To my disillusioned #NeverHillary peers. At the Democratic National Convention, Sarah Silverman, Bernie-backing comedienne, told you all that “you’re being ridiculous.” Like Sarah, I am also following Bernie’s footsteps to support Hillary Clinton, but I don’t think you’re being ridiculous. I understand your anger. We had the chance to elect the candidate who woke us up and inspired us to get off our Facebook and Instagram accounts to fight for the socially and economically oppressed. He was our best shot against Trump and the GOP.

Yet, even if the primary had been “fair and square,” he would have still lost to Hillary. Had he tied or even marginally lost to Hillary in Deep Southern states, maybe he would have become our nominee. But, it wasn’t even close, and as a result, Bernie lost the delegates that were essential for his victory.

I cannot and will not tell you who to vote for, but I just want to show you the bigger picture so that you can make a thoughtful, educated decision when you cast your ballot this November. Some of you say that Clinton and Trump are equally terrible. In fact, a few of you have voiced to me that Clinton is even worse than Trump. Some of you are considering a third-party option or even writing in Bernie’s name on your ballots. Well, those alternatives would have worked, had any of them been viable.

Bad news, folks: neither Jill Stein nor Gary Johnson will win the presidency. Stein is currently polling in the low single digits, and although 47 is a big number, the fact that she’s not on the ballot for every state can also be an impediment to electoral success. Even if she earns some of the media’s attention, she would still have a long way to go; the Green Party cannot even win a congressional district, let alone a state. The same applies for Gary Johnson, the Libertarian candidate, though he is currently polling higher than Jill. And, as for writing in Bernie’s name, how much support is he even going to get? Maybe, 2 percent, or even 3 percent, of the vote?

I don't blame you for suspecting that Clinton won't act on the liberal policies she has laid out for her campaign. But, this is someone who has waited so long, probably her entire life, for this moment -- she wants to leave behind a powerful legacy as the first woman to be president of the United States, and maintaining the status quo isn't the way to do it. Besides, Clinton will have to run for re-election four years later, and if she doesn't follow through with at least some of her progressive promises during the first term, she could lose everything.

Sure, Hillary can be too hawkish when it comes to foreign policy, but that’s where the progressive left comes in. While holding the DNC to be accountable and honest, we also have to guide Hillary towards the left on matters such as the death penalty and foreign policy. If we vote a Democrat president into the White House, elect a progressive Democrat majority in Congress, and allow the president to nominate a liberal to the Supreme Court, then perhaps we’ll be one step closer towards the America we are fighting for.

Still unsure about Clinton? Here are a few concerns I’ve heard against her:

Hillary is not a true progressive.

Hillary has no real positions or platforms; she just panders and flip-flops on everything.

Hillary is Wall Street’s puppet and will only protect the economic status quo.

Hillary is a corrupt liar who will do anything to execute her ambitions.

Now, let’s zoom into each of these, one by one.

1. Hillary is not a true progressive.

I believe the best way to delineate Hillary’s years of public service is in the form of a timeline, decade by decade.

1970s: Hillary Clinton stayed back an extra year at Yale Law School to work as an attorney for the Children’s Defense Fund, and she co-founded the Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families and Fayetteville’s first rape crisis center. Trump? Sued by the Department of Justice for housing discrimination against Latino and African-American tenants.

1980s: As the First Lady of Arkansas, Hillary champions and improves the state’s education system, chairing the Arkansas Education Standards Committee. Trump? Sued for underpaying foreign workers at Trump Tower and tries to kick long-time renters out in order to build luxury condominiums.

1990s: As FLOTUS, she worked with both major parties in 1997 to create the Children’s Health Insurance Program, winning insurance for 8 million children. Trump? Allegedly raped a 13-year-old girl in 1994. Runs the Miss Universe pageant in 1997, calling the previous winner “Miss Piggy” and forcing her to go to the gym. Oh, and, calls for a new set of pageant rules for the contestants: smaller swimsuits and higher heels.

2000s: During her time as a Senator for New York, Hillary succeeds in enacting laws to treat 9/11 first responders and fights for affordable reproductive health care. In 2008, the year she first ran for president, she urged President Bush and his administration to address the housing crisis. In 2009, Hillary agrees to become President Obama’s Secretary of State, visiting over 112 countries and confronting world leaders on women’s and LGBT rights. She is also part of a national security team to find Osama bin Laden. Trump? Cuts off benefits from the family health plan that were paying for his nephew’s 18-month-old son suffering from a chronic, neurological disease. He also says that he’s “excited” to profit from the 2008 mortgage crisis. Later on, Trump scams thousands of students through Trump University, which received a D- rating from the Better Business Bureau (more on this later), and leads the birther movement by asking President Obama for his “real” birth certificate.

If we juxtapose Clinton’s Senate voting record with that of Sanders, we see that they voted the same way 93 percent of the time. She was also one of the most liberal members of the Senate -- according to Voteview’s analysis of roll call votes, Clinton’s record was more liberal than 70 percent of her fellow Democrats in her final Senate term, 85 percent of all Senate members. Barack Obama, our current president and Clinton’s rival in the 2008 Democratic presidential primary, had a record more liberal than 82 percent of all members.

2. Hillary has no real positions or platforms; she just panders and flip-flops on everything.

Here’s her solution to Wall Street.

Here’s her solution to climate change and energy.

Here’s her solution to providing jobs for the American people.

Here’s her solution to promote early childhood education.

Here’s her solution to gun violence.

Here’s her solution to Alzheimer’s disease.

Oh, what a simple Google search can tell us.

Here we have not only clear standpoints, but also comprehensive solutions to debilitating issues plaguing our modern society. While she continues to flip-flop on her stance regarding the Trans-Pacific Pact, to generalize that Hillary Clinton has no real stances or positions at all is absurd and inappropriate.

And, Clinton isn't the only presidential candidate to pander or flip-flop on issues. The Donald has a tendency to pander and change his stances every day or two, and even Jill Stein is known for pandering to anti-vaxxers and pseudoscience.

3. Hillary is Wall Street’s puppet and will only protect the economic status quo.

Despite Trump's reputation as an "outsider," he is still part of the economic elite. While calling for huge, unfunded tax cuts across the board, Trump plans to continue providing 'yuuuuuuge tax breaks to wealthy individuals like himself, also adding trillions to the national debt. Clinton targets the wealthy in less radical ways than Sanders would, with some increases for affluent taxpayers. However, her campaign with Sanders to work on progressive reforms such as small-dollar matching, disclosure requirements, and a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision stands out more to me.

As for her donations and speaking fees from Wall Street, here’s what we know: OpenSecrets.org shows us that approximately 4 percent of Clinton’s campaign donations come from Wall Street, but if we take superPACs into account, that number rises to around 7 percent. If we look at her speaking records, we see that Clinton gave 92 speeches from 2013 to 2015, 8 of which were directed towards big banks. However, Hillary can’t control who donates to those superPACs because superPACs are legally supposed to separate themselves from political campaigns. And, while I personally think money shouldn’t play a role in politics (one of my motivations to vote for Bernie Sanders in the primary), it seems a little inappropriate to conjecture that her campaign donations and talks to big banks mean that she is Wall Street’s puppet.

That’s because Clinton’s policies are inconsistent with Wall Street’s goals and interests. If she was so heavily influenced by Wall Street, then why is her Senate voting record so overwhelmingly liberal? It’s not like Wall Street was asking her to promote liberal policies; that sounds very unlike them. It also seems strange that Hillary is proposing an economic plan that would restrict Wall Street’s actions, had she been fully controlled by big business. Again, no one can say whether Hillary is tied down to Wall Street, but it doesn’t look like she is so influenced by Wall Street that she is willing to sacrifice her liberal agenda.

4. Hillary is a corrupt liar who will do anything to execute her ambitions.

What if I told you that Hillary Clinton is the more honest and trustworthy candidate? You would probably direct me to the email scandal that stemmed from the Benghazi scandal. Here are some charts from a study conducted by Politifact, a Pulitzer Prize-winning organization known for fact-checking American politicians.

There are a few issues with the data -- for example, we have 154 fact-checks for Clinton and only 58 for Sanders. But, these are more fact-checks than any other organization has done, so this is the most impartial study available. As you can see from the first figure, there’s no clear-cut answer to whether Clinton or Sanders is more honest. Sanders has a higher “Mostly True” rating than Clinton -- 31 percent vs. 24 percent. But, Clinton leads Sanders in the “True” ratings -- 26 percent vs. 16 percent. In the second figure, the "New York Times" gathered all the data from Politifact into a clean infographic. Compare Hillary’s fact-checks with Trump’s. Clinton’s “False” or worse rating is 28 percent, one of the lowest among the politicians listed above. Trump? 76 percent -- second only to Ben Carson with 84 percent. Note that Bernie and Hillary are tied.

Many Sanders supporters equate Clinton to Trump because while Trump is disgusting and xenophobic, Clinton is careless and corrupt. Now, don’t get me wrong: we should hold Clinton accountable for jeopardizing her internet security as Secretary of State. Yes, in the 21st century, secure email servers are a big deal, especially when we have threats like Russia who are so technologically advanced. But, we can’t forget that Trump is also guilty of his large share of dirty scandal. Clinton may have carelessly placed classified emails on a private server, but Trump has deliberately scammed thousands of poor students through Trump University and Trump Institute. Through his flawed methods of invoicing and paying bills, he has left hundreds of vendors and small businessmen still waiting to be paid. Trump has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy six times, not four, as Trump has said in the past. And, no major American company has filed for Chapter 11 more than Trump’s company has over the last 30 years.

As for the Clinton Foundation’s foreign donors, Trump has done business with the same Middle Eastern countries he criticizes the Foundation for receiving donations from. Hypocritical much?

Even if you still hate Hillary Clinton after all of this, that’s perfectly fine. Again, I can’t tell you who to vote, for it’s not in my power to do so. But, I will say this. I’m tired of people calling Bernie a sellout. I’m tired of people calling me a sellout. Because both of us are voting our conscience. This revolution must and will happen, but we need a leader who will propel our country forward, not reverse it backwards. And, I think I’ve found her.