CyberMindGrrl posted the following comment on the post today about Biden and Anita Hill:
Wrong. This is the time when we get to choose who will represent the Democratic Party, and who will run against Trump. And that person had better be squeaky clean because the GOP will find ANY dirt and use it against them. And I GUARANTEE you that if Joe Biden wins the primary, Republicans will say “How can you say you’re for women? Look what you did to Anita Hill.” This will become their mantra as they literally weaponize anything and everything against us.
Republicans are in a fight for their very EXISTENCE, and they know it. This is not going to be like any other election we’ve ever experienced in this country. This is going to be WAR, and as such, the candidate’s history is going to be raked over with a fine-toothed comb looking for ANY impropriety to use against them. Count on it.
It’s certainly a little bit of navel-gazing to write a post commenting on a comment, but I just feel like this kind of comment is becoming common when describing either Joe Biden or any number of candidates we on the Democratic side have.
First of all, NOBODY IS SQUEAKY CLEAN NOR SHOULD THEY BE EXPECTED TO BE.
We are running against a man who is an abomination as a human being. And his supporters voted for him. And they will again. DO THEY CARE THAT HE’S BEEN ACCUSED OF ASSAULT OR IS A RACIST?
No. Because most on the republican side of the isle look at politics from a practical perspective. CAN HE WIN AND WILL WE RETAIN THE POWER.
We on the Democratic side spend our energy patting ourselves on the back over our virtue and stringent need to remain independent and hyper-critical of our candidates.
TO OUR OWN FAULT.
Those who are older don’t need to be educated on this but there is no perfection in politics or life. You can spend all your time beating the shit our of someone for not conforming to every whim and expectation you have of them — and discarding them if they don’t meet this unrealistic high standard — or you can compromise.
Yes, COMPROMISE.
Did Biden sexually harass Anita Hill? No. Does he deserve to be destroyed over this? Hell no. If he’s the candidate the majority can get behind, who can defeat Trump, guess what is more important. And for Anita Hill, who’s the candidate who will push for her rights more? Certainly not the asshole in the White House. There are compromises that have to be made. Sorry.
In compromising, you strengthen the candidate that can eventually win, because you on the far left are not the only one’s voting. Those in the middle need someone who represents them as well, and they won’t stand behind every need you feel is your personal right.
It is a war. That’s true. But right now, it’s a war WITHIN OUR OWN PARTY. And that’s just plain stupid.
We have a person in the White House that, given another 4 years, WILL DESTROY THE FABRIC OF THIS NATION. Our courts will be destroyed for a lifetime. Every foreign relationship will need to be mended. And the United States will be an also ran in the world.
Is making that a reality worth all of your precious, unwavering requirements? Want what you want, but understand that we truly are running against the devil here.
Yes. I know you say you don’t have to have EVERY REQUIREMENT met. But the way you litigate these candidates, it’s clear that you really do. When you’re willing to say you won’t support someone because of one particular issue, or sit home, you give this election to Trump. Good luck living with that come election day. The rest of us, however, don’t deserve that.