Two tweaks and Sanders could have been a big winner

[Fresh_Start]

1) by claiming to be a democrat...instead introducing division by claiming mantle of a socialist democrat/democratic socialist
2) by directing 90% of his anger against Trump/GOP instead of democrats

[George II]

1. Now he'll step up his attacks on the "Democratic establishment" and billionaires.

[DownriverDem]

7. All that will do

is piss us off more. He would not gain voters from that.

[jimfields33]

2. Not doing the 60 minutes interview

Totally went down hill from there unfortunately. Timing of this and South Carolina were not bernie’s Friend.

[LiberalFighter]

17. I don't think I saw that.

I did hear about the Castro thing though.

[jimfields33]

22. Castro comments was all it took

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. His anger and divisiveness is sinking him fast.

[TomCADem]

4. Then He Would Not Be Bernie

Bernie's whole career is built on attacking Democrats from the "left" and pushing a false and fraudulent equivalency between the parties. If he made those two tweaks, then he would essentially be Warren.

[Fresh_Start]

8. yes, he would be warren without the handicap of a vagina

and with an average rather than excellent intelligence and without the work ethic...but otherwise warren.

[DownriverDem]

5. Except for one thing

Bernie is not a Dem and will quit as soon as he can. Many folks do not understand how alienating that is for many of us. And attacking Dems would do nothing for voters like me.

[redstatebluegirl]

6. His temperament wears on you after a while.

I liked him at first, but I got really tired of the hand waving, the scowl and his crazy supporters who bullied people. He also refused to truly embrace our party. If you run with us, you must be one of us, all of us, not a small fraction of us.

[Cha]

19. Never did

[bucolic_frolic]

9. It's not enough to claim to be a Democrat

You actually have to be one, and you be one by not trying to implode the party structure so you can pick up the pieces and use them for your socialist agenda.

Those two would have worked.

[robbedvoter]

10. Except he couldn't. Like Nader before him his beef IS with the Democrats

It was my big problem with him. I didn't sense any passion to beat 🍊. Just to blow up our party. Period. I had visions of him picking Tulsi and doing all kinds of 💩y things to poke out eyes and make us stay home in November. Possibly, on purpose.

[IluvPitties]

11. 3rd- Not praise left-wing authoritarianism.

[Fresh_Start]

13. yes, not fawning over socialist dictators, would help too nt

nt

[DemocratSinceBirth]

12. The "socialist" label is toxic in America

Not necessarily to Democrats but because most Democratic office holders are terrified as being labeled as such.

[Fresh_Start]

14. yes it introduces a completely unnecessary discussion point

when you have to spend the time defending socialism, you don't have the time to actually sell your policies

[DemocratSinceBirth]

21. Could you imagine a whole general election campaign debating the merits of socialism?

Yes, yahoos call all Dems socialists but in this instance it would be true as that is what the candidate calls himself.

[drray23]

15. By hiring staff that are not nutcases.

His staff did not help him. They were divisive, insulting and intolerant.

[Fresh_Start]

16. they took their lead from Sanders on all three of those behaviors

you know how much he likes people in his own image....

[LiberalFighter]

18. One of them need to be expunged as a DNC member.

[Renew Deal]

20. By not antagonizing the entire party