I spent hundreds of hours working on the Bernie campaign. I made thousands of phone calls, hit hundreds of doors, drove to Iowa, organized on campus, sent out emails, wrote press releases, put together a protest, put together presentations, registered voters, and more things than I could count. I donated nearly $100 to his campaign, in small increments, of course.

I’m pissed off. We got 46% of the pledged delegates. We were sooooo close. Had 4% of voters cast another ballot we could have won. Maybe we lost because of the DNC favoritism. Maybe we lost because of the lack of media attention, while Trump and Hillary garnered more than others. Maybe we lost because the establishment was against Bernie from the very beginning.

It sucks. Absolutely. It wasn’t just about sharing articles on Facebook feeds; hundreds of people I knew, and millions across the country, actively participated and worked their asses off to get Bernie elected. I understand how crappy it feels that our time, effort, and money ultimately fell short.

But, we did make gains. True progressives are beginning to get elected across the party, party chairs are getting ousted, and we are substantially changing the party platform. If a Democrat does not win the Presidency we lose everything. All our effort. All our money. All our adoration of Bernie is for naught.

Our platform goes out the window. No, we didn’t get everything we wanted on it. TPP is terrible and should never pass. But, we made substantial gains on the platform and made it the most progressive of all time. If a Democrat is not elected president, all of that work is lost. We start from step one in 2020.

And, of course, The Supreme Court (aka, the only thing that actually gets shit done in this country) is paramount to everything. Conservative picks will roll back civil rights. Just look at Justice Scalia, who said that minorities were not qualified enough to go to good schools, who ruled against gay marriage. All our progress will go to waste. Who knows where a conservative court will take us next? Outlaw abortion, gay marriage? Weaken labor protections? Weaken education? Rule against immigration? Can you imagine a Trump court ever support executive action like that Obama has taken?

I nearly cried today while watching Bernie’s speech. He should have been the nominee. He should have been the President. The process was rigged, and it tears me apart that the candidate that has done so much wrong is going to get rewarded.

However, if we want to preserve the progress our country has made over the last eight years. If we want the Supreme Court to overrule Citizens United. If we want real change and progress in the movement in our country, we must vote against Trump and for the only other candidate that can win this election.

Real talk. You say you want to vote your conscience. You don’t want to vote for the lesser of two evils. What happens when Donald Trump gets into office?

What happens when he begins deporting millions of families? What happens when playground racism runs rampant and racists across the country are validated (just look at the UK after the Brexit vote and the increase in hate crime)? What happens when individual states begin lowering the minimum wage below the federal line? What happens when women can no longer get an abortion? What happens when Wall Street gets even more powerful? What happens when the Supreme Court turns conservative again for another 40 years, long after Hillary Clinton is gone and forgotten?

Where will your conscience be then?