It's the response of a traumatized child, unable to cope with the harshness of reality, lashing out at everything and everyone, no longer able to reason. We should sympathize, in some way, as America has PTSD and we're slowly recovering, each of us with our own coping skills. On the other hand, this behavior is damaging to the image and likability of democrats in general, and is costing us allies from the swing voter camp.