Let me start with a given:
Donald Trump must be defeated.
His presidency is an embarrassment to the American people; a betrayal of
our values and beliefs. The Donald has
ushered in a culture of corruption unparalleled in our history. Furthermore, where the United States was once
admired—if not revered—by many around the globe, we have now become a laughing
stock. And, quite frankly, though Trump claims to be a “stable genius”, all
available evidence points to him being a vain and stupid little man…
My question now is whether or not the best hope of
defeating Trump lies in nominating a 78 year old self-described Socialist who
is apparently unable to control the outrageous behavior of his own so-called “Bernie
Bros”? Thus far, these Sanders flying
monkey types have been using social media to attack rival candidates, their
families, surrogates, journalists, and even celebrities who may have strayed
from the Bernie message. In Nevada, they bullied members of the Culinary Union and harassed the State Democratic Chair late at night outside his home (bullhorns). One aide in
particular, Ben Mora, has demonstrated an appalling lack of character and
judgment—making disparaging (to put it mildly) comments concerning the physical
appearance, gender, and sexuality of rival candidates. In light of this—and other—instances of bad behavior,
Bernie has postulated that perhaps these aren’t his supporters acting out, but
rather Russian operatives looking to embarrass him. Seriously?
Look, if Sanders 2016 campaign operatives and associates
hadn’t actively encouraged people to vote for third parties, or not at all, and
if the 12% of Sanders supporters who actually cast their votes for Trump could
have behaved responsibly (i.e. in the best interest of the country), then it’s
likely Donald Trump would have never desecrated the White House. So, although Bernie himself did campaign for Hillary (39
rallies over the course of 3 months), far too many in his “movement” were
intent on keeping their noses out of joint and refused to play nice. Look at where it got us! If Bernie can’t hold sway over his own
supporters, it’s hard to see him as an effective nominee-- unifying the many factions of the Democratic Party, while simultaneously advocating for an
agenda that promises (or threatens) revolution.
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