Republicans will love this. Sanders’ supporters in San Francisco protesting a Clinton fundraiser in San Francisco yesterday.
"Hey, hey! Ho, ho! Hillary Clinton has got to go!" the protesters chanted, some banging on pots and pans. Many in the group wore what appeared to be official Sanders campaign merchandise, including t-shirts, messenger bags and buttons, though protesters told CBS News that the campaign had no part in organizing the event.
But of course, its gone much farther than this
The protest Friday was organized as the tension between the two candidates, as well as their supporters, continues to rise. Reports of Sanders supporters threatening and harassing Clinton supporters, including committed super delegates, have surfaced in recent days and weeks.
Just as in 2008, at the end of the primary season we progressives and liberals will all be on the same side. Although I am a Clinton supporter, if she were to lose the primary (as she did in 2008), I would be right back in the game, working to get Sanders elected.
One of the biggest reasons for the current state of the Republican party is its insistence on ideological purity and purging those from the ranks who don’t follow that ideology lock step.
There is plenty of room for disagreement. I don’t support all of Clinton’s or Sanders’ ideas. But at the end of the day, either candidate would be infinitely better than anything the GOP will be offering up as an option in November.
I hope that we don’t inflict so much damage on the ultimate Democratic presidential candidate that the other candidate’s supporters stay away. Because that could result in the unthinkable.