Paul Krugman, in his inimitable style, lays out the argument for supporting Democratic candidates with an economy of words — “there really is something wrong with you if you can't see supporting any of these candidates whole-heartedly if she or he gets the nom.” It’s not much different than the sentiment expressed by most mainstream Democrats, but sometimes it gets lost in the noise.
We can disagree on candidate’s policy statements, their track records, their statements, their aggressiveness or lack thereof, their guffaws — but whoever gets the nomination will bring the Democratic party together. Democrats, in general, and these candidates in particular, are not authoritarian or inflexible in nature. Some of us unfortunately tend to caricature all the candidates except our favorite one, based on one loose statement made here or there, while ignoring all else the person has said and done over the course of a lifetime. The opposition is very good at doing that to our candidates, but why should we fall into that trap ourselves?
Yes, based on our personal judgment, one candidate may be better than the other, or one candidate may be better at beating trump than the other, but I have no doubt that all of them will carry the Democratic banner and the Democratic platform forward. Each and every one of them will address climate change, green energy, equality, health care, fair taxes, education, gun control, international relations, trade, etc. in a manner that reflects the priorities of us Democrats. We will make sure that they do, won’t we?
Read the 4 tweets and decide whether you agree with Krugman or not -
And do avoid the twitter responses to them — most of them seem to be written by wing-nuts, trying to sow discord among Democrats and to start pie fights.
So, let’s love our favorite candidates, but let’s not hate the others, because hatred can be contagious.