The Clinton campaign warned you about Russia. But nobody listened to us.

I'm going to copy paste a post that I have saved for just such an occasion said by /u/The-whore-of-Haiti :

Here's a bit of what the last year has felt like when talking to fellow Dems: Beginning of primary season "Man, I love Bernie Sanders as a candidate. So inspiring, can't believe he's running for POTUS!" "You're going to vote for Hillary in November, though, right?" "Well, um, I'm a democrat not a Republican. Anyway, look at all these new people to the party, look at all these younger voters. This gives me a lot of hope. How great." "Where have they all been during the previous elections, though? Why don't they already know Robert's Rules of order at our meetings? They don't know how we already do things." "Well, yeah. That's fair on one point, I guess. You've been here longer. They're new to the process or young first time voters. They're excited about Bernie Sanders." "They'll vote for Hillary in November, right?" "Um, I don't know for sure. Many of them are strongly tied to the Climate Action movement, democracy spring, occupy. Some of the older ones were formerly Independents. So, I can't say either way. I've no idea. You'd have to ask them" "Bernie isn't a "real" democrat." "But he's energizing the party and bringing millions of people into it and has voted pretty much always with the democrats for decades!" "Unless all of these new people at the meetings are going to vouch that they'll vote for Hillary in November, they aren't real democrats either." "Wait, hold on. That's not true. That's only a fraction of his support. He's very popular amongst many long time registered democrats. We need to welcome them as democrats. There is no litmus test for being a Democrat." "Why won't you just say that you'll vote for Hillary in November?" "Gee, I dunno. I felt like the primary season was for us all to work for the candidate we prefer. What is it with the assumption that Hillary will beat him and be our choice for November? Can we at least have the primary?" "Bernie needs to drop out. He's hurting Hillary." "But the primary is barely half over. Hillary ran against Obama to the very end. He's gaining momentum, people love him, and he's expected to do the best at the end of the campaign! Why is it a different standard for Bernie? No way he should drop out." "Obama was a real democrat. Why do you hate Hillary?" "For crying out loud, nobody is saying that. What they're tired of is her campaign focus on telling the other candidate to drop out of the primary without really running." "This is really about hatred of Hillary. He needs to drop out for the good of the country because Trump." "Ok, but it isn't. It's about much love and being inspired by Bernie Sanders. We want him to win the nomination." "Ok, but you have to vote for Hillary in November." Bernie Democrats have now learned to count to ten when it's demanded that they pledge to vote for Hillary Chapter Two Bernie voters: "We are feeling over and over again that we are having to fight obstacles and unfairness from our own party." "Stop being paranoid. Hillary's going to be the nominee in November. Haters gonna hate." "Yeah, that's not what we are saying though. We are your fellow Democrats and we are telling you something is very wrong all across the country." "Bernie needs to drop out. I'm sorry you hate Hillary so much that you're being sore losers." Wikileaks are dropped, DNC is exposed Vindication and anger from Bernie voters. Takes days for anyone from Democratic Party speaking on the matter to even have the grace to apologize to Senator Sanders. Or to their FELLOW Democrats. Crickets from the HRC supporting Democrats. Crickets. Zero expression of disgust, surprise, dismay, concern or solidarity. Most Bernie Democrats heard none of their HRC Democrat friends call for the DNC to clean up their act and/or apologize to their fellow democrats. Bernie Dems: "Someone needs to be fired over this. It's unethical. They actively worked against one of their own candidates. Just like we have been trying to tell you for a year!" "Fine. Debbie will resign. But she will still be given a speaking slot. And open the convention. Also, she will resign without mentioning the scandal. Without apology. "Are you freaking kidding me right now?" "Also, Hillary has immediately hired Debbie for a prestigious and powerful position, thus condoning her behavior." "Yeah, well the screw Hillary and screw the DNC." "Grow up." "Your party is corrupt. You need to clean house. It's egregious. It's shameful. So is your silence about the conduct of the DNC." "We don't have time for this. Also. You have to vote for Hillary in November." "F--- you. And the horse you rode in on." Author: Heather Schaefer Scott

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