posted one. Then you have the honor of rabbit poo dumping their usual load.
You're off to a great start. (:

I am tired of accepting mediocre candidates. One that will sell his or her soul for what is best for them or the establishment. I am going to break the cycle. Therefore, I will vote for the Green party if Clinton is the nominate. Moreover, I will vote the best person for the other offices for the rest of my ballot.

By the way, the reason I am not writing in Bernie Sanders is because I want my vote to count. Many times either by law, sloppiness or apathy of the election clerk my special ballot would be tossed in the trash. I am not kidding about this matter, many instances election officials either do not count these supplemental or special ballot because it wastes their time and will not impact the outcome of the election. Therefore, your write in ballot will not count- so please consider this outcome if you write in Bernie in the fall (that is of course if he is not the nominee which I am praying, working and hoping for).

By the way, I typically Democrat voter, but I am not a straight ticket voter (in my mind that method is for sheep).

as I do each day about this time.

Don't comment over there anymore or read the comments even, so can't help out in that way.

I admire you for doing this, OWN, a lot of research went into this diary, and perhaps it will reach someone who can be convinced by the facts.

is that those saying that Clinton supported Obama in the general in 2008 are missing a big part of the story due to oversimplification. 2008 was an election between two establishment Dem candidates in a throw the GOP out election year. The unifying for the general had no big hurdles to overcome.

That is not the case in this cycle.

there doesn't permit me to do more.

I've been thinking a lot about some of this same stuff. If the Clintonistas were serious in their contentions that:

a) NOTHING matters as much as keeping the Thugs out of the WH
b) Clinton supporters will all reliably vote for the Democratic nominee no matter who that turns out to be
c) Many Sanders supporters will turn out to vote only for Bernie...

their own argument should compel them to urge their candidate to swallow her pride and take one for the team by dropping out of the race for the nomination.

Of course they'll do nothing of the kind; some because a Clinton nomination in truth matters more to them than keeping a Dem in the WH, others because preventing President Sanders is the most urging national business, more imperative than preventing President Cruz or President Trump or President Kasich.

--the didn't read group
--the denialists
--the trolls

The denialist group (or chest-bangers) do not give a shit about dis-alienating anyone under 30, the Bernieorbust group is lying, all indies are closet Dems who won't pay dues. So many compartments to disrespect. And no long view.

They are truly willing to destroy the country to save the party of their fealty.

Nobody should say that they will not vote for the Democratic nominee - See more at: http://caucus99percent.com/content/those-who-might-care-im-have-launched...

And that is why I don't post there anymore. I refuse to provide content to those propagandists who are really nothing but an outlet for PR firms.

By the way, the response that you get is nothing but paid spin. Never consider that those regular hillbot trolls are anything BUT paid hacksters. That is why their arguments are so vacuous and intentionally deceptive.

You did some really good work here. You made your point. It is true. I know hundreds who are ardent sanders supporters who will never vote for hillary.

The head to head polls show it quite clearly with a 4-6% increase in republican votes and a 2-3% decrease in democratic votes. And this is of those who are forced to answer within the poll. Actually going out and voting for a candidate that you know is a warmongering liar who wants to destroy the middle class with further trade deals and the environment with fake business as usual fossil fuel policies are an ENTIRELY different story.

... McClatchy-Marist poll showed that just 69 percent of Sanders supporters say they would support Hillary Clinton or vote for her. If this is the sentiment toward Hillary so early in the battle — when the national Primaries were at the halfway mark — what will change that number?

Right now, fewer that half of the American public has really heard what Bernie Sanders has to say, largely as a result of media suppression. In fact, as many as 20 percent of Americans have never heard the name, Bernie Sanders. But when they do hear Bernie, his numbers grow.

So, if Bernie stays in the Primary Race to the end, much of nation will learn who Bernie Sanders actually is. Despite the media blackout of his campaign and the attempts to bury the Democratic Debates with deplorable scheduling, most Americans will hear Bernie's vision for the future.

At the same time, the continuing primary race is shining an ever brighter light on Hillary. Little by little, people are seeing news and reading data about her reckless deciscions and corrupt diplomatic self-dealing over the past 15 years.They are becoming conscious of the terrible social consequences of having a neo-conseervative sociopath like Hillary Clinton in the government. They are also noticing how they, personally, have been harmed by the neocon-driven destruction of foreign nations and the displacement of entire populations.

When the convention finally rolls around, the Party will decide who the nominee is. They are not going to pick Bernie. So, how will Sanders supporters react at the Convention when they are handed a Hillary button and a shit sandwich?

By the convention, Sanders supporters will number more than half of the Democratic voters and most of the Democrat leaning Independents. How will that work out for the Party?

I reced your diary but man o man the stupid and nasty is just unbearable. Kos is a dick and the party Royalists are scary brainwashed. Why bother as they don't care to hear from anybody who is not a loyalty oath taking Democratic cultist. It just makes me want to vote for Trump and hope it destroys the current Democratic party. Of course that wouldn't do it as they will decide it was lefty spoilers and not the the fault of the owners of the place's refusal to be democratic or Democratic. The party machine will then move further right using the excuse that this is what people in the mythical center want. Victories for compromise between the complicit duopoly will continue. They like it when the only people voting are partisan cult members who don't care what they win and call the horrifying agenda that the Democratic party implements,Yankee Doodle Dandy.

Both Elfling and Kos commenting. Very impressive. You must have hit the site where it lives.

BTW Tipped and Rec'd the diary - - - started reading comments - - got down to #90 or so and gave up. Who is TRIX, doobsdibler, cycloptich0rn and the other hillbots? ? ? And when the replies go to this unreadable gibberish - -

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