2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Washington Post: Bernie Sanders is hijacking the Democratic Party to be elected as an independent [View all]TM99
(8,352 posts)I bet you don't, so let's inform you.
Sanders entered congress after the DLC take over of the Democratic Party. The DLC/Third Way is willing to compromise traditional progressive policies and positions for corporate cash. He refused to be a bought and paid for politician.
He still caucused every single year with Democrats. He still supported Democratic presidential candidates from Jackson through Obama. He still founded the House Progressive Caucus which he has co-chaired with Democrats since. The Democratic Party has supported him in Vermont without running primary candidates. They have actually asked him to host DSCC fund raising events for the Party.
These are the facts. You and the idiots at WaPo are pushing a lie. And just keep berating us independent leftists. Y'all need us this year if Sanders doesn't win the nomination. But your insults, lies, bullshit, rat-fucking, and smears are pretty much insuring that bridges will be so burned that Clinton will lose in a major way.
Bravo for party purity, eh?!