started running the "stages of grief" trope on Hillary supporters way back in February--you know, from anger, through denial, bargaining, depression, to acceptance. It's an easy riff to run, even for bad writers, so it's been all over the Obama blogs, and I won't trouble linking to it; I'm sure you've all read it. The ones that ooze sympathy for Hillary supporters, and urge that we be "given time" (say, two weeks) are the ones that I savor.
In fact -- and I know some will find this hard to believe -- I had a brief moment of self-doubt the other day, and, in retrospect I'm surprised that none of our resident Obama trolls played gotcha with me! By asking the question "And we get?" had I moved into stage two: Bargaining?
Fortunately, no. The Stages of Grief trope is a mindfuck. It's not appropriate for the context of this primary election, and here's why:
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