"I'll Never Vote For Her"

Well, it seems like Bernie finally realizes there's no way he can win the nomination.  It was clear to most of us months ago.  A lot of his supporters will probably ignore the math, and some have said they absolutely will not vote for Hillary.

I kind of understand the appeal of "I won't vote for her."  I have voted for third party candidates before, who had no chance of winning.  Usually not in close elections, or ones as important as this one, but I understand the idealism.  Sometimes you really don't like the major candidates.  This happens every election, though.  Kucinich, Nader, whoever- what has your vote for them brought us?  Has it changed the system?  Has it really pushed the candidates one way or another?  Or did it, for example, bring us W?

Sometimes you have to pick the best option, not the perfect one.  No candidate is going to match you perfectly.  It's going to come down to a choice between two people who you may not like much, or at all.  Life is about choices.  You don't always get unlimited options, with one that is exactly what you want.  Sometimes you get a couple of crappy options- or a dozen crappy ones.  Then, you still have to decide on one.  If you decide not to pick, you still get stuck with something.  That's how life works.  So, sometimes you have to pick the least bad option, the lesser of two evils.  It's still better than the more evil option.   Honestly, what I hear right now is a lot of children, saying "If I can't get what I want, I'm going to sit here and pout."

As for me, if it's Bernie I will vote for him.  He's far better than any of the Republicans.  And if Hillary supporters refuse to vote for him, I will be pissed at them too, for the same reason- their lack of support could bring us a President Trump.

If you hate Hillary so much that you will never vote for her...  Well, knowing what we know about Donnie, if you don't hate him even more, I am appalled at your judgment.  The vehemence I have heard from Bernie supporters saying "I'd never vote for her.  I'd rather have Trump," sickens me.  If you'd rather have Trump, then you're an asshole.  If you'd rather do that to the country, you're an awful person.

I haven't heard the same comments from Hillary supporters.  They say "well, if Bernie gets the nomination I will vote for him."  They mean it- they know he is better than Trump or Cruz.  And I think I know why Bernie supporters are so upset about this- it's because they know he is going to lose.

You know why this really matters?  You know what the reverse of the Bernie/Hillary thing is?  I know lots of conservatives who can't stand Trump, and if he is the nominee they won't vote for him.  And I hope they don't.  Because that helps whoever the Democratic nominee is win.  That's how elections work.