Reply #169: Honest Opinion [View All]

[angrypoet]

I have been a member of DU for a while now and I have been an observer for several years. I have never replied to any of this back and forth about BO and HC as I have been content to observe and be amazed at the visceral hate and discontent between the two camps. That is no line, you are free to look at all of the handful of times I have posted on DU. My first voting experience was in 1992 for BC and I am very proud of that vote. I have voted in EVERY local, state and national election since, no matter where I lived, as a democrat and I am proud of that. I am a very logical and thoughtful person as anyone that knows me will attest to that fact. I can be very cold and factual, to the determent of others feelings sometimes. I believe the RNC party planks and the massive and insane influence of the religious conservatives on the RNC is harmful to the life, liberty and happiness of the majority of Americans and find the DNC and progressives, like those on this site, to be better suited to the ideals and vision of our Founding Fathers. I want everyone to remember the great harm that has been put on our country over the last several years, from both inside and out. At this current moment we are being our own worst enemy. We are attacking each other with all the passion and emotion that a campaign can generate. We have stopped looking at this logically and with dispassionate distance.
I admire HC supporters and their pride and loyalty. God bless the DNC and progressives alike that we have such amazing loyalty and honest love for their candidate. I am making great pains to be kind and loving toward you but I also feel it important to be honest.
Look back at how democracy works in our country. Look back at the history of how primaries have worked. Ask yourself why do others suspend their campaigns? Why do others concede and endorse others? It is not to the determent of democracy, its to the benefit of it. Can HC stay in to the very last moment? Yes. Is their historical precedence for it? Yes. Has it ever been to the benefit of the party in that election year? No. If we are honest with ourselves, by every reasonable measurement, is BO a viable candidate for our party? Yes. Has his campaign, by every reasonable measurement, met the conditions to be our candidate? Yes (the final 2025 is a foregone conclusion). Why does it matter if HC stays in the race. Only perception and perception can be everything. We have our own value system, being democrats, we are supposed to be the "good guys". We put a higher standard on honesty, integrity and party politics aside, what is best for people, all people, in general. I will take ANY honest feedback, I want to address the core issues, one by one, with anyone, as to why this is best for the party and the country, for their to be only one candidate for the democratic party, sooner rather than later. I honestly respect and admire all of you for your passion and drive but DU members need to stop the name calling and attacks on both sides. All of you have your own spheres of control in your own world outside of DU. You are taking what you are saying out there and it is not to the benefit of your party or your candidate.
Work hard for your party and our chances to have a Dem President and a super majority in the House and Senate. That should be your focus. That is how you make your country better.