While I have some serious problems with a currently top recc’d diary about “How NOT to woo Sanders supporters”, and by SERIOUS, I do mean serious.
It is ridiculous just how much support that diary got. I too think that there is a major disconnect here though. Clinton has declared that she will be the nominee. Fine, as a Sanders supporter, I haven’t really doubted that from day one to be honest.
However, it strikes me that there has been a near ‘kitchen sink’ approach at confronting Sanders and his supporters, which I just don’t get. It is one thing to say, in effect, “We shouldn’t need to woo ...” — yeah, whatever, OK. But the approach seems to have become of late: “Fuck Sanders and the supporters he rode in on ...” This just doesn’t strike me as wise to be honest.
Which brings me to this comment in the above mentioned diary:
You Berniebots need us more than we need you and man I'm ready to cut the cord. Bernie will not be president. Regardless of what happens in November, Bernie will be primaried by a REAL Democrat when his Senate seat is up for reelection.
As off as the diary itself may very well be, this comment is so devoid of rational thought as to be embarrassing. While there has been a series of “We don’t need Sanders or his supporters in November,” this has taken it to whole new level of “We don’t even want them in our corner … EVER”
- Bernie Sanders is NOT Joe Lieberman
- Bernie Sanders is NOT Ralph Nader
- Bernie Sanders is NOT Donald Trump
There are good ways to frame a Clinton presidency against Donald Trump that WOULD be effective, my suggestion is to focus on those rather than (either intentionally or inadvertently) alienating Sanders supporters.
One last note as we move towards November, and a current wreck list diary Slut shaming Melania Trump. First off — trying to say that it is NOT slut shaming but rather a “Hypocrisy call out” diary is, honestly, stoopid. The diarist may actually believe that it IS about the hypocrisy, but it IS nonetheless a slut shaming diary. I honestly don’t know who You think this type of diary is going to ‘win over’? What is the possible goal of either the type of comment above or a diary with a ‘scantily clad’ picture of Melania Trump?