Clinton-leaning/supporting Dems, we need to have a talk…



A salesperson is someone who works to convince people to commit something (in this case, a vote) that the person they are trying to convince isn’t initially predisposed towards committing to.



With that said, especially after the display of the last 24 hours, I have to say that you establishment supporting Democrats are, absolutely no qualification, THE WORST SALESPEOPLE I have ever seen in my life.



Markos, if you’re reading this, with regards to your assumption that you think you can get thousands of people with their deeply held concerns and beliefs to fall in line on your terms and timeline via top-down dictat, man, I have seen skeevy used-car salespeople more persuasive than you.



Strictly hypothetically speaking, If Clinton gets nominated, Sanders has brought out a lot of supporters, and Clinton won’t be able to win without a large majority of those Sanders supporters. Come, General election time you guys need to EARN THIS DAMN VOTE OR LOSE! (And if Sanders gets nominated, yeah, we’ll need most of you, yes, although you have to admit there’s a difference of power dynamics...)



Now, I’m going to ask a question that I imagine will make a lot of Clinton supporters snicker, but do you ever stop to think that maybe us Sanders supporters might like to feel appreciated? Wooed even? Do you stop to think that maybe instead of guilting us or trying to psych us out or convince us we’re inferior, that maybe you should be thinking of how to ask for our vote?



Cause here’s why I write these diaries; 2014 was the lowest voter turnout since World War 2… I’m gonna repeat that cause I see some people still don’t get it, they honestly seem to believe 2014 was “just another midterm...”



2014 was the lowest voter turnout since World War 2



And here’s my point and, if Clinton is nominated, what I want you Clinton-supporting dems to really understand…



A make or break portion of the electorate that would put Clinton in the white house in the general election, they are not like you.



And by that I mean, their, if you will, “default predisposition” is not to vote for Democrats or even to vote at all.



YOU HAVE TO WORK! You have to expend energy! You, meaning the campaign, have to make policy concessions that are palatable and even attractive and you have to follow through! You have to ask for the Sanders Democrat’s and Independent’s vote, because out in the big wide world outside Daily fucking Kos, people are not just going to give you their vote. That’s not how it works.



That’s not how it ever worked. Losing the house and senate should have already made that clear.

Peace out.