This Bernie Supporter Demands All Sanders/Biden Supporters Be Nice To Others PERIOD

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63. That's part of why I'm not so enthused about him anymore

I also didn't like how long he took to endorse Hillary in 2016. I felt that she deserved better after she was such a class act after conceding in 2008.

I'm glad he ran in 2016 and I am proud to have been a part of it. I think he changed the party for the better by showing that a candidate who relied entirely on small donations and was unabashedly progressive could mount a serious challenge, and not just a fringe annoyance a la Kucinich or Ralph Nader. He also pushed for reforms to the nominating process that I agree with, like no superdelegates on the first ballot. But I wish he had passed the torch to Warren this time instead of running again and dividing the progressive vote. That's what he wanted initially in 2016 - he wanted her to run instead of running himself. But sadly, I think the crowds and the attention and the power he gained went to his head, which is understandable after being on the sidelines for so long but also selfish.

But my post wasn't even about Bernie himself. It was about the way all Bernie supporters are lumped together by his critics, and were all collectively blamed for Hillary's loss in 2016. It makes people like me feel alienated from the party even though I don't even support him this year (although I may end up voting for him now that we are down to 2 choices and he's unlikely to win).