

I think that he started out trying to make a point.
He, just, was not the man to get the point across.

and very graciously too!

...in the course of this campaign I've lost every bit of respect that I ever had for the man. His conduct in the coming weeks will determine IF I choose to ever get any of it back.

PEACE!

But as the campaign progressed and he got more and more angry and his supporters became more aggressive and down right ugly I quickly solidified my support behind the only true life long Democrat that remained in the race.

Every election, I go into the early primaries open minded but with some idea of who I will support and then as time progresses, that molds itself into what I think is a strong candidate. In 08, I thought Edwards had the message, I wavered between him and Hillary, but we all know that Edwards wasn't a good thing after all. And I am damn glad we ended up with the President we have.

This time around, I have followed Hillary from much closer to the start than usual simply because of the way they were always playing victim right from the start. She is the future and will be able to stand up to the GOP and take their shit without feeling like a victim.

The Sanders campaign has just pushed it further and further with their stunts and dirty tricks and everything has failed.


GO HILLARY!

Campaigns always get nasty. Look at 08 with Hillary and Obama. I have supported Hillary from day one because she is a TOUGH AS NAILS FIGHTER and she is SUPREMELY QUALIFIED for the office.

I agree!

That's a lot different than harshly criticizing Democrats. Some Democrats deserve harsh criticism. Some more often than others.

Edit- I do agree with your post. But find it important to highlight that Sanders has equated the Democratic party with Republican party.

Trashing the entire Democratic party as a whole with no qualifiers is wrong & counterproductive.

IF he truly wanted to make change he would take his momentum and build an Independent party up and make it a force to be reckoned with. If everything we hear from him and his followers is true that would have been easy enough to do. Instead he chose to become a 'Democrat' and do everything he could do to destroy it. How many candidates have bashed their own party repeatedly as he has????? Not to mention acting like the right wing press when going after his opponent. he is doing NOTHING to boost the D side of the ticket - so no thanks Bernie - I have zero respect left for the guy and see a whole different side to him these last few months that disgusts me.

I am fully aware the Democrats are not perfect - however we're sure as hell better than the other side and reality dictates that RIGHT NOW we keep power out of their hands. C'mon people we're talking Donald Freaking Trump here. This is no joke and for Sanders to continue to play right into the repub's plans makes me ill.

Sorry.. his good intentions died a long time ago.

For one thing, it siphons off voters who should join the Left coalition in the Democratic Party.

Secondly, if he got on the ballot for November as an Independent or Green, it makes it that much easier to steal a close election. Votes can mysteriously switch to Sanders from Clinton in states with Republicans at the helm and shoddy voting equipment.

Hillary Clinton NEEDED to be primaried. Giving her a coronation would have been counter-productive and made her a weaker candidate. If it hadn't been Sanders, it'd have been O'Malley.

that is all

I do agree Hillary needed to keep to the left - I understand all that etc..

However, he is beyond that goal. He is vindictive and out to destroy the party - I don't accept that. Fix it - don't destroy it.

say is a product of the natural nasty courses that campaigns can take and that Devine and Weaver are doing him no favors.

I do agree that at the end of the day Bernie needs to close ranks, as he has said he would, and not be so "anti establishment" in his rhetoric. He joined a party, and he needs to support it because, yes, the alternative is Trump or Cruz who are both RADICAL right wing NUTS.

But what made me change my mind on him are his actions. HIS actions and past words which he is responsible for whether or not Devine and Weaver are pulling the strings or not. Just his demeanor gives clues on his ability to handle the stresses of the presidency and all the BS that comes with it.

He simply cannot get done what he says he can at the snap of a finger - I wish he could but reality in Washington does not support it. It took the Repubs 40 years since Reagan to get us this messed up - it's not going to be done overnight especially with the Congress we have.

He's be a better senator than he would be president. He can do more in the Senate where I will be watching to see what he does from there to back up his campaign slogans. it's time for him to start pushing bills to get his ideas going.

... but his lies and attacks on Hillary (especially the "she's not qualified" bullshit) and the lawsuit against the DNC (in response to the consequences his staff's data theft from Hillary) and the lawsuit to force NY's Democratic Party to have an open primary, and his accusations of fundraising improprieties, and his accusation that Hillary was being paid for speeches while she was a public servant ... omg, the list goes on an on.

No, he's no "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" ... he's just an ordinary politician, there's nothing special about him. At this point, he KNOWS IN HIS HEART that he's not going to be the nominee. He KNOWS WITHOUT A DOUBT that he's not going to win. Yet, he continues to attack and damage our OBVIOUS NOMINEE and to denigrate the party he recently joined.

And now he wants to flip delegates to subvert the results of the primaries and caucuses? That's not really the behavior I'd expect from a "good man".