Comments by "Cinderball" (@cinderball1135) on "Bernie Sanders Ends Presidential Campaign: It's Biden vs Trump" video.
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From Britain: I feel your disappointment. Bernie was, unarguably, the best candidate for America.
The sad truth is, like in our country, we on the Left have got to get better at winning elections. This happened to us not so long ago, and I think it would be helpful for my fellow American Lefties to take some of these same lessons to heart:
- Stop getting so invested in individual, special candidates. Nobody's perfect, and they will often let you down.
- Build up movements, and rally around teams - don't get caught up in hero worship.
- Don't dismiss reporting and polls that tell you you're not winning. Use bad news to guide strategy - don't yell at it.
- If people in the Centre don't vote for us, we lose. We need to win their votes if we're going to achieve power.
Finally, and most importantly: be prepared to take second best. If you vote for a winning candidate, you will have their ear. If you vote for a losing candidate, you still don't get the man you wanted, and the actual winner is going to have no need to pay the blindest bit of attention to you. By definition, Trump will have won without you. Vote for Biden, even if you have to hold your nose for it. He will be, objectively, less harmful to you (and to vulnerable Americans in general) than Trump is. It's not about what you want - it's about the harm that you can prevent. A second Trump term would be a global disaster, make no mistake.
I know these words are hard to hear. These are hard times for Progressives everywhere. It's my hope that we here in Britain can blaze a trail for you to follow, with the recent election of Keir Starmer to lead our Labour Party. Stay strong, stay safe. <3
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