Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) is urging Bernie Sanders supporters at the Democratic convention to come together and rally behind Hillary Clinton or risk electing Donald Trump.
As Sanders delegates hint they could walk out on Clinton’s acceptance speech at the Democratic convention, Ellison – who endorsed Sanders– is urging them to think about the bigger picture.
“I am just saying the logic of playing spoiler to the advantage of Trump does not make any sense to me if you call yourself a Bernie supporter,” Ellison told TPM in a phone interview Monday.
Ellison told TPM that he spent Monday meeting with state delegations and reaching out to Sanders supporters in person and on social media. He said he will continue his efforts on the convention floor throughout the week. And while he supports people acting on their beliefs, he worries some are losing sight of the “real bullies.”
Ellison said he is proud of the movement Sanders built, but that if “Bernie or Bust” delegates and supporters aren’t careful “they are going to sabotage the whole Democratic process in favor of Donald Trump.”
“I want someone to explain to me how they are Bernie or bust but Bernie is not,” Ellison said.
As a lifelong liberal, I’ve been losing elections all my adult life! The petulance of some (not all) of Sanders’ supporters is incredible. If Trump wins in the fall, those supporters are probably going to experience the fallout for a much longer period than I will.
But if you are hell-bent on self-destruction, nothing can stop you.
More of this please.
Bernie Sanders supporters should heed the call of Bernie to leverage their well earned influence at the convention, but not at the expense of splitting the party and electing Trump.
“I want someone to explain to me how they are Bernie or bust but Bernie is not,”
Easy, because Bernie made it personal and turned it into an almost moral obligation NOT to vote for the “Corporate Whore”. People were saying it the whole damned time he was going to far, now you’ve got people like Rosario Dawson who consider it an almost religious sin to vote for she who spoketh to the Street of Wall. He can’t put the damned genie back in the bottle anymore.
Guess what. Clinton supporters have to let it go too.
Every time a Bernie supporter pops up and says it is time to get behind Clinton there is plenty of crap spewed their way from HRC primary supporters on this site. If you’re sick of the “BernieBots” acting like children, maybe you should look at your own behavior as well.