Last week as the Democratic National Convention unfolded, the public saw just how ridiculous some self-proclaimed supporters of Bernie Sanders are. As media spoke to those who identified as “Bernie or Bust” it became increasingly clear that the far left was now taking its anti-Hillary talking points from the right.

Last week as the Democratic National Convention unfolded, the public saw just how ridiculous some self-proclaimed supporters of Bernie Sanders are. As media spoke to those who identified as “Bernie or Bust” it became increasingly clear that the far left was now taking its anti-Hillary talking points from the right.

The GOP has characterized Clinton as a serial, inveterate liar, which is now something that alt-left voters actively employ, without any care to what the facts are.

The Pulitzer prize-winning organization, Politifact, has catalogued politicians’ statements and graded them according to their levels of honesty. The results? Clinton is the most truthful of all the presidential candidates. This is unsurprising to anyone who doesn’t have a pathological loathing for Clinton, which, admittedly, seems to be fewer people every time Clinton is in the spotlight running for president.

People tend to like Clinton when she’s not in their face asking for more power. Her approval rating upon leaving her tenure as Secretary of State was near 70%, which is astronomical once you compare it to her current approval rating in the mid-40s.

As Sandy Garossino notes in the National Observer, in 2015 a Gallup poll found Hillary Clinton – the very same woman who 65% Americans now label as dishonest – to be the most admired woman in America, by a large margin. According to Gallup, “Clinton has been the most admired woman each of the last 14 years, and 20 times overall, occupying the top spot far longer than any other woman or man in Gallup's history of asking the most admired question.”

Funny how Clinton can be admired and approved of when not front and centre and just doing the work behind the scenes.

In addition to parroting the attacks from the far right, the alt-left loves to claim Clinton is a secret right-leaning politician just waiting to unleash her agenda on the USA. But the facts once again say otherwise. According to the Daily Kos, a liberal leaning political news website, when looking at Clinton’s voting record for the 107th, 108th, 109th and 110th Congresses, Clinton is the 11th most liberal member of the Senate.

Something that Hillary haters seem to have in common is their aversion to truth and the ability to set a different standard for Clinton than her male counterparts.

Those who criticize Clinton’s foreign policy for being too hawkish seem to fall awfully silent when it comes to applying the same lens to Obama, even though Obama has ordered ten times more drone strikes than George W. Bush did.

In 1996 as First Lady, Clinton made a very stupid comment about “super-predators”. A comment she has since apologized for. However, those on the left who like to chastise her for it neglect to mention that the very bill, which spurred those remarks, was voted for by Bernie Sanders and was actually written by Joe Biden.

That’s not to say there isn’t legitimate criticism regarding Clinton. No candidate has a perfect record and the only way any democratic country moves forward is by challenging our political representatives to do better. But this anti-Hillary hysteria from the left is just ridiculous.

This race is literally down to an authoritarian who garners praise from world despots versus a hyper-qualified woman who has dedicated her entire life in public service to improving the lives of women and children.

It’s almost as if people, whether on the left or right, have a problem with a strong female leader or something.