@marinelife “If you can’t see how much better off the nation would be with a President Hillary Clinton than a President Donald Trump, and those two are the choices in front of you, it is your fault if you don’t vote for Hillary.”
But they’re not the (only) two choices in front of us. So like @Seek said, this is a false dichotomy. Yes, I prefer Clinton to Trump. You know who else I prefer to Trump? Johnson, Sanders, and Stein. So the real question is whether I prefer any of Johnson, Sanders, or Stein to Clinton. Because they are also options.
“Her views are the views of the Democratic Party. Her appointees would be Democrats. Her Supreme Court nominees would be Democrats.”
Cool story. Too bad I’m not a Democrat. And neither, I suspect, are a lot of Sanders supporters. And the ones who are Democrats? Well, I’m pretty sure they have the right to decide what kind of Democrat they prefer. (That’s the trouble with having a big tent: you can’t fit everyone at one table.)
“Her fiscal policy is sound. Her foreign policy is sound. Her environmental policy is sound. Her attitude toward gun control makes sense.”
Even assuming that everyone would agree with this, “sound” is still a rather low bar to clear. “Sound” doesn’t mean “right.” It means “reliable,” “competent,” or “acceptable.” It suggests that her policies are not obviously wrong, not that they are definitely right.
“No one has stolen the nomination from Bernie. He just didn’t get enough votes. Is that a reason to not exercise your franchise to vote? I don’t think so.”
I don’t think anyone is suggesting that the only option is not voting. Again, there are candidates other than Clinton and Trump.