Democratic Animus over Nothing

I support Hillary Clinton for President. I worked for her in the past, I supported her in the PA Primary against President Obama. I think she'd be a great President. On the other hand, I like Bernie Sanders a lot. I think he'd be a great nominee. I agree with him on the issues. In other words, I'd have no problem with either being our nominee for President, I could vote for them both.

Ultimately, this is normally the case. In 2008, while the race became very personal between Hillary and Barack Obama, after a little time blowing off steam I was happy to vote for Obama. The President has not disappointed. His Presidency has been a success, and he's done the things I hoped he would. On the issues, he and Hillary Clinton weren't far apart, and in office it showed that it wasn't hard to like both. Such is ultimately the case again in 2016. Bernie and Hillary largely agree on the issues. Their voting records matched during their common Senate time, over 80% of the time. The differences between them are small. The differences between them and the Republicans are rather large.

The things people are fighting over- donors, debates, databases, and process- are not as large of issues as one may think in the heat of the moment. Fighting a brutal and personal battle over these issues is not in anyone's best interests. Resorting to Republican talking points- Bernie people calling Hillary corrupt, Hillary people saying a socialist could never win- will only hurt us all. Let's let them debate, make their smaller differences clear, and then let the primary electorate pick the nominee of their choice. I hope and believe it will be Hillary Clinton, and see no need to stack the deck against Bernie. Let's cut the nonsense and come together.