2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: There's no good reason to anathematize Bernie and his supporters. [View all]NoGoodNamesLeft
(2,056 posts)I'm a moderate swing voting Independent. I have not voted for any Republicans since McCain chose Palin as VP and the GOP got too radical. I voted for Clinton because she was the most moderate, which is typically what I do. So, I'm not taking my bat and ball and going home. This time I probably would have voted for Bernie just to prevent Trump from winning. I like Bernie because I lived in Vermont for awhile and I'm familiar with him. I just don't care for many of his positions. All the hateful stuff I saw on JPR will stay with me forever and I would be lying if I said that everytime I see Bernie's face or hear his name I don't think about what those assholes were doing and saying. They have forever tainted Bernie. If the Democratic Party moves further left and gets radical they will end up losing my vote and the votes of many swing voters just like me. If it were Bernie or Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio or Kasich I would not vote for Bernie if I'm being honest.
And before you start up with Standing Rock...I have a relative who is a member of a tribe. ANYONE who gives two shits about that issue voted for Clinton because Trump said plain and clear he supports pipelines, more fracking, wants to end funding for clean energy and eliminate as many environmental protections as he can. I have read people say he has financial interests in that pipeline, too. If you think helping that orange asshole get elected did anything at all for Standing Rock then you're a damn fool.