No, Bernie Sanders didnt ask his supporters to ditch identity politics.

[jg10003]

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From the New Republic:

Bernie never used the word "ditch".

Talking Points Memo published a piece this morning with the headline, “Sanders Urges Supporters: Ditch Identity Politics And Embrace The Working Class.” The article cited Sanders’s speech last night at in Boston, where he stated, “It is not good enough for somebody to say, ‘I’m a woman, vote for me.’ That is not good enough.” The TPM article suggested that Sanders was creating a dichotomy between identity politics and working class politics, and that he was asking people to choose the latter: “In a speech Sunday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) urged attendees to move away from ‘identity politics’ and towards policies aimed at helping the working class.”

But if you look in the quote in context, Sanders’s argument is much more nuanced than that:

Sanders argued for more women and minorities in Congress, stating, “We need 50 women in the Senate. We need more African Americans,” while adding that we also “need all of those candidates and public officials to have the guts to stand up to the oligarchy.” He stated that we have to “fight to bring more and more women into the political process, Latinos, African Americans, Native Americans,” but that they also need to be “candidates who stand with those working people.”

[Tiggeroshii]

1. But, but, I need somebody to blame and be angry about!!

Because clearly Democrats are to blame for the rage, bigotry and hate fueling the new SS here in America.Not the actual racists and Republicans that fueled abd financed them for the last 8 years.

[pnwmom]

2. Did he say "move away"? And Hillary WAS standing for working people.

It's misleading to imply she hasn't been.

[LisaM]

5. Exactly.

I sm really tired of being told otherwise.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

3. Bernie once again shows why he is the truth, our voice, the way out of this mess.

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!

[Behind the Aegis]

4. It isn't just the right who can't understand nuance.

Then again, for some, it is simply just flinging poo at everyone and everything, never having the courage nor wisdom to actually take a hard look at all the issues.

[Skinner]

6. This topic belongs in the postmortem forum.

"A forum to discuss why we lost in 2016 and what we need to do in the future."

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