Hillary Clinton

Chichiri

(4,667 posts) Sun Apr 3, 2016, 12:42 PM Apr 2016

You know what sucks about not being stupid?

If Bernie wins the nomination, I'm going to vote for him in November. I have to. I'll have to bring along a vomit bag, but I know that any of the Repub nominees will be so much worse that I'll simply have no choice.

After the tone of his campaign, after the shenanigans in Nevada, after learning he wants to gut the space program . . . for the first time in my adult life, it really will be choosing the lesser of two evils.

Sometimes I wish I were an independent, that I had the luxury of saying Hillary or Bust. I don't live in a swing state, so it would be easy enough to vote for Jill Stein. But I'm a Democrat, and unlike a great number of folks on Democratic Underground, that actually means something. The pledge I took means something. So I'll vote for Bernie in November. It will be the worst vote of my life, even worse than when, as a naive college student, I voted third party in 2000, but I'll do it. I'll vote for Bernie Sanders.

Then I'll go home and cry as Trump or Cruz or Kasich is elected President.

Folks, we HAVE to win this primary.

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You know what sucks about not being stupid? (Original Post) Chichiri Apr 2016 OP

I still think we'll win this primary DemonGoddess Apr 2016 #1

I think you're right. I hope you are. nt Chichiri Apr 2016 #2

Keep hope alive, Chichiri! Democrats Ascendant Apr 2016 #3

While I really believe that we will BlueMTexpat Apr 2016 #4

I will support the Democratic Nominee no matter what Gothmog Apr 2016 #5

You have grasped the first rule of Politics rock Apr 2016 #6

We think, therefore we vote smart liberal N proud Apr 2016 #7

Fortunately, we wont have to do that. Lucinda Apr 2016 #8

DemonGoddess

(4,640 posts)

1. I still think we'll win this primary

Reply to Chichiri (Original post)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 12:44 PM

Apr 2016

I think we're seeing the last gasps and it's just going to get uglier from here.

Chichiri

(4,667 posts)

2. I think you're right. I hope you are. nt

Reply to DemonGoddess (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 12:47 PM

Apr 2016

Democrats Ascendant

(601 posts)

3. Keep hope alive, Chichiri!

Reply to Chichiri (Original post)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 12:54 PM

Apr 2016

She keeps fighting and so should we

BlueMTexpat

(15,370 posts)

4. While I really believe that we will

Reply to Chichiri (Original post)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 01:25 PM

Apr 2016

be spared such a choice, today is the first day that I have actually felt the way you describe about SBS. So I very much share your feelings.

His campaign went there. I cannot and will not forgive that.

But I am not completely insane. I will never not vote, nor will I vote for, anyone other than the Dem GE candidate. So, in the unlikely event that the Dem GE candidate is Sanders, he will get my vote. But it won't be like 2008, where I was able to live with disappointment and back Prez O's bid wholly and with great enthusiasm because both campaigns lived up to high standards.

It will be only because the alternative is literally unthinkable and unbearable.