We (democrats) should vote for whoever the democratic nominee is in November.

I am proud to say that I am a Sanders supporter, and that I was able to caucus for him here in Kansas, and that I was able to volunteer for Sanders in Kansas and in Iowa. And while I am concerned aboutContention 1: Issues DifferencesSignificant differences exist between Sanders and Clinton and these differences should disqualify Clinton if she is the Democratic nominee.Subpoint A: Campaign FinanceBernie Sanders is a hard-line opponent of Citizens United, having proposed and supported several resolutions to amend the constitution to abolish corporate personhood and overturn the ruling, and he has refused support from corporations. He has even refused SuperPAC money from unions. His integrity and his actions indicate his consistency and reliability on the issue. Hillary Clinton has said she would consider a 28th Amendment to overturn Citizens United, however, she has said that the best things to do would include better transparency and limits on secret donations. Clinton has also received major donations from corporations including wall street banks and has accepted superPAC money, and thus has put her commitment to overturning Citizens United in doubt.https://berniesanders.com...https://www.hillaryclinton.com...http://www.theguardian.com...Subpoint B: Wall Street ReformWhile Clinton’s recent statements make her seem more antagonistic towards Wall Street, her record says otherwise. Clinton's top donors include Citibank and Goldman Sachs, and this is in large part thanks to her very friendly attitude towards these banks, some of which have referred to her as having “Goldman Handcuffs”. Clinton is opposed to restoring the Glass Steal Act. Sanders advocates a financial transactions tax on all wall street transactions while Clinton only advocates this on high-frequency trades and at a lower rate. Economist and former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich have also stated that Sanders’s plan for Wall Street is a much better plan than Clinton’s.http://thinkprogress.org...http://www.alternet.org...http://www.huffingtonpost.com...https://berniesanders.com...https://www.hillaryclinton.com...Subpoint C: TradeSanders is an avowed opponent of free trade, having vigorously opposed, and voted against, every free trade agreement proposed in congress. Clinton has been very trade friendly up until recently when she flip-flopped on the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Clinton advocated for NAFTA as first lady and in 2008, she stated she would not support withdrawal from NAFTA. As a Senator, she voted for the US-Australia Free Trade Agreement, the US-Chile Free Trade Agreement, the US-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement, the US-Morocco Free Trade Agreement and the US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement and as secretary of state she pushed for the US-Columbia Free Trade Agreement and helped negotiate the TPP, going as far as calling it the “Gold Standard” in trade deals, and pushed for it on numerous occasions. While she now claims to be against TPP, her previous actions make this claim seem dubious at best, and, therefore, unreliable.https://www.govtrack.us...https://www.govtrack.us...http://www.npr.org...http://www.cnn.com...http://www.politifact.com...http://www.theguardian.com... Subpoint D: HealthcareClinton supports slight reforms to the Affordable Care Act, including better regulation of prices on pharmaceuticals. Bernie Sanders is an advocate of a single-payer, Medicare for all health care system. He is of the opinion that healthcare is a human right and wants to expand medical coverage to all citizens. Clinton has been extremely critical of Sanders’s plan and thus showing a clear difference on the issue.http://www.salon.com...http://www.usnews.com...http://theweek.com...https://berniesanders.com... https://www.hillaryclinton.com... Subpoint E: Minimum Wage Both candidates advocate raising the minimum wage, however Sanders support making the minimum wage a living wage of $15 an hour, while Hillary Clinton wants to increase it to $12 an hour, and has never endorsed, and in fact derided, a $15 an hour minimum wage.https://www.hillaryclinton.com...http://www.msnbc.com...https://berniesanders.com...; Further differences exist on issues such as foreign policy, Israel-Palestine, criminal justice reform, drug policy, college tuition, social security, climate change, education and workplace democracy.Contention 2: Sanders has more in common with Jill Stein than Hillary ClintonSanders has more in common with Green Party presumptive nominee Jill Stein than he does with Hilary Clinton. Stein, like Sanders supports overturning Citizens United, establishing Single Payer healthcare, raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, breaking up the big banks, legalizing marijuana, making college tuition free, banning privatized prisons, legalizing marijuana, restoring Glass-Steagall, expanding social security, promoting workplace democracy, and are opposed to all Free Trade deals. There are however differences and Stein advocates more aggressively progressive policies including nationalizing the federal reserve, using quantitative easing to abolish student loan debt and instituting a “Green New Deal” to convert the US to 100% renewable energy by 2030. Stein also disagrees with both candidates on foreign policy. While Sanders advocates a less aggressive foreign policy than Clinton does, Stein advocates a nonviolent foreign policy and an end to US imperialism and foreign interventions.http://www.ontheissues.org...http://www.ontheissues.org...http://thinkprogress.org...https://www.slantnews.com...http://www.jill2016.com...Contention 3: Lesser of Two Evils Solves NothingA common argument against voting for third party candidates is that because these candidates are unlikely to win, it is better to settle for a lesser evil. However in voting for a lesser evil, you are voting against your values and the policies you support. A vote is a voice and it is a way of expressing discontent with the status quo or support for particular policies. If you vote for a lesser evil, you are voting for the status quo. The fact is that a lesser evil is still just that, evil. You should not have to choose between Hannibal Lector and Darth Vader when Batman is still an option.The only way to bring about change is to first change the way the debate is framed. Right now, the debate is framed as being between Democrats and Republicans, a false dichotomy. In order to change the debate, we must break out of the two-party system.https://www.classicalconversations.com...http://ivn.us...;