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In reply to the discussion: Is the (D) behind the name more important than the voting record? [View all]BainsBane
(53,151 posts)which don't include you, me, or the vast majority of DU. I prefer him to a Republican, but I understand that some prefer we remain a permanent minority.
There is no logical reason to compare the two other than some pointless exercise on a message board. The fact is some people will never like Manchin or Sanders, and they don't have to. My feelings about Sanders have nothing to do with (most of) his positions on issues. They aren't going to change because Sanders isn't going to change.
Now, if at some point Bernie supporters decide something besides reverence for Bernie matters--like an issue--we can establish common ground, yet issues and policy rarely make an appearance. In fact, many posters avoid them like the plague even when consistently asked. So here we have a party divide about nothing of substance. It's pointless, yet for some it's everything. I say we take Perez and Ellison's example and move on.