I'm A Bernie Sanders Supporter Who Won't Back Hillary & Calling Me Names Won't Change My Mind

Bustle ^ | June 8, 2016 | Amée LaTour

[2ndDivisionVet]

Privileged. Childish. Stupid. Human tire fire. These are just a few of the fun labels being ascribed — by supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders and of Sec. Hillary Clinton alike — to Sanders supporters who won't back Clinton in November. Most Sanders fans will probably do so, in the end (with no shortage of ambivalence, as evidenced by Wednesday's trending hashtag #GirlIGuessImWithHer) but those of us not prepared to fall in line have our reasons. Calling us names dismisses that fact, and it certainly doesn't address those reasons.

The prevailing argument for voting for Clinton in the general election is not that her policies are good; it is, plain and simply, that Donald Trump would be a worse president. We have to vote for Clinton, whether we like her policies or not (the argument goes) because she'll be better than Trump at least. Sanders himself has advanced this argument time and again. I'll admit right off the bat that this "President Trump versus President Clinton" comparison is one to which I have no access.

Every time I have tried to imagine concretely what would happen during a Trump presidency — concerning any policy matter whatsoever — I literally get a mental image of a giant question mark. And yes, that definitely scares me....

[rhinohunter]

Human tire fire

Ding ding ding. We have winner.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Hillary is out for what is good for Hillary.

[Eddie01]

Misguided Bernie supporter.

Knows something ain’t right can’t quite figure out what.

Come over to the Trump tent, sign up at FreeRepublic.com

Reminds me of the Happy Days Elvis train episode, we just need to be there to pick up the pieces.

[HarleyLady27]

IF I were a Bernie supporter, I would madder than a wet hen...I don’t like the guy, and I don’t like a lot of his supporters, but his primary was rigged just like ours was, except Trump is smart and knew how to get around the traps...

I hope they decide to come over with us at Trump’s house, and bury this dirty, evil, vile, Butcher of Benghazi bitch...

[Vigilanteman]

Even though the author is clearly a prog, at least she understands that President Trump is far less likely to wage war against dictators (e.g. Libya) which no longer threaten us and are just as or more likely to be replaced by somebody worse.

[Robert DeLong]

I do believe Clinton would work to support women's rights in the United States — her track record there is solid

This person is just plain stupid, sorry. There are dozens of women that have directly been dissed by Hillary, and one was a 13 year old girl who was a rape victim and became a victim of Hillary under cross-examination. Better learn the truth about Hillary and her "solid" record you tout.

[yoe]

We have to vote for Clinton, whether we like her policies or not (the argument goes) because she'll be better than Trump at least."

That comment is very much like Democratic North before and during the War of Northern Aggression, falsely took on the cloak of manumission due to bad 'press' from the knowledgeable intellects in the North and from Europe....both Generals North and South tried to keep that from their troops...as a Southerner said...."I thought we were fighting for the U.S. Constitution"....Neither Sanders nor Clinton will defend and protect the United States Constitution...they are Socialists with a capitol S.

Donald Trump will protect and defend the United States Constitution...as he will swear to do on the Holy Bible.

Trump loves America...Sanders loves loves his freedom as he preaches Marxism and Hillary loves p-o-w-e-r!!! Neither of them care a whit for America as a nation.

[kempster]

Didn’t Bernie tell his supporters how corrupt her foreign money influence was bad for America? Yet he is willing to vote for it.

Who really loves this country?

TRUMP!

[HarleyLady27]

Yes he did, and I’m so glad I’ve been for Trump since the day he announced!!!

GO.TRUMP.GO!!! ALL THE WAY TO THE OVAL OFFICE!!!

[Paradox]

They will slowly go back to Hillary. They are socialists at heart, therefore, stupid. They will be easy to steer back.

[GingisK]

You can back a commie, but not a murderous socialist? How do you draw the line?

[Biggirl]

I do not thinks so.