A Message to my Fellow Berniecrats
It’s been a tough week for me with Bernie’s ‘endorsement’ of Hillary Clinton. I realize from the many Bernie Facebook pages I’ve read that it’s been a tough week for many of Bernie’s supporters.
I want my fellow Berniecrats to know that I respect whatever decision you make in the upcoming election. I would like to think we could all band together and write Bernie in and have him win, but I know realistically that’s not going to happen. Best case scenario, the election could result in no candidate with a clear majority which would then leave the decision to the Republican-held House of Representative. This would be a huge blow for the progressive agenda that Bernie has so well stood for.
So, I’ll be reluctantly voting for Hillary and here’s why. There are breakdowns in life and then there are BREAKDOWNS. Bernie not winning the Democratic Primary is a breakdown. The DNC not conducting a fair and above board campaign, a real breakdown.
But Donald Trump becoming our next POTUS — A HUGE BREAKDOWN that would bring years of injustice and dishonor to our country.
It was Never (Just) about Bernie
Remember, this campaign has never been just about getting Bernie elected as President of the United States. As he’s clearly stated many times, his campaign has been about starting a peaceful political revolution, and that revolution can and will continue. It’s out job as Berniecrats to see that it does. And yes, it can and will continue even with Hillary in the White House. As I see it, our other job as Progressives is to see to it that Hillary follows through with the progressive agenda set during this campaign–the progressive agenda that Bernie has stated so well and so often.
The Revolution has Just Begun
2018 is the next opportunity for a real breakthrough in our peaceful political revolution and it’s just around the corner. The two-plus years will pass quickly. Then, we the people, have the power to replace the “Do Nothing Congress” of the past eight years with a “Do Something Extraordinary Congress.” (Check out Brand New Congress for more on this.)
We can do this. Yes, we can. And in my estimation, we have a much better avenue to doing this with Hillary in the White House than we do with Donald Trump. Bernie is playing for the long game and so am I.
And with that, I’ll let Bernie have the last words. Check out this USA Today Video.
