re: #14 Hecuba’s daughter

We cannot afford for them to take their ball and go home, leaving to a repeat of 2016, for which they have never taken responsibility and, to date, many continue to treat Hillary as evil incarnate and retain the belief that Bernie would have won. The only argument some find persuasive is that Bernie is too old and a younger person needs to be the nominee. Unfortunately, they still are opposed to a moderate on the ticket: it’s not just Hillary that they demonize, it’s anyone who doesn’t meet the “Bernie standard”. Let’s hope that this time, enough of them will understand the importance of compromise.

The problem is, they will take their ball and go home unless Bernie is either eliminated really early or becomes the nominee, and I’m not even sure about the eliminated early part. He represents the whites in the party who just really don’t care about anyone else. His immigration votes match Republicans; his stance on guns only changed because he ran for president. He’s the “if you just wait long enough, blacks, Latinos, and women, we’ll make things better for you” candidate.