Democratic Primaries

and I wish you the best of luck.

Attacks on candidates are indeed "normal" but I think some of the Bernie people--including most especially his top paid staffers--are taking it to new depths, worthy of the worst Republican tactics. They (or someone pretending to be part of the campaign) have started a "NeverBiden" hash tag and are posting truly despicable crap. Then there's the doctored ad that accuses Biden of wanting to cut Social Security.

None of this is in the best interests of the party or the country. And I think MineralMan makes a good point--the longer Bernie stays in, the more difficult it will be for his supporters to accept their loss and move on to the general.

Given how incredibly high the stakes are in this of all elections, it's difficult not to see this as a deliberate effort on the part of Bernie and his campaign to say, "If I can't be elected president as a Democrat, then nobody can." At the very least Bernie could make an effort to denounce the worst of the smears--assuming of course he actually thinks defeating Trump is top priority this year for all progressives.

Anyway, best of luck with your efforts.

One thing about Biden that I truly admire--his stellar work on the Violence Against Women Act. An important achievement for anyone who has survived or has a loved one who has survived domestic and sexual violence.