To the Sanders fans pissed about Bernie endorsing Hillary
You do realize why he is doing this right?
He’s consistently said again and again after the primaries that his #1 goal is to: STOP DONALD TRUMP FROM BECOMING PRESIDENT.
So, with that goal in mind, it would be an absolute fuckton of a disaster if Bernie were to run third-party or begged his supporters to vote for him write-in, you know why? Because it would split the Democratic vote up in half. And because of that this would give them way less votes in order to beat Trump, and because of that Trump would lead in national votes in most states, and thus lead in the electoral vote, making him president.
Don’t believe me? Look at the 1912, 1968 and 2000 elections and tell me I’m wrong.
Bernie knows this too, that’s why he’s urging his supporters to vote for Hillary. He wants the Democrats united so Trump will be defeated.
He’s not “selling out”, he’s doing this so no supporter of his will either vote Trump or abstain from voting, and to make sure America continues progress. Progress that, unfortunately will be thwarted or reversed with Trump as president.
The political revolution fails if Trump is elected.
I want to punch every person I see who says they just won’t vote because they don’t like Hillary. I’m not a huge fan either, but she’s NOT FUCKING TRUMP. Not voting is as good as voting for Trump. If people don’t grasp this, we will be handing the biggest idiot in the United States the reins of this country. And I will genuinely be ashamed to be an American.