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In reply to the discussion: The benefit of the Democrats denouncing Sanders's selfishness [View all]Aquaria
(1,076 posts)Because you're the ones holding grudges toward the REAL Democratic voters for rejecting BS and his stale old bullshit. He lost, and doesn't have the decency to get out of the race when he has no chance to win it. So why stay in at this point, other than assuaging his bloody-minded ego and destroy that which rejected him, like a spoiled toddler who's missed his nap? He's too damned selfish and blinded by his own Trumpian-grade narcissism to accept that the majority of the voters don't want a whining old curmudgeon or his tired, half-assed "ideas" that he stole from better and smarter Democrats.
It's beyond apparent that he has no real interest in getting rid of IQ4.5. It's always been about seizing power for himself alone, and pumping up his useless ego. We're just supposed to hand the nomination and White House to him, because he thinks he's entitled to it. He doesn't seem to get the idea of needing to work for it at all. You know, by winning over voters, rather than expecting them to do what he tells them to.
We've already spent three years dealing with the results of electing that kind of megalomaniac. We don't need it from the likes of BS, too.
And we don't need the passive-aggressive threats from his supporters or the enablers who were going to vote exactly like they did in 2016. The sane amongst the BS supporters will vote for the Democratic nominee--and most of them are that sane. As for the rest? Those BSers have fooled no one all these years. REAL liberals know them for what they are: When they're not supercilious slackers about getting to the polls, they're the ones who won't hesitate to throw women, minorities, the poor, the sick, the elderly, workers, the environment, and all the rest under the bus if they don't get their way.
So why should anyone give a damn what those perennial malcontents want? When they're not voting against Democrats, they don't vote, so the WISE CHOICE is not to indulge them. It's much easier to tell them to vote how they're going to vote (or not), then tell them to run along so the grownups can talk about how to get record turnout from the base of women and minorities (NOT "progressives" who overrate their percentage in the party). That, and winning over those suburban moms and independents--you know, the people who not only have zero interest in anything BS has to offer and who actually do vote, unlike far too many of the wannabe revolutionary BSers.
You see, the threat of staying home on 3 November only works if you actually have the votes to count on. And this primary has shown us that the votes Democrats can expect from BSers will be just about the same as what Hillary got in 2016. You only get to make demands if you demonstrate that you have something more to give. Having the same old same old to offer isn't much of a bargaining chip.
Welcome to reality.

primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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