I support Clinton. I respect Sanders. And his supporters.
If you follow this forum closely, you know I am one of the more active Clinton supporters here. I post about polls, statistics, probabilities and try to avoid the more drama filled posts.
But I will freely admit that there are posts in GDP that are ridiculously over the top, and I will wade into those to say something about it. And there are times where GDP does, for lack of a better phrase, go toxic for a day or two. Of course, I am sure there are Bernie supporters that think the same thing in the opposite direction.
But, here is the thing, I don't have a problem with Bernie; he is just not my choice for our candidate. He is smart, he cares for people, he is engaging in his own way, and he has put together a much better run than, I think, pretty much anyone anticipated.
And, while I may clash with a number of them here, I don't have a problem with his GDP supporters, either. GDP is a special place designed for us to duke it out over our various candidates and we do. Sometimes really vehemently.
But I see a number of Sanders supporters from GDP in GD and LBN too, and, frankly, a lot of the drama here seems to disappear over there. I posted a personal story in GD awhile back about something I went through with my young son, and a huge number of recs there were from "enemies" here, as well as, a number of very nice comments. And that is true of many, many other posts, as well.
And, if Sanders manages to put together a coalition of never counted voters and pulls off a shocking upset, well, I would lick my wounds and then get to work to try and defeat the Republicans.
GDP is a world unto itself, and I treat it as such. Things said here don't really move my opinion on any of the Democratic candidates, including my own. At the end of the day, I know I have a lot more in common with Sanders supporters than I do with anyone trying to get the clown car nomination. A primary fight here in GDP sure as hell is not going to change that fact.
So, I will tangle and throwdown in threads here, but I will never forget we're all a part of the much larger DU community that captures so many of our ideals.
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Support Sanders but respect Clinton very much and will happily vote for her if she is the nominee. We have to come together on this, folks.
I am a Bernie supporter, but I like Hillary and respect her supporters as well. She certainly has my vote if she wins the nomination.
