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BainsBane

(56,177 posts)
1. It's all about Bernie
Thu Dec 15, 2016, 01:11 AM
Dec 2016

Nothing to do with ideas about the future if the party. All they care about is who endorsed Bernie in the primary.

I actually like Ellison. He's my congressman, but my reasons for liking him have nothing to do with Bernie. I'm agnostic about the DNC position. Perez seems great, and he did important work in DOJ. I don't get to interview the candidates, so I am content to leave the decision to those who do.

This carving out camps based entirely on a long settled primary takes the politics of personality to new levels. We see unquestioning allegiance to politicians based on an past primary endorsement, regardless of their positions on issues. Someone can be pro-life, islamophobic, oppose gay rights, oppose peace treaties, or even cozy up to Trump. Yet the fact they endorsed Bernie means they cannot ever be criticized or questioned. I don't know how one is supposed to deal with that kind of mindset.

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