DNC to consider resolution calling on Bernie Sanders and Angus King to run as Democrats

[brooklynite]

[Iliyah]

1. No.

[stonecutter357]

2. no thanks .

[fleur-de-lisa]

3. Whaaaa?

[padah513]

4. That can't be real

Something like that would rip us even further apart.

[brooklynite]

8. Real

Link to tweet

[eissa]

5. Why are they wasting time doing something so stupid?

People are free to identify with whichever political party they want. With all the shit this fucking piece of shit in the WH is throwing our way, why the fuck is the DNC still obsessed with Sanders? Fuck! We have a shitload of seats to defend next year, we've been losing local and state elections nation-wide, everything Obama accomplished is being burned down, and these fuckers are still chasing Bernie!

[Demsrule86]

7. I can understand it...it would send a message to his followers.

[Demsrule86]

6. Here is the thing...if Sen. Sanders wants to run as a Democrat in the 2020 primary.

He shouldn't If he won't join the party than fine, run as an independent. I doubt it matters about Angus King.

[brooklynite]

9. This is referring to him running for re-election to the Senate this year.

[Demsrule86]

11. I think it boils down to 20 personally...they never made the request before...he sends a message tha

the party isn't good enough to his followers...which I think is too bad. I hope he does join.

[dragonlady]

10. Bad idea

Democrats have appreciated and seriously needed the votes of Bernie Sanders (I-Vt) in the House and Senate for many years, but now should "support and elect" only nominal Democrats? How about the infamous Sheriff David Clarke, who ran as a Democrat several times and won on that lie? I think it depends on what is in the candidate's heart, not the letter after their name.

[SaschaHM]

12. Good. I'd give King the benefit of the doubt because of ME's history of electing Republicans.

The other guy not so much. If he plans on running in 2020 w/ a D behind his name, now is the perfect time for him to make that conversion.

If they don't, I see no reason why Democratic upstarts in either state should be hampered by the establishment working for an independent. If someone other than a psycho were to win the Democratic primaries in each state, I'd expect them to have the full backing of the DNC/DSCC be that individual Sanders, King, or someone else looking to run.

[MyNameGoesHere]

13. It urges them to run

and asks them to run as democrats. Someone just wasted good paper writing that up.
When you utterly despise something, I don't see you then becoming a part of what you despise more than anything in the world.

But perhaps one of them will. The other one hasn't said how much contempt and hate they have for the party so maybe. I doubt it though. Hate makes hay.

[Vinca]

14. If they wanted to be Democrats, they'd already be Democrats.

The DNC is spinning its wheels again.

[trueblue2007]

15. i think everyone running AS a Democrat should have to BE a Democrat. EVERYONE.