Bernie or Bust; Hell to the "No"!

This headline, Bernie Bros warn of ‘massive exodus’ if Democrats nominate Joe Biden, is what makes Bernie Sanders unattractive as a candidate to so many Democrats. He is an unknown. He is not a Democrat and basically, he is a spoiler to the Democratic party as was donald trump to the republicans, who like Dems, at first resisted and distrusted him. Of course they did. Sadly however they have since fallen in step with his evil and hateful policies that were not a far reach for many party members. Likewise, Democrats are rightfully resisting the intrusion of Bernie Sanders. Will they too fall in line? If so, with what? Bernie is an unknown...

Unfortunately both parties allow for persons not members of the party to hold themselves out as such and run for office under their respective party banners. That is ridiculous! There should be some membership requirements (i.e. specified time registered in party) before running on a party's platform. That only makes sense. Running under the party to which one does not belong is akin to me deciding that holding myself out as member of a popular sorority to achieve some personal goal would be acceptable or tolerable to the sorority. Of course it wouldn't...

Bernie's lack of allegiance to a party under whose banner he seeks office but to which he does not belong, results in his doing little to nothing to discourage this "Bernie or Bust" allegiance from his followers. He did little to discourage it in 2016 and it looks like he is set to do little to discourage it again in 2020. Call it ego...

The above referenced article also notes that in 2016 12% of the "Bernie Bros" voted for trump. Many others stayed home in essence also voting for trump. I wonder how many then showed up the following January donning little pink hats and tons of regret.

Anyone who can vote for, threaten to vote for or who would risk another four years of him under any circumstance is of questionable character and likely a trump supporter anyway. Be Gone!

I read recently that AOC no longer supports Bernie. Again, he is an unknown. Moreover, Bernie just had a heart attack. Anyone else would have dropped out then. He didn't. Call it ego... Knowing who will be his running mate is of paramount importance NOW as opposed to later in the event he is successful in his bid, that person may very well be POTUS. Who will it be? Too many unknowns...

Check out old videos of Bernie. His posture and demeanor looks very much like the egomaniac occupying the white house when he disagrees with or is asked a question he is not willing to answer by a reporter. He would abruptly end the interview. Just like trump... Still, I am not feeling the Bern...

EXCERPT:
“We will never – NEVER boost or support Joe Biden or defend his abysmal record and terrible policy positions,” Henry Williams, executive director of The Gravel Institute, told The Post. “We will tell people, as we always have, to vote their conscience and to make decisions based on the interests of all the world’s oppressed people … I do expect a massive exodus from the Democratic Party.”

And then what? Often I have said that trump was the wrong man with some of the right message. If he were remotely fit, psychologically, academically, intuitively, temperamentally  and otherwise (because he is a certifiable moron), and wasn't such a racist hell bent on dividing and destroying the nation, some of his message would have resonated with more people. 

trump's "presidency", better referred to as an occupancy, is a missed opportunity because I do believe that Americans are looking for change. We are tired of the two party system that is bought and owned by the 1%. We the People, the remaining 99%, are UNrepresented and that was the widely held sentiment long before trump. Our Congress had a dismal approval rating even before 2016, indicative that our government was not in sync with us pre-trump and partly what made his or Bernie's entrance or appeal even possible.  And let us not forget Ross Perot. We didn't even know who he was. It did not matter. What we did know was that he was singing a song of change that we wanted so desperately to hear. And then he chose his VP... That was the end of him. Another reason it matters who is the running mate.   

We the People want our voice to be heard and respected by our government. So no matter who the successful candidate, Bernie or Joe, it is imperative that WE THE PEOPLE unite and demand of our government to first ensure that a person the likes of trump can never ascend to the white house ever again and then be bodacious enough to repair all that he has broken even if it requires a change in status quo. Certainly we must ensure that some of what Bernie proposes is implemented because again, America does want change!  

So how do we achieve change? I am for establishing a party or bolstering the Democratic party to truly be a party of We The People; a party inclusive even of the poor, white, "middle America" and angry folks on the other side. They are more disenfranchised and in need of what Bernie proposes as are most others.  They just don't know or accept it. Yet. It's coming... The Dems have done a poor job at driving that fact home to them in a way they can comprehend. We need to keep people like Elizabeth Warren, Nina Turner, Ladies of the Squad and Stacey Abrams in the forefront who CAN hear us and who WILL keep our voice loud, present and relevant. We can do this. Oh Yes We Can! 

See ya' at the polls!!!