If Trump wins, there are a lot of people to blame... but it isn’t Bernie supporters.

Now that Hillary Clinton is officially the nominee for the Democratic party, there is a lot of talk among her supports about how we need "party unity" and to "unite blue" in order to come together and defeat Trump. It's quite obvious the Democrats are in crisis mode as they realize it may not be as easy to get Bernie supporters to "fall in line" as they originally expected.

I can already see how this plays out. Bernie supporters will continue to do as they've done this entire election season so far, vote their conscience. Some may vote blue, others green, some even red or whatever else they plan to do. Either way, I fully expect Trump to win in November and I also fully expect Bernie supporters to be blamed for it.

Why? Because from what we've seen from the Democrats this election season, they aren't one to take blame for things, they like to deflect that blame to others. We will be the fall guys who put Trump in office because we "threw a temper tantrum" over not getting our way this year. But nothing could be farther from the truth.

If Trump wins in November it is NOT the fault of Bernie supporters. It's the fault of a culmination of many different people and organizations all in collusion with each other and I hope that when Trump takes his seat in the Oval Office, those listed below all learn accept their roles in his victory.

If Trump wins in November...

I blame the liberal media who covered Trump and his antics nonstop throughout the primary season. Every time Trump so much as burped they were right there to analyze and discuss it. They provided biased and often times untrue coverage of Hillary in order to cover up her lies and scandals, and refused to give Bernie the positive coverage he and his campaigned earned.

I blame the Democratic establishment because despite knowing that Hillary was chalk full of scandals, and her tanking poll numbers, they ignored the warning signs and proudly announced their support of her. Many actively sought out ways to discredit Bernie and his authenticity. They promoted Hillary to their constituents, parading around with her on the campaign trail or talking to media on her behalf. It was shameful to hear the negative things they said about a good, honest, man who did nothing to deserve their disrespect except try to run Presidential campaign against their “chosen" candidate.

I blame the Democratic Super Delegates who went to the Democratic National Convention and despite seeing Hillary was polling below Trump in national polls, despite the knowledge that the DNC actively tipped the scales in Hillary's favor, still casted their vote for Hillary giving her the win over Bernie. Especially the ones who voted for Hillary despite Bernie winning the majority of votes their states and/or congressional districts. Neither Hillary nor Bernie had the amount of pledged delegates needed to win going into that convention, and the super delegates held the power to undo the wrongs that had been done to Bernie and his supporters, but they chose wrong over right.

I blame our President, because several times now he has lied to our faces telling us Hillary was the right choice for America when she and her poor judgement have proven to be an embarrassment to his legacy. I also blame him for rushing to find out who hacked the DNC (and point fingers at Russia), but never once did he address the findings of the #DNCLeaks and publicly admonish the DNC for their actions. It has brought shame to a party he is the current figure head of. Many expected more from him and many have lost their respect of him over it.

I blame the Democratic National Committee, who actively colluded with the Clinton campaign, the media, and other establishment Democrats to slander Bernie and his supporters when their job was to remain neutral. Voter irregularities, suppression and expected election fraud has been a running issue in this primary election, yet the DNC remains silent about it. Their silence tells us more than their words.

Lastly, I blame Hillary voters. So many I’ve spoken to over the year have pushed they narrative that they just want to see a “first female president.” They have no knowledge of understanding of her record or how dangerous she would be if she became president. They called us conspiracy theorists for what we expected was in her emails (later confirmed by the FBI). Or for thinking the DNC was in cohorts with her campaign (later confirmed by Wikileaks). They didn’t listen to us when we presented facts and evidence against why she was the weakest of the two choices we had. They ignored our warnings when we told them Trump would destroy her in attack ads playing into the fact she is the most untrustworthy candidate we've ever had. They said she was "strong" and would "bounce back" when she tanked in the polls, despite our warning that based on her past campaigns she never goes up in polls, always down. Instead we were told “Bernie can’t win” or that “it’s her turn/time for a woman”. Their desire to vote for her gender and not for anything else was selfish and irresponsible, and definitely not “feminist”.

I WON'T blame the Republican party. I have to give credit where credit is due, if Trump wins in November at least I know he won fair and square. Despite the Republican party viewing Trump as a thorn in their side for all these months, there was zero evidence that any election issues came up during the Republican primary. As Trump grew more popular, the Republican establishment cringed and gritted their teeth in protest, but they accepted it because it was clear Trump was who their voters wanted. Their exit polls had virtually no discrepancies. It's an embarrassment to the Democratic party when the only candidate of the two major parties who won a fair election to earn their spot on the debate stage was Donald Trump.

I WON'T blame other party candidates. If they are lucky enough to get on the ballot in all states and make it up on to that debate stage, then all the power to them. Independent voters make up the largest voter bloc, larger than the Democrats and Republicans combined. That to me says it's time we put an end to the establishment force feeding us two candidates of their pick every election. We deserve to know all of our options and make informed decisions at the voting booth, not be shamed or fear-mongered into voting for the lesser of two evils each and every time. If more people stood up and actively worked to make sure non-establishment candidates voices were heard, we would finally be able to break free from the two-party chains.

I WON'T blame Bernie Sanders. Bernie ran a clean campaign, despite what the media and Hillary camp tried to portray, Bernie kept us focused on the issues facing the American people. He made history with his campaign and he brought more people into the political process than have been involved in a very long time. Bernie also polled significantly better against Trump. He didn't have an entire laundry list of issues that Trump would be able to drag out and use against him, unlike Hillary. Bernie would have been stronger in the debates. He always speaks from the heart and uses his head, where Hillary is coached and scripted and Trump's outbursts will end up bringing out an unscripted side of her that will do her no favors. Bernie would have been our best chance against Trump, and for that alone, I'd never blame him for a Trump win.

Finally, I WON'T blame Bernie supporters. Not in the least. It is not our job to carry Hillary to the White House. Time and time again during this election Bernie supporters were told by Hillary supporters that they didn't need us to win come November. The DNC leaks proved we (and Bernie) weren't taken seriously throughout the campaign. The media called us Bernie Bros and slandered us for our strong beliefs and unwavering support of the candidate we knew would be the best option for our country now and in November. We were told we weren't "real Democrats" because we didn't support the establishment candidate. We were told to that we should get out of "their party" several times. We no longer feel welcome in the Democratic party and we certainly don't trust the party to work for us when it's worked so actively against us. 

So when Trump loses in November, don't be mad at Bernie supporters who are exiting the party in droves right now. The party left us before we left the party...