i dont trust like that

J.J. Abrams:

We are not doing this again.

Lobby hard for your choice in the primaries, but do not insult the other options. 

I like Warren a lot more than Sanders. I like Klobuchar and Harris better than either of them. Right now, Gillibrand is my top choice. 

BUT I WANT TO BE ABLE TO VOTE FOR THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE IN NOVEMBER, whoever that turns out to be.

And since I want to be able to get behind them, I want to know what their good points are. I want to know what I can expect them to do, and - this important - what issues aren’t on their top priority list, so I can let them know what matters to me. 

All of them are smart, decent people. All of them want a better country, a better world. All of them would, on their worst day, be better than Trump at his best, assuming he has something a sane person could call “best.” 

No infighting this time. No circular firing squads. Do not insult, denigrate, discourage, or bully people who are supporting the candidates you dislike. WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER FOR THIS.

Before the primaries, figure out who is the best representative for your interests, and promote the hell out of them. Encourage people to vote. Get people registered. Tell everyone why you like this one better than that one - based on policies and history, not “he’s a lying scumbag” or “she caters to corporate greed.” 

None of them is perfect. ALL OF THEM ARE BETTER THAN WHAT WE HAVE - do not help the Republicans (and the Russians!) suppress progressive voters by badmouthing other people’s choices.

I don’t want Sanders. I think he’s too old (and so is Warren) and we need people whose understanding of business and social dynamics are based on recent trends. I think Sanders is too caught up in social class as the only real axis of oppression; I don’t think he understands intersectionality. I worry that he favors gun rights more than is safe.

I’m not voting for him in the primaries. But if he gets the nomination, HE HAS MY VOTE IN NOVEMBER. And not in a “ugh, holding my nose and voting against Trump” way - he wants medical care for everyone; he wants college to be available to all; he wants strong unions and worker support. I can get behind those policy plans.

No litmus tests this time. No single issue that convinces people to stay home in November 2020. Pick one you like, or pick a few that you’re deciding between - but don’t convince yourself that any of them are evil incarnate and must be stopped at all costs.

1. if you honestly think sanders and warren are so similar policy-wise that theyre interchangeable, you get all of your political news from 30 second huffpo facebook shorts and it shows

2. people need to cool it with the "a vote for sanders is a vote for trump" shit. but.. i'm not sure if you're familiar with what a primary is, but it's a competition.. to pick one candidate. there's gonna be some infighting since there's at least a dozen people in the field now. that is literally the only way to get the field down to a workable number. you cannot have a well functioning primary with this many people, and it only gets worse as more people declare.

(if you don't believe me, i invite you to recall what happened in the GOP primaries in 2016 and who ended up with the nomination thanks to an oversaturated field.)

some of the attacks are going to be inappropriately vicious, but critiquing a candidate's record and platform is absolutely what you're supposed to do during primaries. like i really don't understand how this is getting lost in translation. this is a job application, you are picking from candidates to determine who best fits the job. you don't ignore massive blemishes on their résumés.

no one has a spotless record. but i really encourage you to look into harris's record as a prosecutor, or the literal buzzfeed article that just came out on klobuchar (really? after "grab em by the pussy" you're gonna root for someone who creates a hostile work environment and throws shit at their interns because, what? they're a democrat?) or gabbard's homophobic track record before you say they're all smart and decent people.