2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I'm with Howard Dean: Bernie is not a Democrat [View all]Sheepshank
(12,504 posts)I'm saying there is strength in numbers. We are not in the fight of our lives against other Dems. We are the fight of our lives against the Republican machine. To imagine that the RW can be put aside and rendered immaterial will not happen with a splintered democratic political force. Bernie is not in this with the long term health of Democrats in mind.
I agree there is much that could be made better, but to improve those things from the inside out, rather than dismantle the entire party (which seems to be an on going theme lately) is a more realistic 1-2 punch to dealing with the Republicans, imho. (1) make the party stronger to (2)put the republicans back under a rock and regain the 900 and more, lost local and state Democratic seats.
Bernie despises the party. He's said so numerous times .He will not and does not intend to party build. What happens to the DEMs if after 4 years of Bernie when there is nothing left to coalesce? This is the very reason I say that if Bernie become POTUS, it would take at least 20 years to get back to being a force to recon with.