If there’s one thing the Republicans (and their friends the Russians) want, it’s for us Democrats to be divided and fighting each other. It makes their job so much easier.

They’ll once more do all they can to encourage it, by posting articles in their newspapers and magazines full of lies and accusations, and posting blatantly false memes they know we’ll share.

We cannot play their game this time. The stakes are too high.

Sure, I have my preference. But that doesn’t mean I’m going to trash the others.

We’re at war to save our country from incompetence and corruption, and even the worst Democrat is better than the best Republican right now.

So here’s what you need to do:  Discuss campaign strategy without using personal attacks.

Like this:

“I think Kirsten Gillibrand will have a harder time getting the support of people like me because of her support of [issue].”

“Bernie Sanders will have difficulty getting the Democratic nomination because he refuses to understand that you need to work within the party to get its support.”

“I think we need to nominate someone from a red state and not another Masssachusetts or California liberal, and that’s why I’m supporting [candidate].”

This is not a sport, where you pick a team you support and call all the other ones losers. This is politics, and this time, we have a lot of good candidates. I have my preference and I can tell you why I think she has the best chance of winning, and I can do that without trashing her opponents.

I ask all my liberal friends to do the same. Please. This election is too important for us to hand it to people who want to destroy all that we stand for.