538: What the rise of Kamala Harris tells us about the Democratic Party

[LiberalLovinLug]

108. Um.....since when was Sarandon or Stein even mentioned?

Sanders does not fit into any of your descriptions, neither do the vast majority of his supporters in the last primary.

He never "refused to vote for the Democratic nominee by either not voting or voting third party"

And literally begged everyone to vote Democratic. Why wouldn't he?, he had negotiated a more progressive platform for the election.

Also, Sanders DOES work within the Democratic Party. For him, it is their way, in the practical day to day, whether he wears their letter or not.

Stop with this bitter fantasy that just because Hillary had a little competition in the primary, someone dared to go up against HRC, and as what happens in competitions brought up issues where they differed, that it took just enough polish off her name to be the reason she lost. I'd argue that if there was no competition for her, she may have been a larger target, would have been painted as the pre-anointed, as someone that didn't earn it etc...

You have every right to get mad at who you want to. Sarandon for falling for what Sanders would have brought as President a little too hard. (beating Trump for one thing - I agree there) To the point where she was IMO too stubbornly frustrated and vocalized her Green vote. Or to Stein, that dared start a third party, one that was a world wide party that began as one who put the environment first, as is her right in a western free democracy. Who got about 1% of the vote. The Libertarian Party got 3%, so if you removed third parties, it would go even worse for us btw.

But this conflation of Bernie Sanders, who champions Democratic issues, more than some actual blue dog Democrats, being in the same gang as one of his runaway fans, or as the same as another party's president, is so far off the mark.

Kamala Harris is past it long ago. She has co-sponsored the Medicare for All bill that Sanders introduced. She co-sponsored the Free Tuition for Colleges bill with Sanders.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/94605363-132.html

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He's working to help Democrats win. Whatever strange conflations you had or have in your head about him, let it go. Make an exception for the exception to the rule, and you'll be a much calmer, happier Democrat.