To this day, hard-core Trump supporters reserve their deepest spite for Republican NeverTrump holdouts (“human scum,” according to the president). Just so with the Bernie Bros, who see more moderate Democrats not as kindred spirits or potential converts but as sellouts, even traitors — the proverbial enemy within. But it also goes to the heart of what the Bernie Bros are really about. Bernie Sanders may not be one of his own awful Bros, and may condemn their worst excesses. Follow The New York Times Opinion section on Facebook, Twitter (@NYTopinion) and Instagram.

Source: New York Times February 01, 2020 01:41 UTC