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Don’t blame me. I voted for Kodos.

But tonight I say we must move forward, not backward, upward, not forward, and always twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom!

It seems like no one remembers how contentious and vitriolic the Democratic Primaries in 2008 were.

• 2008 Jun 23 (20 days after the final 2008 Democratic primary and 16 days after Clinton conceded):

  Why Clinton voters say they won’t support Obama • 2008 Jun 23 • Rebecca Traister • Salon

• 2008 Jul 23 (50 days after the final 2008 Democratic primary and 46 days after Clinton conceded):

  PUMAs stalking Obama • 2008 Jul 23 • Mark Preston • CNN

• 2008 Aug 27 (85 days after the final 2008 Democratic primary, 81 days after Clinton conceded, and on the day that Obama was officially nominated at the Democratic National Convention by acclamation):

  Hillary Supporters Split • 2008 Aug 27 • Amanda M. Fairbanks • New York Times > PUMA members are not going to vote for Barack Obama

While, yes, technically, the U.S. is not a pure democracy, but a constitutional republic, it’s also clear that the U.S. was founded on democratic principles, and that democracy is critical feature of our government.

Is the United States of America a republic or a democracy? • 2015 May 13 • Eugene Volokh • The Volokh Conspiracy • New York Times