Posted on 07/25/2016 8:38:42 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Just seas and seas of Bernie or busters
PHILADELPHIA — As I crawled into the back of my Uber this morning and asked to be driven to City Hall, my driver laughed. “You’re sure you don’t want to go further North instead?” she joked, “might be quicker to head uptown and then walk back.”
Unamused and sweaty, I dismissed her comment and turned back to my phone to collect my thoughts before the long day.
Moments later, the car jolted and I looked up to see that there were streams of people walking in front of and around us. There were suddenly detour signs: every road had been re-routed and then re-routed again. The streets in Philly were packed beyond capacity, and it was only 10am.
This week Hillary accepts the Democratic nomination, and I thought people were finally ready to welcome both her, and the DNC, with open arms. Celebration was abundant, and for a moment, all of the DNC dust seemed to have settled.
I couldn’t have been more wrong.
The streets here are not packed because Hillary will accept the nomination, but because Bernie will not.
If I didn’t know any better, I would have believed this was a convention for him. Heading down Market Street, I was unable to see anything but “Hill No” and “Jill before Hill” signs. Bernie hats and shirts are everywhere, while the only pictures of Hillary include a red line drawn straight through the face.
Intrigued, we took to the streets to talk to Bernie supporters. We hoped to find out why support for Hillary was so low, and to ask what Berniers really meant when they said “Bernie or bust.”
The number one question we were interested in asking was whether Bernie or busters would still vote once Hillary had accepted the nomination.
Having publicly backed her, it seemed natural more Bernie fans would be comfortable supporting Hillary, but we quickly learned for most that was not the case.
In fact, many Bernie fans told us with confidence that they would be casting their vote for Jill Stein.
“Are you worried that in voting for Stein, you will be taking a vote from the Democratic party, and placing the victory in Trump’s hands?” we asked.
“It won’t be my fault” was the number one response we received. “It will not be my fault – the DNC asked for this, and they will soon recognize the error of their ways.”
Not “I still feel I should vote my conscience,” or “I do not feel comfortable voting for her just because she has the Bernie seal of approval.”
This election has become a blame-game, and the DNC is the one “taking the hit,” as one protester told us. Many of these Bernie fans would rather see a Trump presidency than wound their pride, but when this happens, the DNC won’t be the only one taking a hit.
Democrats are still licking their wounds from the WikiLeaks scandal, and Bernie fans remain visibly bitter.
“Resigning from the DNC isn’t enough, you have to resign from Congress too,” one student at Temple told us when asked about Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
Another chimed in, talking as if to her directly: “You’re busted. What you did was awful, horrible, and wrong. Bernie deserved better, and you called yourself impartial and you weren’t.
“The American people will never trust you again.”
The people aren’t here for Hillary or the DNC, the people are here for Bernie Sanders, and they are loud.
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Gary Johnson takes more votes from Clinton than he does Trump. If you look at what his platfom is you quickly realize it’s not too far from Clinton’s. Pro abortion, pro gun control etc etc. He could have even worked as a running mate for her.
Republicans aren’t going to run out and throw their vote away on pothead Johnson but lots of democrats sure will.
Don’t get me wrong, I am confident Trump will win!! He will do it by running a strong campaign, not because Bernie supporters don’t vote. I do believe as much treachery as there is with the dims we must stay on our toes.
I am hopeful Trump will win, but not confident yet. It’s still a long way to November.
Where is that in their platform?
She is the more evil of the two. No question. She is mean and aggressive in her desire for power. If this witch wins, look out. A lot of heads are gonna roll. Just ask those who really know her.
I stand corrected on gun control.... Johnson doesn’t support it.
I would be laughing if we didn’t have so many Cruzlim sheep, RINO Bushbots and demented hosts like Beck and Levin on our side looking to do the same to Trump.
In fairness, so I don’t miss out on something beneficial, I tried to find something redeeming about this woman. I just can’t.
I just can’t forgive or forget she left people screaming for help on Benghazi. Our fellow Americans, some of which died for her malfeasance and reticence to act decisively.
For that one reason alone, I would NEVER support her.
Hillary’s glass ceiling is 43%, and Trump can beat that standing on his hair.
Wow, it's quite surprising that one with your screen name and tag would write such a post.
I heard that too. So why aren’t they releasing them? What are they waiting for?
“A KFI reporter in Philadelphia reported today that he saw one Kucinich t-shirt, numerous Bernie t-shirts and zero Hillary t-shirts. Amazing.”
I don’t think a Republican has been elected in my Florida county since Reconstruction. I read the signs and bumper stickers looking for a Hillary. Nope, just Bernie. I have yet to see even one Hillary sign or sticker.
And yet Hillary will win the election by a landslide.
What you’re seeing in those people is what us 14 MILLION Trump supporters would have done if the NeverTrumpers succeeded in stealing the nomination from Trump.
Stealing nominations is NOT a good way to win elections.
Have you ever stopped to consider that we are told what they want us to hear? That they put on this theater for our benefit? Bush was another globalist (both of them were). The powers that be don’t care what label one affixes to themselves (D or R), just as long as they can be controlled.
Go ask for the voter rolls and the ballots so you can see them and count them for yourself. After you get ahold of that, ask yourself as you’re counting them up “how do I know these are valid, that they are real, who they actually belong to, etc...”
You are depending on people to be honest and forthright that in most cases have no business being trusted with such a sacred honor.
Yeah, we are heavily managed. I have a hard time believing anything that comes out of Washington. If Trump somehow wins, we will still have to see what he or anyone else in congress can do to stem this onslaught of progressive socialist thought that dominates the country.
My bet is that not much will change regardless.
I predict emailed dump day will be either Wednesday evening for a bigger mortal wound or Thursday morning when the beast gets coronated!!
I’m buying popcorn shares...my teeth aren’t what they used to be.
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