2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: There's no good reason to anathematize Bernie and his supporters. [View all]bekkilyn
(454 posts)She was the lesser of two evils candidate for me while Bernie was someone I could vote *for*. I've never hated her though and remembered how she tried very hard to give us all healthcare back when she was First Lady and I respected her a lot for that. But over the course of her campaign I felt more and more positively about her.
I do think more people were not in the either-or categories though. I think most of us were very happy to support the Democratic nominee even if it wasn't the person we originally wanted. I think those who were being hateful and exclusive were more of a vocal minority and never really were very progressive, especially considering they refused to vote for the most progressive platform Democrats have ever had. To turn around and vote for (or allow to happen) the most *regressive* platform this country has had in a while doesn't speak well for their loyalty to progressive ideals.