2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Washington Post: Bernie Sanders is hijacking the Democratic Party to be elected as an independent [View all]democrattotheend
(11,605 posts)That is exactly what the Democratic establishment needs - a hijacking! The party has become too entrenched with corporate interests and Bernie's campaign has demonstrated the power of grassroots activists in a way that has to make the establishment sit up and pay attention, whether he wins or loses.
And I would much rather have people like Bernie "hijack" the party from within than act as spoilers in the general election. I can't stand the Green Party because I feel that rather than try to effect progressive change from within the Democratic Party they end up acting as spoilers and helping Republicans get elected. We need more people like Bernie to run in Democratic primaries rather than going out there and spewing the lie that there is no difference between the parties.