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In reply to the discussion: Susan Sarandon: "all I know is that I just can’t live with myself if I don’t say something." [View all]pnwmom
(109,035 posts)Charles M. Blow:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/31/opinion/campaign-stops/bernie-or-bust-is-bonkers.html
No member of an American minority group whether ethnic, racial, queer-identified, immigrant, refugee or poor would (or should) assume the luxury of uttering such a imbecilic phrase, filled with lust for doom.
But I dont doubt that she has met some people with a Bernie-or-bust, scorched-earth electoral portentousness. As The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month, A new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll indicates one third of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders supporters cannot see themselves voting for Hillary Clinton in November.
Be absolutely clear: While there are meaningful differences between Clinton and Sanders, either would be a far better choice for president than any of the remaining Republican contenders, especially the demagogic real estate developer. Assisting or allowing his ascendance by electoral abstinence in order to force a revolution is heretical.
This position is dangerous, shortsighted and self-immolating.
If Sanders wins the nomination, liberals should rally round him. Conversely, if Clinton does, they should rally round her.
This is not a game. The presidency, particularly the next one, matters, and elections can be decided by relatively small margins. No president has won the popular vote by more than 10 percentage points since Ronald Reagan in 1984.
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